The Unofficial Ice Cream thread

The Solution said:
Eh.. I did not like Comfy Cow much I hope you have a better experience.
What did you grab from ICS??
New Perry;s LE was better than the PB S'mores IMO, loaded with pretzels.

I am off to columbus saturday. I will be stopping at Graeters + Jeni's
Going to Handels next wednesday when i travel to pittsburgh for work. Already got 6-7 pints lined at the pittsburgh store and a new limited edition flavor (Red Velvet)
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My part of the ICS order was:
- Chocolate Shoppe Butter Pecan
- CS Blue Moon
- CS Coconut Almond Bliss
- HD Pralines & Creme
- NO Creole Cream Cheese Po'BOY Ice Cream Sandwich
- NO White Chocolate Bread Pudding
- Halo Birthday Cake
- CS This $&@! Just Got Serious
- Ben & Jerry's Boston Cream Pie
- Steves Speculoos Cookie Butter

Actually 9 pints, but the Halo is pretty low cal & a sandwich lol
 
Found new talenti lineup and new HD lineup at giant eagle

Stopping after work to scoop new pints


GNO no ultimate Oreo or espresso Oreo? Best pints from CS

You try macinack fudge from them?
 
The Solution said:
Found new talenti lineup and new HD lineup at giant eagle

Stopping after work to scoop new pints


GNO no ultimate Oreo or espresso Oreo? Best pints from CS

You try macinack fudge from them?
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Tried all 3 of those so I opted for flavours I haven tried :)

Mack fudge was a B+ IMO
Ultimate Oreo was a B+ but Espresso Oreo was an A.
 
GNO said:
Tried all 3 of those so I opted for flavours I haven tried :)

Mack fudge was a B+ IMO
Ultimate Oreo was a B+ but Espresso Oreo was an A.
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Good you had their best pints mate
Steves speculoos is hit or miss like all Steves pints

Boston cream pie I have not had from B n J let me know what ya think

HD pralines is solid I am going to scoop Jenis on saturday
 
Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk

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Overall I went into this pint with middle of the road hopes, and came back a bit better than expected. First of all I love mix-ins, but the fudge covered almonds and white chocolate chunks really helped develop the weak chocolate base. The Walnuts were a great addition like in Chunky Monkey, but were a bit overpowered by base.The amount of mix-ins were involved in every single spoonful from top to bottom. Ben & Jerry's is good with consistency when it comes to mix-ins and usually leaves a fair amount to satisfy their consumers.

Grade: B -
 
Ben & Jerry's S'mores

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Overall with an improved base this could be a real home run. The basic chocolate from Ben & Jerry's needs redone. it simply is mediocre at best. The Dark & Milk Chocolate bases from Ben & Jerry's are light years ahead in taste and quality. Do not get me wrong, the swirls and fudge chunks definitely helped this pint out, but did not do enough to save it as a top tier flavor from Ben & Jerry's. The Swirls alone were good but not 7-11 and what that pint offered. I would put this towards the bottom for a S'mores ice cream on the market. If you are looking for a great all round S'mores (7-11). If you want a stronger marshmallow base (wegmans) or Graham Cracker base (Gelato Fiasco) would be your better options:

Grade: C+
 
Ben & Jerry's S'mores

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Overall with an improved base this could be a real home run. The basic chocolate from Ben & Jerry's needs redone. it simply is mediocre at best. The Dark & Milk Chocolate bases from Ben & Jerry's are light years ahead in taste and quality. Do not get me wrong, the swirls and fudge chunks definitely helped this pint out, but did not do enough to save it as a top tier flavor from Ben & Jerry's. The Swirls alone were good but not 7-11 and what that pint offered. I would put this towards the bottom for a S'mores ice cream on the market. If you are looking for a great all round S'mores (7-11). If you want a stronger marshmallow base (wegmans) or Graham Cracker base (Gelato Fiasco) would be your better options:

Grade: C+
 
Had brownie batter core yesterday. Not impressed. Not many brownies and core didn't go all the way down... Core was good though. Much thinner consistency than the other cores.... Literally like brownie batter
 
I tried my first Comfy Cow pint last night after smashing Little Caesars Bacon wrapped deep dish which by the way was decent ...

Banana Puddin’ Y’all - The Comfy Cow took their signature Banana ice cream and added pieces of scratch made vanilla wafers and a thick swirl of homemade marshmallow. It couldn’t be more Southern if it tried.

I really enjoyed it. The base had a nice flavour to it, but going back and reading the description where was the marshmallow swirl lol. I didn't see it unless it was somehow blended into the base. The highlight was the wafer pieces, they were so chewy & delicious.
B+
 
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Nothing new at Graeters. New muster flavor pushed back to mid March manager said

Jenis new flavors were not worth 12-13$
Black and white cookies tasted like a vanilla lackluster cookie

Pralines and cream is a vanilla spin off base with sugar coated pecans . The pecan was good but the base just doesn't stand out

It's ok, but not as Jenis was before the listeria craze
 
Are Private Selection any good from Krogers?
On sale $2/pint, select pints $1

I will grab a few and hope
 
Driven2lift said:
Are Private Selection any good from Krogers?
On sale $2/pint, select pints $1

I will grab a few and hope
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All the Kroger ones I've had were great. Find the deluxe stuffed peanutbutter candy crunch - I think that's the name... It's pb caramel and butterfingers (not private but just Kroger brand j think)
 
Thank you sir.

Phone started squealing in my pocket in the store, Amber Alert in Michigan

Never had that happen in Canada, thought my phone was going haywire lol
 
Driven2lift said:
Are Private Selection any good from Krogers?
On sale $2/pint, select pints $1

I will grab a few and hope
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Some are decent, not top tier, but for the price its not a bad scoop:

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The Solution said:
Some are decent, not top tier, but for the price its not a bad scoop:

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I only tried the pecan pie from that list, just ok IMO. I also had the cannoli which I thought was better. The PS chocolate Éclair was the best I've had, really enjoyed it. I got it from the same Kroger you were at...
 
GNO said:
I only tried the pecan pie from that list, just ok IMO. I also had the cannoli which I thought was better. The PS chocolate Éclair was the best I've had, really enjoyed it. I got it from the same Kroger you were at...
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Was there yesterday
Saw nothing new from their line...
I did grab the new seasonal Graeters Flavor yesterday though:

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was 4.99 in the store.
 
Perry's Ice Cream One Buffalo:

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Perry's may be an overlooked brand because it is not offered in most general grocery stores. While the base alone was not a saving grace, the mix-ins really did this pint in to enhance the overall experience. If you are a fan of covered pretzels, sponge candy, and a thick delicious swirl this will really be something to consider. The sweet and salty combination of the mix-ins and swirl take this pint over the top. The swirl is no where near as salty as Ben & Jerry's Salted Caramel swirl offers, so the salt is not overpowering to the point of turning people away. The Perry's combination offers a lot of crunch, a ton of flavor, and a chocolate and caramel lovers delight. I have been burned in the past with Perry's and their mix-ins, this one finally lived up to their name and consistency from start to finish.



Grade: A-
 
The Solution said:
Was there yesterday
Saw nothing new from their line...
I did grab the new seasonal Graeters Flavor yesterday though:

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was 4.99 in the store.
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Very interested in that flavour! Any chance you try it before the Arnold ;)
 
Lame follow up to that chunk porn lol but this one surprised me. It cost me $1 in Michigan the other day

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First off, I was decently surprised the cals on this were 210/serving, the base is creamier than some pints I've had with 300+
Creaminess seems to be in their description as a central feature and I'd say they hit it.

Taste of the base itself was mild, and honestly a little lacklustre, but the mix ins then came in high numbers, and the chocolate chunks were actually pretty good, no Graeters, but pretty good.

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And the cherry wave (only section this dense, but perfect amount throughout)
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Rating: B
 
The Solution said:
Cherry Cordial from Handels blows that away. if you ever stop by one it will be an easy A
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Will for sure, only cherry pint up here is cherry garcia, so this was at least a change

And $1 lol, if I see that sale again I'd grab a few
 
A new Ben and Jerrys, well new in my area of town is the Ben and Jerrys New Belgium Salted Caramel brown-ie ale. It is the best one I have had yet followed by Smores, and half baked... All in my opinion! go get it its a limited special it says. If you are a beer drinker yes the same new Belgium that makes fat tire, put a beer in ice cream and a ben and jerrys beer check it out damn good!
 
^the Belgian Ale isn't "new" around here but a lot of us agree it is an A.

PB half baked >>> half baked
 
Grabbed a pint of Graeter's vanilla Saturday evening

And a 6 pack of NYFRB for an impromptu root bear float for the wife and I (after I grilled up some ribeyes, of course)

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First reivew of new HD Series up.. I got this pint in my freezer ATM. Looking for Brownies A La Mode but not in stock at stores yet

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Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter & Cookies

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Overall it was a good pint, but nothing great from a limited edition flavor of ben and jerry's. They should continue to keep the sweet cream base around as it is a major improvement from a lot of their other flavors.. The mix-ins both needed improvement. The cookies needed a denser flavor and consistency.The Peanut Butter swirl tasted good, but needed to be larger since the cookies overpowered this aspect. With some small tweaks to the mix-ins this could have potential.

Grade: B-
 
The Solution said:
Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter & Cookies

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Overall it was a good pint, but nothing great from a limited edition flavor of ben and jerry's. They should continue to keep the sweet cream base around as it is a major improvement from a lot of their other flavors.. The mix-ins both needed improvement. The cookies needed a denser flavor and consistency.The Peanut Butter swirl tasted good, but needed to be larger since the cookies overpowered this aspect. With some small tweaks to the mix-ins this could have potential.

Grade: B-
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Mine had the opposite issue with the mix ins... lots of pb (great) but less cookies... all i could taste was pb ha
 
booneman77 said:
Mine had the opposite issue with the mix ins... lots of pb (great) but less cookies... all i could taste was pb ha
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My pictures don't lie. Clearly the other side here. Shows how inconsistent the pints can be from time to time. Sometimes it is hit or miss unfortunately.
Especially with Steve's
 
Interesting brand i found at a local grocery story..... very creamy, more honey combs would ve been good but very high quality

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Salted Caramel Truffle
Red Velvet
Buckeye
Chocoholic Chunk
S'mores

8 Hour Work conference in Pittsburgh means lets stop at Handels

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Ben & Jerry's Cake My Day:

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Overall another seasonal flavor to start 2016, but nothing that has topped anything of the past. Ben & Jerry's continues to build on making new ice cream flavors that are improvements of the past. The variance of new mix-ins (Vanilla Cake Pieces/Buttercream Frosting) are unique, but they are not perfected by the company just yet. The raspberry swirl featured in three offerings on the B&J line continue to overpower the other aspects downgrading the experience of the ice cream. If Ben & Jerry's could find a happy medium with the strong raspberry swirl and improve the other compliments this could improve this limited edition flavor. The buttercream frosting needs to either be added as a swirl or in chunks, it seemed to be masked in the base as a Vanilla Buttercream ice cream.

Grade: B-
 
Tried that last week, I wish the buttercream was better done.
 
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