spruce beer
noun
: a beverage flavored with spruce
especially
: one made from spruce twigs and leaves boiled with molasses or sugar and fermented with yeast
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When George Washington asked for rations for his army, the Continental Congress in 1775 approved a daily ration of one quart of spruce beer or cider per soldier.
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Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Flavors range from classics including root beers, colas and cream sodas to unique flavors such as spruce beer, bacon, marionberry, celery and pickle sodas.
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Joyce Smith,
kansascity,
8 Sep. 2017
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Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Flavors range from classics including root beers, colas and cream sodas to unique flavors such as spruce beer, bacon, marionberry, celery and pickle sodas.
—
Joyce Smith,
kansascity,
8 Sep. 2017
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“Spruce beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spruce%20beer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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