# How Do You Make Real Birch Beer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 11, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-real-birch-beer/506092 "2009-08-11T18:40:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-real-birch-beer/506092/1 "2009-08-11T18:40:34Z")
The stuff you by (soft drinks) tastes terrible…I am wondering how the real old time birch beer was made-was it a malt-type, alcoholic fermented brew? Are there any makers today for the real think? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-real-birch-beer/506092/2 "2009-08-11T19:15:32Z")
Here’s a recipe: [http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,163,152185-226207,00.html](http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,163,152185-226207,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-real-birch-beer/506092/3 "2009-08-11T19:49:13Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > The stuff you by (soft drinks) tastes terrible Can I ask what brands you’ve tried? I had quite a few different kinds out east (Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire) and rather enjoyed them. Don’t remember who made it, but I even had a diet one at [Louis Lunch](http://www.louislunch.com/) that was pretty good too. Birch Beer soda is definitely an acquired taste, though.