white birch beer?
Oct 2, 2008 | 9:08 pm
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Oct 5, 2008 | 6:29 am
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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 5, 2008 | 9:54 am
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I've seen clear and red birch beer. We made birch beer at summer camp. It was non-carbonated and I have no idea of the ingredients since I was probably 8 at the time. It did taste right though. I've never seen it outside the northeast.
Oct 7, 2008 | 6:12 pm
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Oct 27, 2008 | 4:09 am
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I am firmly in the 'Yuck' camp. I tried it at the World of Coca-Cola! in Atlanta along with thousands of screaming 'over-sugared' kids!! Although I am not sure whether it was the White Birch Beer or the Coca-Cola tasting room that traumatised me!
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Nov 6, 2008 | 1:55 pm
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Glad to know I'm not the only one!
White Birch Beer