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Siletz Spruce Ale

Siletz Spruce Ale

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Siletz Brewing and Public House

Siletz, Oregon USA

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803.11/5.03.1/5.0-55.6 Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A truly unique beer made from the finest Northwest barley malts and Spruce tips. We use a small amount of hops for bittering and all the rest of the flavor comes from tender, new-growth Sitka spruce tips. Amazingly fruity and full bodied!

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 IrishBoy (2043), Bakersfield, California, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/59/20
Mar 5, 2008  
Bomber from kenb; Nose is pine (or spruce), caramel malt, and a litle funky sourness; cloudy copper with a small beige head; flavor has some maltiness, tartness, and a little peppery mintiness. Finish is a mild tart note. Not very impressive, but I keep trying new beers looking for that jewel in the rough!


 sliffy (1930), Columbus, Ohio, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Bottle: Pours a clear copper with a tiny off white head. Aroma, card board, some pine, woody notes. Flavor, some fruits, woody, some sweet malts, a sourness to it, i’m not a fan.


 Angeloregon (1516), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 17, 2007  
From a 22-oz. bottle--Poured a copper-amber body with a mild white head. Nose of spruce tips and sticky hops and malts. Finished rather dry and mildly bitter. Nice sprucy taste in finish, too.


 notalush (1967), Rawn-kawn-kohma, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 15, 2007  
Thanks to Aeneas for sharing - hmm...indeed - a unique beer - really kind of a smack in the mouth at first, but when your palate adjusts, it becomes enjoyable - cloudy reddish beer, with a large, foamy head - bizarre, yet not unwelcoming aroma of berries, bubble gum, pine needles, some sticky malt sweetness - the flavor is quite dry, somewhat acidic, almost sour, even - the spruce, or what I’m assuming is the spruce, is pretty dominant - a kind of waxy, almost plastic character sets in, making it a little less enjoyable - Aeneas commented that it tasted like swedish fish, and the fruit/berry character, coupled with the waxy flavor, kind of made this description spot on - but the sourness/tartness really gives it character - I think fans of Jolly Pumpkin would like this.


 General_Gao (2357), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/53/102/57/20
Nov 16, 2007  
22 oz bottle. Poured a clear copper red color with a minimal soap bubble head. Aroma was of caramel, minimal molasses, crushed green leaves, and a hint of grape. There was strong acidity up front which tapers off gradually at then end. Tasted of adhesive tape, minimal toffee, and toasted bread. Must be an infected bottle.




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