LeFou's is...okay. It tasted like a slushed version of the Goombay punch drink that's sold in the Bahamas with a splash of apple juice thrown in. A bit bitter for my taste. I vote for Butterbeer :thumbs:
Butterbeer vs LeFou's Brew
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It's actually only more expensive if you get the souvenir glass and cheaper than Butterbeer if you don't. Without the special cups it's 4.99 (BB) VS 4.49 (LB) last I bought them.
For the cold BB perhaps but last I was at WWoHP and got a Frozen BB, it was 4.99. Frozen LB was 4.49.
I couldn't finish my cup of LeFou's Brew. The first few sips made me think "WTF," then I was like "it's frozen apple juice," and then as I got closer to the end the foam got in there more and into the trash can it went.
Butterbeer didn't make me wonder about what I was drinking the first time; it's a butterscotch cream soda and there's not much more to it.
Butterbeer didn't make me wonder about what I was drinking the first time; it's a butterscotch cream soda and there's not much more to it.
You're the first person I've met who had any difficulty deciphering LeFou's apple-flavor
You're the first person I've met who had any difficulty deciphering LeFou's apple-flavor
I was genuinely not expecting what I tasted. :rofl:
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LeFou's Brew/Red's Freeze is a bit more complex. First I got the frozen apple juice taste, then the toasted marshmallow started to set in, and then finally I got to the mango foam and then it was a bit too sweet for my taste so it went in the trash. I would get it without the toppings for a hot summer day though. My vote goes to Butterbeer though, just on flavor alone. It goes down easier, like a good Starbucks frapp.
So I've had multiple cups of both, and Butterbeer is much better. I don't know if it's the texture of the foam or the passion fruit flavor, but it has a slightly soapy aftertaste. It's not terrible, but I do like every drink in WWOHP more than LeFou's Brew.
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You're the first person I've met who had any difficulty deciphering LeFou's apple-flavor
Think of it like this, have you ever put a drink in another drinks container, or grabbed something from the fridge thinking it was something else? Example, getting root beer instead of cola. Those first few sips are incredibly confusing, because you're expecting the other thing. That's how I felt with LeFou's too.
I picked butterbeer, for several reasons. For one, butterbeer has a good "I can have more than one/drink several in a day" factor. In addition to being something from the movies. LeFou's is way too sweet to have more than one, if you can finish even one. LeFou's has a nice taste, although the "foam" on top almost needs a spoon, and it seems like the drink was made with little kiddies in mind. Whereas butterbeer was made more for everyone I think. I did have a good laugh with Gaston while trying the LeFou's though, I must say. I told him it was a good drink, a little sweet, and he said "Yes, yes, it's good when *I* make it, not when LeFou makes it".
I don't know what you guys are talking about... my LeFou's brew was especially tasty today:
OH NO, ALCOHOL IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM!!!!! It's the end of the world!
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If any of you folks have the craving for Butterbeer but don't live near the parks, Reed's makes a butterscotch cream soda that could be a passable imitation.
Whole Foods carries Flying Cauldron Butterscotch Beer. I haven't tried it yet, but soon.
