birch beer

noun

1. a carbonated or fermented drink containing an extract from the bark of the birch tree.

Word History and Origins

Origin of birch beer¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Wetlands protected under the “Clean Water Act of 1972” are being polluted with birch beer precursor chemicals.

From The Daily Beast

Also she made him sell iced lemonade and birch beer, which was well for the corduroy waistcoat pocket.

From Project Gutenberg

On this mountain one gets a nice view and highly exhilarating birch beer.

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Albany can be distinctly seen with a glass—a field glass, I mean, not a glass of birch beer.

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Birch beer is made of its aromatic sap and wintergreen oil is extracted from the leaves.

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Rene did not like the sagamity, but the cakes were good and the birch beer was fine she thought.

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