birch beer
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Birch beer is a sweetened, effervescent beverage flavored with oil of birch or wintergreen. It can be prepared by carbonating or fermenting. The term "beer" itself refers to a carbonated, fermented alcoholic beverage typically made from malted cereal grains and flavored with hops, usually containing less than 5% alcohol. However, "beer" can also describe a nonalcoholic or slightly alcoholic beverage flavored with plant parts, such as birch beer. Sweet birch trees (Betula lenta) are a source of birch oil and their sap is used to make birch beer.123
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sweet birchBirch beer is made from the sap.
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birchUses…has been used to make birch beer, an effervescent beverage somewhat similar to root beer. Hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts can rely on the ability of yellow and paper birch bark to burn even when wet.
Read More…has been used to make birch beer, an effervescent beverage somewhat similar to root beer. Hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts can rely on the ability of yellow and paper birch bark to burn even when wet.
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