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Drunk on Butterbeer: Does Hogwarts Have a Teen Drinking Problem?
The New York Times is on the case of a potentially disturbing trend towards underage drinking in schools. Wizard schools, that is.
The latest movie in the Harry Potter series depicts a teenage Potter and company enjoying quite a few "butterbeers." The drinking has apparently raised some eyebrows, even if the alcoholic content of butterbeer is never stated.
For its part, Warner Brothers defended the ambiguity of the drinking scenes, telling the Times that the scenes of under-age drinking are “open to different interpretations.”
So, are butterbeers alcoholic anyway?
No, according to the Harry Potter online authority MugglesNet, which provides a recipe for butterbeer that includes only club soda (or cream soda), butterscotch syrup, and butter. No alcohol whatsoever.
However, according to mixological instructions from British chef Heston Blumenthal's television show Heston's Feasts, butterbeer will get you drunk. In an episode of the program in which Blumenthal recreated a "Tudor Feast," butterbeer was presented as a "bona fide Tudor recipe made from ale, sugar, egg yolks, nutmeg and butter."
Disappointingly, Blumenthal reported that "It looks like something you'd throw up after too many beers." The show's website called it "rich, caramelly and super-sweet."
Here's the recipe should you want to make some yourself and party like its 1603.
Posted by Josh Friedland on Jul 28, 2009
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How is this a controversy?! Under-age drinking? They live in England. I'm pretty sure it's legal to drink at the age of 16 over there. Jeez! Uptight Americans.
harry potter is awesome.I wish i knew how to make butter beer.
If I was a wizard at hogwarts I would be steady tippy off butterbeers. They sound good as shyte. It would be fun bein all drunk walking around that castle. And there were alotta hott wizard b•Tches in that last potter movie!! Done hate on underage drinking!! You people just wish you were young again so you could get drunk and have a good with your friends!!
i agree with jack and laura. whats the problem here? people try to find the dumbest littlest thing to make a darn problem out of it. dang i swear. i want some butterbeer, sounds delightful!
Actually in the book it states that Butterbeer is mildly alcoholic. Though small creatures such as house elves are affected quite strongly. In the 5th book Winky the house elf gets very drunk on Butterbeer.
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Jul 28, 2009 9:00:39 AM
Posted By: evannaa
Uhm, if you drink a lot of ButterBeer and get drunk very quickly, maybe you could get drunk.. Otherwise, I don't think so (unless you're an house elf).