Butterbeer, butterbeer, butterbeer; we’ve craved it ever since Harry Potter first clapped eyes on those foaming tankards in The Prisoner of Azkaban.

“Harry drank deeply,” writes Rowling, weaving a spell over us as capably as any wizard might. “It was the most delicious thing he’d ever tasted and seemed to heat every bit of him from the inside.”

Everyone has their own idea of what butterbeer ought to taste like, but we’re all agreed on one thing; it should be tinged with sweetness, wonderfully smooth, and (ideally) alcoholic. And, yes, there are plenty of muggle-penned recipes on the internet for making your very own boozy potion at home – but we think we might have found the closest thing to it in Dark Star’s Crème Brûlée.

The specialist milk stout is brewed using sugars, vanilla beans and plenty of roasted malts, making for a sweet caramel drinking experience – with just enough of a butterscotch hint to make you feel as if you’re sat alongside Harry, Ron, and Hermione at the Hog’s Head.

Remember: This is a seasonal special for Dark Star, so you will have to keep an eye out for it on keg (or buy your very own 5l keg from the website)

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