Really is made with tree sap! Starting with 6.5 gallons of sugar maple sap tapped by a friend of mine. Do NOT actually add maple syrup to this! I only included it to get a rough estimate of the amount of sugar 6.5 gal of sap will add (maple syrup typically boils down 40:1).
This uses a recipe similar to a Chinook IPA but only lightly hopped with Nugget. The extract used is Breiss CBW Pilsen Light, the specialty grains are CaraMunich III. Version 1 of this recipe was a little too sweet and dark for the aim, so I reduced the malt and grains, and replaced with cane sugar. Also, increased the boil volume, reduced the boil time, and used late additions for half the malt.