# Can you ferment maple syrup? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [August 26, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-ferment-maple-syrup/1022502 "2025-08-26T20:10:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-ferment-maple-syrup/1022502/3 "2025-08-26T20:13:39Z")
I’m going to leave the details to someone that knows them, but yes I have seen fermented Maple Syrup. As the illustrious @Qadgop_the_Mercotan collects maple syrup yearly, I’m paging him to see if he knows more on your question. ETA: Older related thread: [Maple syrup mead - has anyone tried making one with no honey whatsoever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maple-syrup-mead-has-anyone-tried-making-one-with-no-honey-whatsoever/822568/1) Glancing at the thread, expect a maple wine. And from another thread: > [@Any Sugary Liquid That CAN'T Be Fermented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sugary-liquid-that-cant-be-fermented/825046/4): > > In my (unintentional) experience, you can, but it ends up tasting very bitter and—I don’t know if this is the right word for it, but it’s the only one I can think of—gamey. Plus, it gets fizzy and plays all sorts of hell with your bowels. So I honestly can’t recommend it—sorry. frowning Another thing I discovered can ferment is maple syrup. I had a small jug of it (capped!) fizz and spill all over the inside of my fridge once. I also had a larger jug ($40 worth in 1995 or '96) develop m… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-ferment-maple-syrup/1022502)._