Swig's Buttery Beer is a dirty soda made with root beer, butterscotch syrup and vanilla cream. A 32 oz costs $3.84 at the middle-priced store, and Swig lists it at 140 to 490 calories.

What's in a Buttery Beer

Swig's online ordering menu lists it as: Root Beer + Butterscotch + Vanilla Creme. The menu spells it "Creme" in the description, but the add-in itself is Swig's regular vanilla cream.

In plain words, it's root beer with butterscotch syrup and a layer of vanilla cream. It's sometimes searched as "Swig butter beer". Swig showed how it's made in its own TikTok video on August 10, 2022, and in a YouTube short titled "How to Make a Dirty Soda from Swig - Buttery Beer".

It's one of two regular drinks on Swig's menu built on root beer. The other is the Happy Camper, with toasted marshmallow and half and half. Both are among the 40 Swig dirty sodas.

Buttery Beer price by size

Size	Middle-priced store	Range across stores
12 oz Kid's Cup	$2.90	$2.65 to $3.04
16 oz	$3.04	$2.90 to $3.34
24 oz	$3.60	$3.35 to $3.84
32 oz	$3.84	$3.60 to $4.04
44 oz	$4.04	$3.80 to $4.24

Middle store price for each size across 178 stores, checked October 15, 2026 on Swig's online ordering menu. Prices vary by store.

How the Buttery Beer price adds up

A Swig drink's price is the cup plus each add-in, and the Buttery Beer has just two. At the 49 stores that charge exactly $3.84 for a 32 oz, it breaks down like this:

Part	Price
32 oz soda cup (root beer)	$2.79
Butterscotch syrup	$0.40
Vanilla cream	$0.65
Total	$3.84

Both parts of the price vary a little by store: the 32 oz soda cup runs $2.45 to $2.89, butterscotch is $0.40 or $0.45, and vanilla cream is $0.65 or $0.70. Across the 178 stores, a 32 oz Buttery Beer runs $3.60 to $4.04; the cheapest cups and add-ins aren't at the same stores.

With only two add-ins, it's one of Swig's lower-priced dirty sodas. At $3.84 for a 32 oz, it ties with the Texas Tab, Happy Camper, Princess Peach and Waikiki. Only six dirty sodas cost less, all at $3.59.

Going from a 32 oz to a 44 oz adds $0.20 at the middle-priced store ($4.04). See Swig sizes and prices for how every cup is priced, or price your own version in the Swig drink price calculator.

Buttery Beer calories

Swig lists the Buttery Beer at 140 to 490 calories. That's one range for the whole drink across all five sizes; Swig doesn't publish a count for each size, so we don't give one. See Swig nutrition facts for every drink Swig publishes calories for, and Swig allergens for what Swig does and doesn't publish on allergens.

Can you get a lighter Buttery Beer?

Not really. These are menu facts, not diet advice. We checked the Buttery Beer's options at all 178 stores:

No diet root beer. The Buttery Beer's soda options at all 178 stores include root beer and a root beer splash, but no diet root beer. You can swap in a diet soda such as Diet Coke at no charge, but then it's no longer a root beer drink.
No sugar-free butterscotch. The butterscotch syrup has no sugar-free version on the menu.
No sugar-free cream. The vanilla cream has no sugar-free version. Swig's SF Vanilla is a syrup, not a cream.

Swig doesn't publish calories for a changed drink, so we can't say what any change saves. For drinks that are sugar-free from the start, see Swig sugar-free drinks.

Buttery Beer price by state

Middle price for a 32 oz in each state, at the stores we checked:

State	Stores	32 oz (middle store in state)
Arizona	12	$4.04
Arkansas	5	$3.84
Florida	13	$3.94
Georgia	2	$3.84
Idaho	9	$3.84
Illinois	1	$3.84
Indiana	6	$3.84
Kansas	5	$3.94
Kentucky	1	$3.84
Louisiana	3	$3.84
Missouri	6	$3.94
Nevada	4	$3.84
Oklahoma	7	$3.64
South Carolina	3	$3.84
Tennessee	11	$3.84
Texas	41	$3.94
Utah	49	$3.64

Checked October 15, 2026. Prices vary by store. Utah and Oklahoma are lowest at $3.64; Arizona is highest at $4.04.

What you'd need to make a Buttery Beer at home

Swig has how-to videos for it, but its menu doesn't list amounts, and we haven't tested a recipe, so we don't give one. From the menu build, the parts are:

Root beer
Butterscotch syrup
Vanilla cream

Copycat recipes online use their own amounts, which may not match Swig's.

Drinks like the Buttery Beer

Drink	Why it's similar	32 oz
Happy Camper	Swig's other root beer drink, with toasted marshmallow and half and half (130 to 460 calories)	$3.84
Texas Tab	Another two-add-in drink with a cream layer: Dr Pepper, vanilla and coconut cream (140 to 500 calories)	$3.84
Dirty Little Secret	Vanilla cream again, on Dr Pepper with coconut and pineapple (calories not published)	$4.24

Middle store prices across 178 stores, checked October 15, 2026. Prices vary by store.

More picks are in our guide to the best Swig drinks.

Buttery Beer FAQ

What is in a Buttery Beer at Swig? Root beer, butterscotch syrup and vanilla cream, according to Swig's ordering menu.

How much is a Buttery Beer at Swig? $3.84 for a 32 oz and $2.90 for a 12 oz Kid's Cup at the middle-priced store. A 32 oz ranges from $3.60 to $4.04 across 178 stores.

Is Swig's Buttery Beer the same as Butterbeer? No. Swig's Buttery Beer is a dirty soda on Swig's own menu: root beer, butterscotch syrup and vanilla cream. It isn't connected to the Butterbeer sold at theme parks. We haven't tasted either, so we don't compare them.

Is there a sugar-free Buttery Beer? No. Swig's menu has no diet root beer, no sugar-free butterscotch and no sugar-free vanilla cream.

Can I get it blended? Yes. Blending adds $1.50 at every store we checked.

SwigMenuWithPrice.com is an independent guide and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or run by Swig. Prices come from Swig's online ordering menu and can change. How we check prices · Report a wrong price.