BIRCHBEER

Birch beer

Birch beer is a carbonated soft drink made from herbal extracts, usually from birch bark, although originally birch beer was made from herbal extracts of oak bark. It has a taste similar to root beer. Various types of birch beer are available, distinguished by color. The color depends on the species of birch tree from which the sap is extracted . Popular colors include brown, red, blue and clear, though others are possible. After the sap is collected, it is distilled to make birch oil. The oil is added to the carbonated drink to give it the distinctive flavor, reminiscent of teaberry. Black birch is the most common source of extract. In the dairy country of ...

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birch beer

Noun

  1. A sweetened, non-alcoholic, sparkling beverage with a wintergreen flavor, traditionally made from the oil of the sweet birch.


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