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Title: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on January 16, 2011, 02:31:20 AM: Fact: Birch beer is awesome.

Question: Why isn't it sold everywhere?

Question2: What are the best birch beers? I've had Boylan's, and Pennsylvania Dutch, which was excellent.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: TechMan on January 16, 2011, 08:50:13 AM: I love Birch beer as well.

Answer: I don't know.

Answer2: I had Boylan's a couple of weeks ago and it was delicious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_beer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_beer) lists various commercial manufacturers of Birch beer. I still like Birch beer from the fair.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Hawkmoon on January 16, 2011, 09:48:43 AM: Foxon Park. (May be regional, available in New England only.)

White Rock isn't bad, either.

Both are "white" birch beer (clear).
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: 41magsnub on January 16, 2011, 10:22:56 AM: I read that as "Where's the Beer Bitch?" and came in here expecting a much more interesting thread =|
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: gunsmith on January 16, 2011, 01:54:24 PM: as a Boy Scout I remember brewing Birch tea while camping in upstate NY, I just can't remember how. I loved it though.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: El Tejon on January 16, 2011, 02:01:43 PM: Here's a crazed Hoosier who has a blog devoted to it:

http://soda-pops.blogspot.com/2006/01/boylans-creamy-red-birch-beer.html
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Pharmacology on January 16, 2011, 02:14:19 PM: Quote from: Fistful on January 16, 2011, 02:31:20 AM
Fact: Birch beer is awesome.

Question: Why isn't it sold everywhere?

Question2: What are the best birch beers? I've had Boylan's, and Pennsylvania Dutch, which was excellent.

Souix city is damn good
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: 280plus on January 16, 2011, 02:23:27 PM: Quote from: Hawkmoon on January 16, 2011, 09:48:43 AM
Foxon Park. (May be regional, available in New England only.)
"Bringin' soda back!" [little girl voice] "Foxon Pahk" [/little girl voice]

=D
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: zxcvbob on January 16, 2011, 03:04:07 PM: Quote from: Fistful on January 16, 2011, 02:31:20 AM
Fact: Birch beer is awesome.

Question: Why isn't it sold everywhere?

Question2: What are the best birch beers? I've had Boylan's, and Pennsylvania Dutch, which was excellent.
Probably been outlawed because it contains too much methyl salicylate.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Vodka7 on January 16, 2011, 03:53:23 PM: Pennsylvania Dutch is all you can find around here. A friend regularly bribes anyone passing through here from New England to bring her Foxon Park by the pallet load.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Devonai on January 16, 2011, 07:02:19 PM: Weird. I'm drinking a birch beer and rum right now, with Angostura bitters. Good stuff.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: sanglant on January 16, 2011, 07:38:33 PM: if you're in Galax VA, Yoder's (http://www.yodersonline.com/) stocks it. =D

speaking of birch beer, i need to drive to VA. :-X

oh, there sammiches are good too.

edit: i left out the producer because i can't remember who it was. :facepalm:
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Pharmacology on February 27, 2011, 08:23:33 PM: (https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg843.imageshack.us%2Fimg843%2F3263%2F18577310150107027737973.jpg&hash=7ed90f90d3339db9ed843cc33a45fa5323e142c8)

Ohhhh yeaaahh
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 27, 2011, 11:47:07 PM: Drinking a Boylan's Birch right now. It seems our local Big Lots (site of the notorious Monkey Dance) will sometimes have it in stock. Last week was one of those funky times.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: RoadKingLarry on February 28, 2011, 03:58:17 AM: Quote from: Pharmacology on January 16, 2011, 02:14:19 PM
Souix city is damn good

Maybe, once you get passed the smell of that damned river...
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Pharmacology on February 28, 2011, 12:17:33 PM: Quote from: Fistful on February 27, 2011, 11:47:07 PM
Drinking a Boylan's Birch right now. It seems our local Big Lots (site of the notorious Monkey Dance) will sometimes have it in stock. Last week was one of those funky times.
Yep, that's where I got mine.
I nearly crapped my pants when I saw an ad for those 16oz bottles for $0.75.

Needless to say, I'm making frequent stops and stockpiling it.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 28, 2011, 01:06:15 PM: Quote from: Pharmacology on February 28, 2011, 12:17:33 PM
Yep, that's where I got mine.
I nearly crapped my pants when I saw an ad for those 16oz bottles for $0.75.

Needless to say, I'm making frequent stops and stockpiling it.

Perzactly. Thanks for the reminder that I need to make another stop. You don't live in North St. L county, do you?
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Pharmacology on February 28, 2011, 02:41:00 PM: Quote from: Fistful on February 28, 2011, 01:06:15 PM
Perzactly. Thanks for the reminder that I need to make another stop. You don't live in North St. L county, do you?

Nope, nope; I'm stuck in the cornhole of Texas while I finish pharm school.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: lupinus on February 28, 2011, 02:58:29 PM: Sadly, I can't seem to find a good birch beer around here.

I've been getting by on Virgils root beer
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Post by: Harold Tuttle on February 28, 2011, 04:29:46 PM: Pappy's pizza used to have it on tap back in the 70's
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: cosine on February 28, 2011, 06:18:27 PM: I've never seen birch beer around here. What's it like?
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Pharmacology on February 28, 2011, 06:56:12 PM: Quote from: cosine on February 28, 2011, 06:18:27 PM
I've never seen birch beer around here. What's it like?
Imagine Root beer being GI Joe.
Birch Beer is his sexy sister.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: never_retreat on February 28, 2011, 07:36:35 PM: I remember powering through the A-treat version when I was a kid at grandmas house. That and the orange. In the 1 liter bottles that you took back to the distributor.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Lee on February 28, 2011, 10:05:58 PM: Not sure if I've ever had birch beer. Are we talking alcoholic stuff or regular? I never knew that there were alcoholic versions of Root Beer or Birch Beer until reading the Wiki articles.

When I was a little kid, Root Beer tasted like nectar from the Gods to me. My older Bros. first job was at a Dog and Suds. We went to pick him up one night after closing and all the teen employees were having a root beer fight. I was absolutely stunned - I couldn't imagine how people could waste such a rare and delicious substance.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 28, 2011, 10:15:51 PM: Boylan's and Penn Dutch are non-alcoholic. At least the ones I've had.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: French G. on February 28, 2011, 10:57:40 PM: Quote from: sanglant on January 16, 2011, 07:38:33 PM
if you're in Galax VA, Yoder's (http://www.yodersonline.com/) stocks it. =D

speaking of birch beer, i need to drive to VA. :-X

oh, there sammiches are good too.

edit: i left out the producer because i can't remember who it was. :facepalm:

Probably Kutztown, which is pretty good. Comes in plastic too. Maybe Pennsylvania Dutch brand which is ok. Used to go to the race tracks up there in PA and they'd have it on tap, probably still do.
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Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Harold Tuttle on February 28, 2011, 11:44:49 PM: evil clown soda that made me barf when i was 6

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Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Scout26 on February 28, 2011, 11:49:03 PM: Quote from: Harold Tuttle on February 28, 2011, 11:44:49 PM
evil clown soda that made me barf when i was 6

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Would someone take the keyboard away from c&sd and give it back to Harold....
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: 280plus on March 01, 2011, 07:51:54 AM: Quote from: Harold Tuttle on February 28, 2011, 11:44:49 PM
evil clown soda that made me barf when i was 6

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So the nightmares haven't quite subsided yet? :laugh:
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: RaspberrySurprise on March 01, 2011, 10:26:10 AM: I blame you guys for my dream having birch beer in it.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: geronimotwo on March 01, 2011, 07:48:11 PM: Quote from: gunsmith on January 16, 2011, 01:54:24 PM
as a Boy Scout I remember brewing Birch tea while camping in upstate NY, I just can't remember how. I loved it though.

we used to make sasaphras tea on our trips. isn't that what they flavor birch beer with?
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Triphammer on March 01, 2011, 08:04:08 PM: Sasafras flavors root beer. Birch beer is black birch bark & buds.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Fly320s on March 01, 2011, 11:33:37 PM: Thanks to youse guys, I bought a Boylen's birch beer today. I'll try it tomorrow with my chili for lunch. That way, if the soda sucks, I have good chili to console myself.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Pharmacology on March 02, 2011, 03:39:37 PM: Quote from: Fly320s on March 01, 2011, 11:33:37 PM
Thanks to youse guys, I bought a Boylen's birch beer today. I'll try it tomorrow with my chili for lunch. That way, if the soda sucks, I have good chili to console myself.

I had a bottle with my chili a couple hours ago. Wonderful pair

Cheers =D
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 07, 2011, 11:06:00 PM: Birch beer float. In my belly. =)
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: TechMan on March 13, 2011, 09:34:51 PM: Just finished an AJ Stephans birch beer. Very good.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: 280plus on March 14, 2011, 09:29:19 AM: All your birch beer are belong to me! >:D
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 14, 2011, 07:20:46 PM: Not the ones in my belly.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: 280plus on March 14, 2011, 09:23:27 PM: Wel,,,,I suppose you get me there... =|
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: sanglant on March 15, 2011, 02:53:50 PM: i'm sure there's a way :laugh:, me. i just opened a rootbeer. ibc no less. [popcorn]
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: 280plus on March 15, 2011, 04:04:43 PM: 5 second rule? If you can get it back out within 5 seconds it's good? Maybe? Maybe not... [barf]

:lol:
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: TechMan on March 15, 2011, 05:18:02 PM: Quote from: Fistful on March 07, 2011, 11:06:00 PM
Birch beer float. In my belly. =)

Yum...I am going to have to try that with some Graeters Ice Cream. (http://www.graeters.com/)
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 15, 2011, 06:56:37 PM: Quote from: 280plus on March 15, 2011, 04:04:43 PM
5 second rule? If you can get it back out within 5 seconds it's good? Maybe? Maybe not... [barf]

:lol:

Uh. Okay. If you're into that. =|
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Fly320s on March 15, 2011, 07:22:24 PM: Quote from: sanglant on March 15, 2011, 02:53:50 PM
ibc no less. [popcorn]
Try a Cap'n Eli's. Best root beer I've had.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 15, 2011, 07:41:47 PM: It wouldn't take much to beat IBC. :P
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: sanglant on March 15, 2011, 08:04:06 PM: IBC is the best rootbeer......

....walmart carries. :laugh:

and this is the good stuff.
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frevimgs.bevnet.com%2Fmedia%2Fvirgils%2F444066.virgil.root.beer.keg.jpg&hash=81fb29723c8c338d11d14e9355d81a778251be94) (http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/virgils/Virgils_Root_Beer_Keg)

edit: off by one letter. :facepalm:
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 15, 2011, 08:23:01 PM: All hail Virgil's.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: TechMan on March 15, 2011, 08:24:41 PM: I will have to go get some this weekend at Jungle Jim's.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: sanglant on March 15, 2011, 08:33:18 PM: this is the stuff Yoder's sells. (http://www.boylanbottling.com/) the cases are behind you when your standing at the cooler, on the bottom shelf. they think it's funny when you buy 2 or more cases. =D

edit: this site has some interesting looking drinks. (http://www.sugar.org/sugar-based-producs/beverages.html)
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 15, 2011, 08:50:09 PM: Quote from: sanglant on March 15, 2011, 08:33:18 PM
this is the stuff Yoder's sells. (http://www.boylanbottling.com/) the cases are behind you when your standing at the cooler, on the bottom shelf. they think it's funny when you buy 2 or more cases. =D

edit: this site has some interesting looking drinks. (http://www.sugar.org/sugar-based-producs/beverages.html)

Those Boylan Seltzers look good. That second site has some good stuff on it, like Zuberfizz root beer, but the Fitz's is nothing to write home about. It's sold in a lot of the trendy places in St. Louis, when they should be selling something good, like Virgil's. Durn hippies.
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: 280plus on March 16, 2011, 06:32:08 AM: Quote from: Fistful on March 15, 2011, 06:56:37 PM
Uh. Okay. If you're into that. =|
maybe, maybe not... :P

actually probably not, I prefer my birch beer cold. ;)
Title: Re: Where's the birch beer?
Post by: TechMan on March 16, 2011, 08:48:44 AM: Quote from: Fistful on March 15, 2011, 08:50:09 PM

Those Boylan Seltzers look good. That second site has some good stuff on it, like Zuberfizz root beer, but the Fitz's is nothing to write home about. It's sold in a lot of the trendy places in St. Louis, when they should be selling something good, like Virgil's. Durn hippies.

Fistful,
Check out http://www.sodapopstop.com/home.cfm (http://www.sodapopstop.com/home.cfm). This place has a huge selection, unfortunately the shipping is prohibitively expensive.