Alaska Birch Syrup & Wild Harvest: Shop - Talkeetna, AK

Dmitriy Mykalo

Our visit to the Birch Sap Farm was truly a delightful experience. The range of products they offer is impressive, including delicious syrups, soothing chaga tea, and delightful birch caramel samples. Each product is crafted with care, highlighting the unique flavors of birch sap.

One of the highlights was watching how the sap is harvested. This process took me back to my childhood in Siberia, evoking warm memories of simpler times. It was fascinating to see the traditional methods used and to learn about the benefits of birch sap.

The kids had a fantastic time as well. They were captivated by the entire experience and enjoyed the various tastings. It's a wonderful place for family visits, combining education and enjoyment seamlessly.

Although we didn't take the guided tour, we heard great things about it from other visitors. The tour provides an in-depth look at the farm's operations and the history of birch sap harvesting. It's definitely something we would consider for our next visit.

Nicky Jurd

We had a great time here learning by all about birch syrup. We took the tour which is $10, and learned about how it’s tapped, its yield, the production process and best of all we got to try the different ages of syrups. It is very similar to maple syrup in its process, but tastes more like molasses or palm syrup. We also had the icecream and the birch brittle icecream was the hands down favourite! Worth a visit. The tours are on the hour.

Tawnya Becker

Nice little gift shop with wares from local vendors. One can sign up for the 45 minute tour of the birch processing, we chose to taste test the varieties of birch syrups they had available. Loved the darker more intense flavored syrup and purchased that. A lovely surprise was the birch ice cream, it tasted of root beer then molasses, would definitely purchase again!

Jason Cherry

Great stretch stop along the road and less than a mile from Denali Brewing. Staff is very friendly especially if you are lucky enough to get a tour with a small group. Great information about the process and differences between Birch and Maple syrup prcoessing. Plenty of tasting of what all they have which is much more than just Birch Syrup. They also have ice cream and toppings.

Andrej Gubina

The place was a great find. Nicely decorated property with thoughtfully laid out displays of innovative and very tasty products. Nice and sustainable tasting options with little metal spoons. Ended up buying birch syrup and chaga tonic.

Jessika Douglas

Stopped here back in mid-May with my family while staying in Talkeetna. Such a fun stop with delicious birch syrup and birch syrup goodies! The local Sunshine bus will also stop here if you call ahead and ask, which was perfect since we didn't have a car. We came just after harvest season ended, so we didn't get to have a live tour of the syrup making process, but they had a nice video of their process along with tree tapping and syrup collecting items you could view. The tasting was the absolute best part though! Try all the syrups to see which one is your favorite, each syrup has its own unique taste. They have other goodies too you can taste like their birch syrup caramels which are to die for, and other items like Alaskan made teas, soaps, and pottery. They will also ship your goodies home to you, so you don't have to worry about TSA confiscating your precious syrup. The birch water is also nice and refreshing. In the Summer months they have homemade ice cream with a birch syrup flavor. We met the original owners while there who've since retired, and it was neat to talk with the original folks who started it all. Be sure to stop by if in the Talkeetna area!

Rita

This is a must stop in Alaska!! The tour was informative & very interesting!!! Who knew birch syrup was so amazing!!! Highly recommend

Kaci & Will Paltz

Best stop in Talkeetna! Had a lot of samples of all of their products. Similar to maple syrup, yet different. They offered a free tour that took 20 minutes where they went through the entire birch syrup making process with samples of the syrup at different days during the tree tapping season (21ish days). All tasted very different with so much more flavor than your typical maple syrup. Family ran and sustainable business. Such a great store. A must visit if you’re in the area!