In 1803 Reverend Clark Brown wrote this about the town of Catskill: “At the south-west part of the town, black spruce grows in abundance, from which a large quantity of the essence is extracted for ...

Bright green tips emerging now on Juneau’s spruce trees kept alive sailors searching for a safer route between Europe and the Orient. Spruce tip beer was the secret to survival. It played a key role ...

"Spruce beer was something that was brewed a lot, and that's where we get our spruce extract now is a homebrew kit." Spruce was one of a number of hops alternatives used by brewmasters in colonial ...