Christmas Lights Spruce IPA
Starr Hill Brewery

Hazy golden color. Aroma is malt heavy, grass, floral pop. The spruce comes through heavy in the taste, complemented by some bitter earthy hops and a solid malt undertone. Mouthfeel is solid. Overall the aroma sucks but everything else is pretty good

From the can, it pours a hazy light amber color with a very nice white head that slowly reduces and leaves lacing. The nose gets piney scents. The mouth follows with a light bitterness, mild lightly bitter aftertaste and some light malts.

Can from a winter variety pack, dated 11/10:
First off, I'd say it seems that you are going to need to like spruce to enjoy this one. At a month old, the piney spruce aromas still jump from the glass, paired nicely with some grapefruit and lemon citrus, though these latter notes are secondary at best. If they carried a little more weight in the taste, it'd be up there with the nose. A malt profile that tries to stay out of the way, but provides enough sweetness to prevent the bitterness of the spruce from overwhelming the beer for me (though I could see others disagreeing).

I'd be a bit surprised if this beer didn't average out with a decently high deviation if enough people rate it. Also curious how spruce-forward it will be after another month on the shelf.