I used to enjoy birch beer floats at a stand at the Brimfield MA antiques fair. I thought it a very close cousin to root beer and sarsaparilla.
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I can’t tell what sodas they serve from looking at their web site. But there’s some good-sounding choices at amazing prices. And I think that may be the first time I’ve ever seen a Fluffernutter on a kids’ menu. Talk about American food 
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Birch Beer seems a simpler more straight forward Flavor to me. Basically just reduced Birch Sap is the Flavoring.
Where as Root Beer and Sarsaparilla are made up of many Flavors and Formulations. Sassafras, Sarsaparilla Bark, Licorice, Ginger, Dandelion Root and or any Number of other Spices and Leaves.
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What does it taste like?
Also, I’m about to start a thread with local sodas worldwide (unless such a thread already exists, that is) 
Sort of like root beer and licorice had a very odd love child. It’s not bad with rye and lime juice over a lot of ice 
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I just looked at the descrip and it mentioned wintergreen and licorice.
That’s another harrrrrd no here 
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It is very much an acquired, regional taste. The venn diagram of Moxie drinkers and those who call soda “tonic” is probably a circle.
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And who knew I had already extolled the virtues of PA Dutch birch beer?
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Yep Moxie is def an acquired taste. I’m in Maine-- the home of Moxie and it has an almost cult like following. Not me ! OTOH I do like root-beer. There’s a couple three craft soda-pop makers here & the root-beer they serve at Portland Pie Co. (Capt something?) was astonishingly good.
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Yeah, I forked that post 
And replied to a 4 yr old thread 
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Nor me. But it actually originated in Lowell, MA (although a Maine doctor created it as “nerve tonic” while living in MA). But you Maineiacs are the die-hard Moxie fans. LOL
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Funny, I was just going to post a rhetorical question — do the people who like root beer (I used to like root beer vanilla floats when I was a kid but haven’t had one since then) also like black licorice (I do, but not the hard-core intense varieties)? I guess those Venn diagram circles might overlap. 
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American tomato 
philosophy…
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I can’t say I like root beer, but I don’t mind it (root beer floats are a whole nother thing
But I have always disliked black licorice . . . mom used to keep the black jelly beans at Easter for herself because I wouldn’t touch them.
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When I was very young, if I saw a gumball machine, I’d beg relatives for change. If the black one came out, I didn’t want it, would start begging for change again. Grateful I never got 2 in a row!!
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I like root beer but cannot stand licorice. Most things that taste like licorice to me are just a no. Red is bad enough. Black is horrid. Even tarragon taints anything to inedible for me. On the other hand I really like fennel which some say has a licorice flavor but not to me.
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No Black Licorice for me either! When see Anise mentioned it’s an instant yuck from me. I do like RB but it’s not my first choice. Coke Classic or Pepsi with a burger if there’s no lemonade (or beer). Cream soda or Orange Crush were my goto’s in years past.
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Cross posting?
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