birch beer

noun

A sweetened, nonalcoholic, sparkling beverage with a wintergreen flavor, traditionally made from the oil of the sweet birch.

Meanings

nounbirch beer (countable and uncountable, plural birch beers)

plural birch beers

  1. countableuncountableA sweetened, nonalcoholic, sparkling beverage with a wintergreen flavor, traditionally made from the oil of the sweet birch.

    “I've had a long day. You can either order some food or leave.” “Fine. Now, let me see. Hmm. ♪ Bum, bum bum ♪ Oh! No, no. I will have a tonic.” “What kind of tonic?” “Moxie.” “We don't have that.” “Birch beer.” “Nope.”

    2004 October 30, Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer, “Return to Spider-Skull Island” (9:45 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season 1, episode 14, spoken by Dr. Byron Orpheus (Steven Rattazzi)
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APA

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Chicago

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