Quote Originally Posted by cormacmacguardhe View Post
Has anyone tried to brew spruce beer? Or has anyone tried the beer? I cannot seem to find it anywhere. I have heard that spruce beer is not very tasty. I am thinking of trying to brew a beer using maybe cedar or sage, is this a possibility, or just not feasible?
I JUST read something that mentioned spruce beer and went to look up a recipe. Charlie Papazian has one in his "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing". The trick is finding new spruce buds, which I think you can only do in the spring...