Birch Trees

• To make birch beer, syrup is drawn out of a sweet birch tree. The process for getting the birch syrup is the same as it is for getting syrup from maple trees. Birch tree bark also contains wintergreen oil, which gives the soda its slightly minty taste.
  
  

Production

• Birch beer originated in North America and was originally made at home. Although commercial varieties do exist, they can be hard to find, depending on where a person lives. A person who is interested in brewing beer may find making birch beer at home to be a simple process.
  
  

Types

• Birch beer comes in several colors. A caramel, or reddish colored soda may be the most common. Some companies produce a birch beer that is dyed blue while others leave out the dyes and produce a clear soda.