Spruce beer is a beverage flavored with the buds, needles, or essence of spruce trees. Spruce beer can refer to either alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages. A number of flavors are associated with spruce-flavored beverages, ranging from floral, citrusy, and fruity to cola-like flavors to resinous and piney. This diversity in flavor likely comes fr... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_beer
Spruce beer is an alcoholic beverage prepared by boiling sugar with essence of spruce, cooling and fermenting with yeast. It was popular in Canada in the timber regions during the early 20th century. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/QS.HTM
noun a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt) Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974