white birch beer?
Oct 1, 2008, 7:16 pm
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white birch beer?
Anyone ever tried white birch beer? I've never tried it, but Mr. Kipper insists it's really outstanding.
Oct 1, 2008, 7:22 pm
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Does Mr. Kipper call it "white birch beer"? It's very popular in New England but usually just called "birch beer". I like it....it's got a lighter taste than root beer. They sell it in convenience stores between the ginger ale and the pepsi.
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There's a hot dot place in Cheshire, CT (Blackies) that has it on tap. Fanta makes it, probably just for them, they sell more Birch Beer (two taps on each fountain) then coke and diet coke at one tap each. I like it.
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I took my wife there last Christmas while going with my mom to Costco. My wife thought it was "ok". Then again, she's a native Texan and they have no idea what a good hot dog is here. I've been known to bring back a ten pound box of Martin Rosol's from time to time to try and culture these people....
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Oct 2, 2008, 7:46 am
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Foxon Park (another CT company) makes a good birch beer. I know Louis Lunch serves it.
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I've seen clear birch beer (is that what you mean by 'white'?) from Polar but not tried it; I'm more familiar with the brown-colored stuff made and sold in the mid-Atlantic states by several soft drink manufacturers.
The flavor of birch beer, while similar to root beer, is different enough that I wouldn't consider the two 'six of one, half-dozen of the other'.
The flavor of birch beer, while similar to root beer, is different enough that I wouldn't consider the two 'six of one, half-dozen of the other'.
Oct 2, 2008, 8:46 am
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From Alaskan's website:
From the seafaring adventurers of the 1700s to the homebrewers of today, adding spruce tips to beer has a rich history in Southeast Alaska. The tender new growth of Sitka spruce tips lends a delicious, yet subtly sweet floral aroma to tea, jelly and now Alaskan Winter Ale.
Oct 2, 2008, 9:27 am
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Not to be confused with Alaskan Winter Ale; it's a beer spiced with spruce tips.
From Alaskan's website:
From the seafaring adventurers of the 1700s to the homebrewers of today, adding spruce tips to beer has a rich history in Southeast Alaska. The tender new growth of Sitka spruce tips lends a delicious, yet subtly sweet floral aroma to tea, jelly and now Alaskan Winter Ale.
From Alaskan's website:
From the seafaring adventurers of the 1700s to the homebrewers of today, adding spruce tips to beer has a rich history in Southeast Alaska. The tender new growth of Sitka spruce tips lends a delicious, yet subtly sweet floral aroma to tea, jelly and now Alaskan Winter Ale.
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I've seen clear birch beer (is that what you mean by 'white'?) from Polar but not tried it; I'm more familiar with the brown-colored stuff made and sold in the mid-Atlantic states by several soft drink manufacturers.
The flavor of birch beer, while similar to root beer, is different enough that I wouldn't consider the two 'six of one, half-dozen of the other'.
The flavor of birch beer, while similar to root beer, is different enough that I wouldn't consider the two 'six of one, half-dozen of the other'.
I have seen it as an Amber also