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Fort George Spruce Bud Ale 2.67 1

Fort George Spruce Bud Ale


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12.2/5.02.67/5.0Special-NALager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
This style of beer replaces hops with spruce. For this particular batch, Fort George brewers used about two-thirds of their handpicked spruce buds in the initial boil, and during fermentation, “dry spruced” it with the rest. The aroma unmistakably reflects this walk in the trees, while the flavor of citrus comes through in tasting.
 DiabolikDUB (144), Portland, Oregon, USA
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4/104/54/102/58/20
Jul 31, 2009  
On-Tap @ Bailey’s Taproom poured into Shaker glass. Pours a slightly murky pale yellow with a fat white creamy head that slowly dissolves into a heavy ring around the glass. The aroma is soft malt, some spice and some earthy hops. The flavor is much of the same with the malt taking the forefront. It has a thin, watery body that is not too flattering. Everything about this beer is soft and subtle which doesn’t do it any justice. If at least the flavor or the smell or the body would have been more on par it would have been a decent drink. Just tasted like water overall.



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