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Here's an idea for a craft brew. Replace the hops with actual white pine needles. And Googling for "beer with pine needles"... ...dammit. "Spruce beer". Th

Here's an idea for a craft brew. Replace the hops with actual white pine needles. And Googling for "beer with pine needles"... ...dammit. "Spruce beer". That idea is literally centuries old. At least five breweries currently use evergreen bits as flavoring agents, and at least 16 have tried reviving gruit recipes in some form or another. Apparently, Sitka spruce tips are popular in Alaska, being far more available than hops.

wiredfool 10y ago
Yeah, the Alaskan Winter ale with spruce tips is good. Not as good as their Alaskan Amber alt beer. (Though, it's a bit variable, sometimes it's good, and sometimes it's the nectar of the gods.) (Personally, I wasn't a fan of IPAs before they got big, but preferred the amber -> porter/stout range)