Bronze in Herb and Spice Beer
BabyCat Brewery, Kensington, MD
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From the Brewery's Description
Conditioned on fresh Canadian spruce tips. This beer is uber unique and perfect for the season.
No hop profile is on record for this beer.
Spruce Goose is a strong seasonal ale conditioned on fresh Canadian spruce tips, brewed by BabyCat Brewery in Kensington, Maryland.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Herb and Spice Beer | Bronze (3rd place) | 67 | BabyCat Brewery | Kensington, MD |
| Field | Value | Source |
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| Style | Winter Warmer (subtitled Canadian Spruce Ale) | BabyCat: Spruce Goose |
| ABV | 9% | BabyCat: Spruce Goose |
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| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | fresh Canadian spruce tips | BabyCat: Spruce Goose |
| Other | seasonal, on tap | BabyCat: Spruce Goose |
Conditioned on fresh Canadian spruce tips. This beer is uber unique and perfect for the season.
Source: BabyCat: Spruce Goose
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Spruce tips are the only ingredient the brewery names. Untappd describes the beer as an "Imperial Red on Spruce Tips" and files it as an imperial red ale (Untappd (hand-read citation): Spruce Goose); no hop, malt or yeast names are published.
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| Process | Conditioned on fresh Canadian spruce tips | babycatbrewery.com |
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Herb and Spice Beer asks for herb or spice character from subtle to intense, favors very low to medium-low bitterness so that character shows, and lets IBU and ABV vary with the base style. Spruce tips are a classic herbal addition, and the 9% strong ale base is allowed under the varying ABV.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Herb and Spice Beer | Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
BabyCat Brewery is in Kensington, MD.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.