Beers similar to Spruce Budd

Spruce Beer·United States·5.5% ABV·One of 3 Spruce Beers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Spruce Budd's piney and hoppy character. A piney, fresh, forest-y sweetness, the taste of springtime in the Pacific Northwest. Spruce Budd is a 5.5% ABV ale with no hops at all, made from Pilsner malt and hundreds of pounds of hand-harvested spruce tips, picked around the beginning of May. The brewers don't make it every year; they make it because it's tasty.

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10 beers like Spruce Budd

Garrison Spruce Beer

Garrison Brewing Company

Canada · Spruce Beer · 7.3%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Spruce Budd's herbal notes and sweetness — plus resin notes, fuller-bodied, minus earthy notes.

What carries overpineycrispherbalsweethoppy

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

Compared to Spruce Buddresinousbittersmoothearthyrefreshing

Structure: Very close — a touch more body, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Johnny Utah

Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · American Pale Ale · 5.6%

ALTERNATIVE

70%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps herbal notes and malt character like Spruce Budd, adds citrus notes, drops sweetness.

What carries overpineyhoppycleanherbalcrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Spruce Buddcitrusyresinouslightsweetearthy

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Ecosphere

Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · Pale Ale · 5.6%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more citrus notes, no herbal notes — sweetness and refreshment as with Spruce Budd.

What carries overpineysweetrefreshingcleanhoppy

Structure: very close

Compared to Spruce Buddcitrusyresinousorangeherbalearthy

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Windstorm West Coast Pale Ale

Stanley Park Brewing

Canada · West Coast Pale Ale · 5.4%

64%

MATCH

Alongside Spruce Budd on earthy notes and malt character: adds tropical notes, drops sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Tap Social Movement

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.5%

63%

MATCH

Shares malt character and cleanness with Spruce Budd; adds resin notes, a notch softer, but drops sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Beyond the Firs

Burnt Mill Brewery

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.8%

63%

MATCH

Same malt character and cleanness as Spruce Budd, adds citrus notes, a notch softer, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Mountain Goat Pale Ale

Mountain Goat Beer

Australia · American Pale Ale · 5.2%

63%

MATCH

As with Spruce Budd, same malt character and cleanness; adds citrus notes, no sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Spitting Feathers American Pale

Spitting Feathers Brewery

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 5%

63%

MATCH

Like Spruce Budd on herbal notes and malt character — adds citrus notes, but without the pine notes.

Structure: very close

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Track Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5%

62%

MATCH

Same malt character and refreshment as Spruce Budd, adds resin notes, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Lupu Lion

Brew York

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.3%

62%

MATCH

Softer — same malt character and cleanness as Spruce Budd, adds citrus notes, a notch softer, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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