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Beer Float
« on: July 17, 2009, 04:00:12 PM »
If you were going to have a beer ice cream float...

What beer would you choose, and which flavor of ice cream would you put in it?
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2009, 04:10:06 PM »
I would choose None Of The Above.

A beer float?  Ick.

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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2009, 04:16:29 PM »
I'm thinking along the lines of a Belgian monestary raspberry ale with something along the lines of a local gellato's chocolate offering.  That is based only on the theoretical  taste combinations.

In real life I fear that the ice cream will curdle in the beer, or destroy the carbination and head necessary for good beer taste.

Now, if we are talking root beer (not the crap most places sell, but a real home-made old-fashioned root beer) the only thing to put in it is chocolate ice cream.  A&W ruined most folks' taste for a root beer float by limiting the choice to vanilla ice cream or nothing.

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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2009, 04:21:02 PM »
So no one is intrigued by the idea of a mexican lager with a cinamon/vanilla ice cream...

Or a hearty stout and some coffee/cherry ice cream?

I got to talking about this with a friend a couple days ago and I'm trying to determine if it's worth experimenting with.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2009, 04:30:43 PM »
Young's Double Chocolate Stout and the vanilla or coffee ice cream of your choice. As a Texan, I'm partial to Blue Bell. Next question?
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2009, 04:37:39 PM »
AZ, give it a try.

I've never liked any sweet foods with beer, so I don't think it would work for me.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2009, 04:39:10 PM »
I'd have vanilla ice cream.  And beer of the root variety.


Not a big fan of beer.  Just doesn't taste good to me.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2009, 04:44:24 PM »
I will eat chocolate chip cookies while drinking beer.  Otherwise, ew.  Just ew.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2009, 04:51:33 PM »
sounds like an irish car bomb derivative
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2009, 04:57:43 PM »
Haven't tried it, but a New Belgium Blue Moon with a vanilla orangecycle in it.  This is about the only way to save this thread. =D
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2009, 05:53:46 PM »
sounds like an irish car bomb derivative

There ya go.... does Bailey's make an ice cream or partner with someone for an Irish Creme ice cream?

ETA:  Haagen Dazs. 
http://www.haagen-dazs.com/products/product.aspx?id=79
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2009, 06:18:50 PM »
Blue Bell ice cream is SOOO good. If I ever move back to the Midwest I'll be forced to import it.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2009, 07:17:29 PM »
I find the idea horrifying.

The Wife said Guiness and Blue Bell vanilla.

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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2009, 07:28:16 PM »
I would choose None Of The Above.

A beer float?  Ick.

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Even as someone who really likes Melbourn Bros. Cherry my first reaction was exactly this.


Haven't tried it, but a New Belgium Blue Moon with a vanilla orangecycle in it.  This is about the only way to save this thread. =D

When did New Belgium start making Blue Moon? I know they have a Blue Paddle Pilsner but I thought Blue Moon was a Molsen/Coors product.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2009, 07:37:02 PM »
I was just down in San Antonio for a spell and at one of the drafthouses I ordered a Guinness float.

It was surprisingly good. Nice sweet finish from the ice cream (some sort of vanilla)

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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2009, 07:59:53 PM »
A number of brewpubs in the Pacific NW do this.  Usually, it is a dark stout or porter and a rich vanilla ice cream.  I have done this at home and think it is very good.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2009, 08:08:01 PM »
While the idea doesn't appeal to me, a rich stout or porter could work.

I know in some places they will mix a fruity ice cream with white wine....I've leave my dairy and my liquor seperated though.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2009, 08:23:10 PM »
Damn you people... I'm going shopping. More Guinness and some Breyer's Vanilla is coming home with me. Now if it comes back up, I'm posting the pictures on this thread so you may share in my pain.  =D
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #18 on: July 17, 2009, 08:52:32 PM »
add a nice whiskey too

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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #19 on: July 17, 2009, 09:25:52 PM »
I'm thinking Bell's Third Coast Old Ale with some sort of caramel butter pecan.  I think I'll try it this weekend.

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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #20 on: July 17, 2009, 09:39:05 PM »
I was thinking this thread was going to be about beer floating in the water.
A friend used to live on the Delaware river down stream of where they dump in tons of tubers and canoers. (Delaware water gap)
We were always pulling out loose beer and coolers that they lost. I lost count of the number of mangled canoes I pulled out of the rocks and took for scrap. I would swing in with the jet ski and either tie on or I started using a grappling hook I welded up.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #21 on: July 17, 2009, 10:25:20 PM »
Even as someone who really likes Melbourn Bros. Cherry my first reaction was exactly this.


When did New Belgium start making Blue Moon? I know they have a Blue Paddle Pilsner but I thought Blue Moon was a Molsen/Coors product.

You're right, New Belgium is Fat Tire and company.  My bad.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #22 on: July 17, 2009, 10:31:37 PM »
Garlic ice cream from the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #23 on: July 17, 2009, 11:01:47 PM »
Raspberry Lambic and Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream.

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Re: Beer Float
« Reply #24 on: July 17, 2009, 11:04:30 PM »
Dead Guy Ale and some chocolate ice cream.   :cool:
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