Butter Beer at the Three Broomsticks

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For over ten years, I have read each Harry Potter book.  Very few books get the honor of a permanent home on my bookshelf: Gone with the Wind, The Pillars of the Earth, Fahrenheit 451, Six Wives (about Henry the VIII), and Cry the Beloved Country just to name a few.  I normally pass books on, sell them in a garage sale or donate them when I am finished with them, usually before the ink is dry because I go through them so quickly!  But the Harry Potter series is one that I have read several times, seen the movies, and discussed them with a good friend.  Blame it on my high school teaching background, blame it on the fact that I can pick up just about any book and enjoy some part of it…but I embrace my love for all things Harry Potter! 

One of the things we were most looking forward to during our visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter was trying Universal Studios interpretation of what butter beer tasted like.  We had heard over and over from other people who have been that the butter beer is fabulous and not to be missed.  And they were right!  If you can only have one drink, we recommend the frozen butter beer over the soda version.  It is just the perfect thing to cool you down on a hot day at the theme parks. 

When you are looking around for a place to buy your butter beer, you will find several kiosk setups outside and the restaurant, Three Broomsticks.  Don’t be daunted by the lines and instead walk around the Three Broomsticks to the bar section, Hog’s Head Pub.  You will find a much smaller line there because at first glance it looks like only draft beer is sold.  You will get your butter beer much more quickly here.

Stay tuned for a more in depth review of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Be sure to visit Wanderfood Wednesday over at Wanderlust and Lipstick.

Disclosure: Thank you to Universal Studios for complimentary admission. While at Universal, we paid for everything else (including the exorbitant parking rates!).