Hippo Size Burley Birch Beer

These dang brews keep showing up in the most unlikely places . . . I sure hope it didn’t microwave itself because that would totally ruin the review.

This brew seems to be 12 oz. of pure contradiction though.  This is a creamy red birch beer (and on a side note it seems like creamy red birch beers are in high demand these days).  But I’m assuming that the red is just some artificial coloring being that this it’s flavored with “White Birch Extract,” but one can never be so sure.  The bottle also says that this Burley Birch Beer is the “original Texas sized drink” and that is bottled under the authority of Orca Beverages in the state of Washington.  And the “Hippo” in the name had apparently at one time referred to the size of the beverage, but now it seems to refer to the taste.  I guess I could rename this “Regular Size White Birch With Red Food Coloring Original Texas Now Made In Washington Birch Beer.”  A little more honest . . . but doesn’t have the same ring to it . . . I guess I’ll stick with Hippo Size Burley Birch Beer.

I haven’t had a Birch Beer in a real long time so I almost forget what I’m looking for in a Birch Brew.  But this is a creamy brew with a nice simple birch flavor, mixed in with the perfect amount of carbonation.  I’m sure there are plenty of Birch Beers that are a lot better, but for now I am really digging this contradictory Birch Beer.

The Professor’s Grade:  B +