mmmmm.... Alaskan Winter Ale.
Maybe not quite my favorite winter brew, (that'd have to be Snowcap or Wassail), but i DO like the spruce needles... think they give it a very nice woodsy taste. Apparently, spruce tips were a common beer ingredient during colonial times, partially cuz of their preservative qualities.
Only one of the many batches of beer I've brewed included spruce needles, but it was so-damn-good. (if I may say so meself)
i gotta get back into brewing some day.... maybe just maybe this autumn.
Wow...Thanks for that bit of history! I feel soo much smarter! YEAH!! I like!
So, is it the spruce needles that make tanqueray taste so sprucey??