Books and Brews of Zionsville had their first Annual Potterfest!
We knew we had to give it a try!
The event description read:
"Greetings from your Zionsville Hogwarts location!!! We are celebrating all things Harry Potter with our first annual HARRY POTTERFEST!
We will have all your favorite HP Brews on tap including:
Prisoner of Ale-zkaban (Belgian Tripel)
Dubbledore's Magic Ale (Belgian Dubbel)
Butterbeer (Cream Ale brewed with Vanilla Beans and Caramel Candies) **TAPPING AT 6PM**
We will have a Harry Potter photobooth for you and your friends to capture the magic!
Also, break out your wands and circle glasses - There will be a Harry Potter costume contest!!!
We will have a special showing of Fantastic Beasts at 10:00pm to ring in the night!"
It sounded like a lot of fun so we donned our wizard robes and headed over for lunch!
The menu consisted of some interesting literary fare!
Ashley ordered the "Frankenstein", a charcuterie plate of local meats and cheese served with crackers and greek olive mix. She also enjoyed the Dumbledore Magic Ale!
Emily ordered the "babe" sandwich of pulled pork with bbq sauce topped with provolone cheese. She also had a Polyjuice (non-alcoholic - read pregnant friendly) drink. Not a favorite.
We had the place almost to ourselves at this time of day. There were some decorations and the staff had on their themed gear. The manager even gave us some gift cards to return since our costumes were so great!
We had some fun with the provided props before heading out.
The trivia, butter beer, and movie showing were all slated for later in the night and looked PACKED!
It was nice to have more of a personalized experience, especially when the atmosphere of this Zionsville shop is somewhat reminiscent of a small hidden pub from the wizarding world.
It was nice to check out this event once, but we probably would not make it a priority going forward.
Our love of all things Potter means we will likely attend many more of these types of events; each time hoping for the most authentic and magical experience. Some are winners. Some are losers.
This event was somewhere in between the two extremes. They put in effort to brew some special drinks, but the decor and execution left a little to be desired.
Great twin time in our robes in Zionsville!
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