"spruce beer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spruce beers [plural]
Etymology: German Sprossenbier. Sprosse (“sprout, shoot”) was changed into spruce because the beer came from Prussia, or because it was made from the sprouts of the spruce. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|Sprossenbier}} German Sprossenbier, {{m|de|Sprosse||sprout, shoot}} Sprosse (“sprout, shoot”), {{m|en|spruce}} spruce Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spruce beer (countable and uncountable, plural spruce beers)
  1. (Canada, US) A kind of beer which is flavored with parts of the spruce tree. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spruce_beer-en-noun-ii1VvrLV Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
  2. (Canada, US) A spruce-flavored soft drink. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Beer
    Sense id: en-spruce_beer-en-noun-8k-UrGx6 Disambiguation of Beer: 13 87 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 67

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