That is a BIG beer; 8.6% ABV - 103 IBUs. Do you know if he uses any hops or just spruce tips?
That is a BIG beer; 8.6% ABV - 103 IBUs. Do you know if he uses any hops or just spruce tips?
hey Yoop, not to get too off subject but you gonna be talking to M. Ferguson anytime soon? if so, PM me. I'd like to shoot one of my early inspirations an email or something.
He uses spruce "tips" because the young growth at the tips of the branches are too young to contain the alkaloids in the other parts of the tree. The alkaloids are poisonous.
Greek Retsina is flavored with Aleppo Pine resin. Aleppo pines grow in the US, but I have yet to find a source for the resin. I would suspect you could add it to beer. If you've never had Retsina, best thing to say is it is an acquired taste, and I have acquired it. Others wonder how anyone can drink a wine that tastes like Listerine and smells like turpentine.
Sorry. Just got back home.
I am curious about the spruce beer. Is spruce something easily found?
What exactly does spruce add to the beer?
I'm certainly game for trying things out. Is it worthwhile to search for? Or should I keep hoping to find myself living in the Rockies again?
Obviously not something I might easily find around these parts?
Baileisdad said:I don't think I would give a pregnant woman any beer. Even if they thought they could have three.
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