Butterbeer?

[MelanieC]

I'd also like to know if there is dairy in it (if it's vegan)?

 

[Planogirl]

I would call Universal about these dietary questions. Hopefully they'll have such info up soon.

 

[tink1957]

We purchased frozen butterbeer in the refillable mugs for $9.50 and regular butterbeer for $8.50. The price for refills was $4.25 for frozen butterbeer and $3.25 for regular. We preferred the frozen.

 

[dismikki]

Don't you know that butterbeer is magical?! No calories unless you are a muggle.

 

[lady danger]

Am I the only one who thought butterbeer would be warm? Like a warm cider or cocoa kind of drink. The cold will be refreshing in the heat, but I wish they would come up with a warm kind during the winter.

It was warm in the books if I recall correctly. Or at least the books talked about the drink warming the kids up after wandering around in snowy Hogsmead. Given the extremely low fictional alcohol content, I can only assume it had to have been warm in temperature to warm you up and not just warm you up the way say whiskey (even when it's on the rocks) can. I don't know that I expected WWoHP's version to be warm though. It just wouldn't be practical to make a must-have beverage warm when Florida is hot 8-10 months out of the year.

As for the calorie content, someone said n the podcast that JKR mandated that butter beer couldn't have any more calories than a comparable serving of orange juice. So it's likely high, but not much higher than your average non-diet soft drink.

I think I'll try this if I make it out to Universal for the novelty factor, but I doubt I'll like it. I don't like cold beverages to be too sweet, and Root beer and Cream Soda are way to sweet for my taste. I expect this will be similar.

 

[lildamo]

It was warm in the books if I recall correctly. Or at least the books talked about the drink warming the kids up after wandering around in snowy Hogsmead. Given the extremely low fictional alcohol content, I can only assume it had to have been warm in temperature to warm you up and not just warm you up the way say whiskey (even when it's on the rocks) can. I don't know that I expected WWoHP's version to be warm though. It just wouldn't be practical to make a must-have beverage warm when Florida is hot 8-10 months out of the year.

According to the Harry Potter wiki: "Butterbeer was served cold in bottles and hot in "foaming tankards."'

So who knows, maybe there's a warm version to come!

 

[safetymom]

I didn't care for the Butterbeer.

 

[inkkognito]

I think I'll try this if I make it out to Universal for the novelty factor, but I doubt I'll like it. I don't like cold beverages to be too sweet, and Root beer and Cream Soda are way to sweet for my taste. I expect this will be similar.

If you don't like cream soda you're highly unlikely to enjoy butterbeer. It's basically cream soda with a dose of butterscotch. Unfortunately for my waistline, I do indeed like cream soda (and therefore butterbeer). I don't think it would taste good warm but pumpkin juice probably would...kinda cidery.

 

[bubba's mom]

For those who have had it...is it carbonated...like soda?

 

[black562]

Are the mugs plastic or glass and are they nice? Its hard to tell in the photos.

 

[inkkognito]

It's not carbonated, and the mugs are plastic rather than glass but are pretty decent as a souvenir.

 

[WWEDUDE]

For those who have had it...is it carbonated...like soda?

It is carbonated, but it is still quite light tasting.

Are the mugs plastic or glass and are they nice? Its hard to tell in the photos.

Plastic, and here is a picture I took this morning:

 

[bubba's mom]

It's not carbonated

It is carbonated, but it is still quite light tasting.

Okay thanks you two.....SO not helpful

Do we have another opinion as to the tie-breaker?

 

[inkkognito]

Okay thanks you two.....SO not helpful

Do we have another opinion as to the tie-breaker?

I asked hubby and he pointed out we drink the frozen version...hence my non-carbonated answer. I tend to forget there's any other kind!

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Okay thanks you two.....SO not helpful

Do we have another opinion as to the tie-breaker?

It's semi-carbonated.

 

[bubba's mom]

It's semi-carbonated.

 

[Padme_Bluebell]

I'm curious to find out if any of the "butterbeer recipes" online match up to the Butterbeer in the park. Or at least which one's closest.

 

[tink1957]

Neither version is carbonated, we had both. The cream on the top is the best part, yum.

 

[MrBryan]

omg it was delicious

 

[mom2monkiesx3]

OMG that looks amazing and since I don't normally eat hardly any sugar I will be the one totally bouncing off all the walls of US in a few weeks...YUM I cannot WAIT!