Boylan's secret ingredient?

Manufacturer:

Boylan Bottling Co 1-800-289-7978

The Pitch:

Locally Loved

The Ingredients:

Made from: Carbonated water, cane sugar, pure birch oils, natural flavors, caramel color, natural yucca extract, citric acid, sodium benzoate (preserves freshness).

 

Spike says:

Well, this is probably the closest to real birch beer you can find. After all, it's got actual birch oils. Compare this with Old Brooklyn, which looks like Kool-Aid and can only boast "natural flavors". Let's get down to business. It pours beautifully - a head to envy (if you're a root beer, that is). Medium brown color, not too carbonated. Painted bottle with raised glass print. Very pretty. Unfortunately, it's a beverage and not a centerpiece. It's just too wintergreeny. I don't think birch tastes like wintergreen. Birch tress don't smell that way, that I noticed anyway. Really, this is like liquid Life Savers. (speaking of Life Savers, check out www.candystand.com for some awesome games) I can't even detect the characteristic cane sugar taste because of all the wintergreen. I don't much care for this. It's not all birch beers - Frozen Run was a solid B. This one...D+.

 

Spike also says:

I learned me a lesson about birch...here's the story