Birch Beer
A girlfriend and I were talking the other day about a favorite from our younger years. We both remember Birch Beer "on tap" but cannot remember the brand or where we had it.
We lived outside of DC in the Springfield/Burke area. Any of you have an idea as to the brand or where we had it (or where we can find it now in St. Louis or Cincinnati)?
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11 Comments:
check out Theamishcountrystore.com
I remember Birch Beer growing up in NJ
goodcooker at 6:31AM on 04/24/09
Birch Beer was the one soda my parents would buy occasionally. I loved the stuff too! oh well another online search ;-)
huneybumper at 7:44AM on 04/24/09
No brand names, but a question I've wondered about for years - why is Middle Atlantic birch beer normally brown, while New England birch beer is normally clear? Both styles taste pretty much the same, but the different appearance can be disconcerting if you're used to one and faced with the other.
benbenberi at 9:12AM on 04/24/09
We had Birch Beer all the time growing up in PA. I actually had some on tap at a Philly Connection in Birmingham, AL a couple years ago. It's a regional thing I think. We also had something called Sarsaparilla Soda. Similar to root beer I think.
arm1970 at 9:14AM on 04/24/09
I've never had it on tap, but I actively search out Boylans birch beer. So delicious!
Laurel E at 11:24AM on 04/24/09
I had birch beer growing up as well (also in NJ) but I didn't know it was a regional thing. There's a great texmex fast food chain in TX that had red birch beer on tap and it was awesome.
gingercookiewithlime at 12:26PM on 04/24/09
i miss it too, since i left new england. www.popsoda.com carries a ton of brands!!!! you can get it by the bottle, but i have no idea what shipping costs would be.
dmarina at 11:44PM on 04/24/09
yeah, we have polar birch beer here. its pretty awesome when i want a sweet drink other than juice.
blizcheetah at 12:56AM on 04/25/09
Squamscott Sodas from New Hampshire makes birch beer...
http://www.nhsoda.com
no ordering information on the website, but there is contact info--maybe they can ship!
veggieout at 3:23PM on 04/25/09
Both my parents remember birch beer, but i was unfortunate to have any but i did find a website where you can buy your birch beer online.
http://www.kutztownbottlingworks.com/storehtmls/storebirch.html
They have both white and diet birch beer too!
HomeMade at 8:59AM on 08/13/09
"...why is Middle Atlantic birch beer normally brown, while New England birch beer is normally clear?"
It's the type of birch that gives it it's color. There are alot of white birch trees up and around the new england area and more common birch in the Mid Atlantic.
HomeMade at 9:02AM on 08/13/09