The Unofficial Ice Cream thread

MidwestBeast said:
Dan -- I got the sea salt caramel, cookie dough, pb cup, caramel oatmeal cookie, and hot cocoa.

I'll dip into them slowly over time.

Really sad how much my parents' Hy-Vee has compared to what I have here lol. So many unique brands and flavors. And my town is substantially larger!! Lol
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All solid choices. My personal fav is the oatmeal cookie tons of caramel swirl and cookie chunks. Frozen hot choc has a great marshmallow swirl as well.
 
Salt & Straw Chocolate Caramel Potato Chip Cupcake
Grade: A-
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enamored with the malted, salted chocolate ice cream loaded up with bite-sized pieces of cupcakes frosted with chocolate ganache and soaked in coffee syrup to keep them extra gooey. Then we take things to a whole new level with handfuls of chocolate-coated potato chips and a generous ribbon of housemade caramel"

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It is almost like a salted caramel and chocolate infusion pieced together to form the ice cream surface. While this base was different, it was so tasty that it was surreal.

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The cupcakes pieces are extremely moist, fresh, and entail tons of flavor..
The Chocolate covered potato chips provide the essential sweet and salty compliment that go perfectly with the base and the cupcakes. Crunchy on the outside, packing a ton of milk chocolate flavor, and provides hints of saltiness (which i wish was stronger).
This caramel swirl hit the spot. Laced with tons of sweet, gooey, and luscious caramel flavor it hits your taste buds right away and does not stop until the very last bite.

Things that could make it an A+:
Better cupcake quality, more saltiness in the potato chips
 
So much for rationing it out...lol

First one I tried was chocolate chip cookie dough. It's very similar to an Edy's (or comparable) cookie dough ice cream in both taste and the chunks. It's not like Graeters or anything premium (and you would be dumb to expect that). However, it's substantially better than Halo Top's is (with those pebble-sized cookie dough chunks, at best).

Oatmeal Cookie Caramel Crunch was legit. Very unique and just full of flavor for a lighter ice cream. Now, keep in mind that you're looking at 400 kcal/pint. That's obviously very low and macro friendly, but not leaps behind some of the Kroger Jammed pints that are pretty stellar, too. So just keep that in mind (especially when looking at price). But this was very unique and delicious.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip -- this was a very good flavor, but was more pb ice cream with chocolate chips (think mint chip ice cream, except peanut butter instead of mint). It's good, but I love me some mix-ins, instead (when it comes to mint, I want mint oreo -- not a fan of just chocolate chips); and with peanut butter, I'd rather have some pb cups).

Very impressed overall, though, with the flavoring for the 3 Enlighteneds I've tried thus far.
 
Little G's Easter Egg Hunt
Grade: B-
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"Malted milk ice cream with mixed chocolate candy pieces".

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Malted milk ice cream was very unique. Ever have a robin egg candy? Tasted exactly like that. Base was fantastic.

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The candy pieces used were heath bars, twix, kit-kat's, and crunch bars. Store bought candy... Boring....... Grace is going for the B&J Mass produced BS here... Decent pint but would never re-order. Mix-ins were crazy heavy, but the quality not up to Little G's standards with this one. Give me more hand made mix-ins.
 
3 New Little G's just dropped:


Peanut Butter Cup Marshmallow – peanut butter ice cream with homemade marshmallow swirl and mini peanut butter cups

Peanut Butter and Jelly – Peanut Butter ice cream with homemade raspberry jam swirl and honey roasted peanuts

Maple Oatmeal Cookie Dough – maple ice cream with oatmeal cookie dough and candied walnuts
 
The Solution said:
3 New Little G's just dropped:


Peanut Butter Cup Marshmallow – peanut butter ice cream with homemade marshmallow swirl and mini peanut butter cups

Peanut Butter and Jelly – Peanut Butter ice cream with homemade raspberry jam swirl and honey roasted peanuts

Maple Oatmeal Cookie Dough – maple ice cream with oatmeal cookie dough and candied walnuts
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Oh my. Maple oatmeal cookie is like my two favorite sweets together.
 
Little G's Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake
Grade: B
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"Peanut butter cheesecake ice cream with chocolate flakes and mini peanut butter cups."

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The cheesecake base does not provide a tangy aftertaste like I read in some reviews. I personally found the peanut butter to be the dominant flavor with the cheesecake coming in as the aftertaste.I would give it a 60/40 ratio of peanut butter to cheesecake.

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The amount of mini peanut butter cups in this pint was outrageous. If I had to count it was well over two dozen mini peanut butter cups throughout the pint, if not more! The chocolate flakes were very overpowered by how many peanut butter cups I scooped throughout my experience. Which IMO I did not mind, the PB Cups are just super hard, which is not always great. Once its tempered (10 minutes) they are much more manageable.
 
Little G's Carrot Cake:
Grade: B
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"Cream cheese ice cream with carrot cake pieces and candied walnuts"

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The base provides a bold cream cheese flavor. Each bite entails spices found in the carrot cake which help give it a true carrot cake flavor.

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The carrot cake pieces in this pint were the star, but there were far more candied walnuts. The candied walnuts were massive in size, but did not give a strong cinnamon sugar candied vibe. With larger carrot cake pieces and a better ratio of carrot cake/walnuts this would of been an A
 
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Little G's Carrot Cake:
Grade: B
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"Cream cheese ice cream with carrot cake pieces and candied walnuts"

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The base provides a bold cream cheese flavor. Each bite entails spices found in the carrot cake which help give it a true carrot cake flavor.

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The carrot cake pieces in this pint were the star, but there were far more candied walnuts. The candied walnuts were massive in size, but did not give a strong cinnamon sugar candied vibe. With larger carrot cake pieces and a better ratio of carrot cake/walnuts this would of been an A
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This looks amazing just from a color/mix in perspective
 
I had gelato one of those fancy 1 pint cups .. it was so delicious

Can't seem to find salted caramel :(
 
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Salt & Straw Chocolate Caramel Potato Chip Cupcake
Grade: A-
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enamored with the malted, salted chocolate ice cream loaded up with bite-sized pieces of cupcakes frosted with chocolate ganache and soaked in coffee syrup to keep them extra gooey. Then we take things to a whole new level with handfuls of chocolate-coated potato chips and a generous ribbon of housemade caramel"

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It is almost like a salted caramel and chocolate infusion pieced together to form the ice cream surface. While this base was different, it was so tasty that it was surreal.

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The cupcakes pieces are extremely moist, fresh, and entail tons of flavor..
The Chocolate covered potato chips provide the essential sweet and salty compliment that go perfectly with the base and the cupcakes. Crunchy on the outside, packing a ton of milk chocolate flavor, and provides hints of saltiness (which i wish was stronger).
This caramel swirl hit the spot. Laced with tons of sweet, gooey, and luscious caramel flavor it hits your taste buds right away and does not stop until the very last bite.

Things that could make it an A+:
Better cupcake quality, more saltiness in the potato chips
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Damn this looks delicious.. I would really enjoy this
 
Forgot to snap a pic, but tried the B&J non-dairy Coconut Seven Layer Bar (sounded like a good flavor from the description). Coconut flavor is non-existent, but the pint is PACKED with walnuts, chocolate chunks, and caramel swirl. On mix ins, its great, but lacking the coconut flavor I wanted. If it had that it would be a top-tier from b&j , but without, its just really good mix ins in average base. Not a bad pickup on sale tho.
 
booneman77 said:
Forgot to snap a pic, but tried the B&J non-dairy Coconut Seven Layer Bar (sounded like a good flavor from the description). Coconut flavor is non-existent, but the pint is PACKED with walnuts, chocolate chunks, and caramel swirl. On mix ins, its great, but lacking the coconut flavor I wanted. If it had that it would be a top-tier from b&j , but without, its just really good mix ins in average base. Not a bad pickup on sale tho.
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Disappointing! You see this BnJ one around Driven2lift? I've seen non-dairy flavs at Walmart.

See these yet?
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Little G's Coconut Caramel Fudge Cookie
Grade: A
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"Coconut ice cream with fudge and salted caramel swirls, sugar cookie pieces, and coconut caramel clusters."

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Coconut ice cream was present, but not very strong. The amount of caramel and fudge swirls soon took over once you dug into this pint.

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Fudge Swirl & Caramel Swirls were so large it was like eating pools of fudge and caramel. Both swirls packed tons of flavor (Fudge very rich like brownie batter) ((Caramel very sweet and has a nice saltiness to it)). The first run of this flavor people complained of the clusters were rock hard, so she removed them. Mine was loaded with soft and moist sugar cookie pieces. Everything in this pint was on point.
 
Talked to the Owner of Ample Hills today (Brian Smith)
The Taste of NY is coming back including It Came From Gowanus (GOAT) , Commodore (Top 5 flavor IMO), Hells Kitchen and Floating over the highline.

Should be up for sale starting Tuesday.

Gowanus: "Dark chocolate ice cream made with 72 percent Guittard chocolate and cocoa powder, hazelnut paste and gianduja covered crack cookies, dark-chocolate-brownies flavored with natural orange extract and a splash of Grand Marnier, white chocolate pearls."
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Commodore - "salt honey base with clusters of chocolate covered potato chips and house made honeycomb candy.
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Kitchen Sink - " Dark chocolate Guinness ice cream with spiced brownies, brown butter cookie dough and toffee pieces."
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Floating Over the high Line - "Root beer ice cream made with Bubby’s root beer syrup, mini marshmallows and chocolate sprinkles."
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Ample hills threw a spin on us.. They dropped Hells Kitchen Sink with a NEW FLAVOR:

Harry & Eigel’s Marbled & Malted (new!) Made with Junior’s marbled cheesecake! Chocolate malted ice cream with pieces of Junior’s marbled cheesecake and chocolate crushed malt balls.

HNNGGGGGGG

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4 pack is up for sale. Putting my order in shortly!
 
Little G Chocolate Mint Cookie:
Grade: B+
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"Chocolate mint ice cream with fudge swirl and chocolate mint cookie pieces."

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Chocolate Mint ice cream is about 70/30 Chocolate to mint ratio. While I am not a big mint fan, this was just a touch too much for me to handle and enjoy. This is definitely a perfect replica of a thin mint girl scout cookie, which Grace was intending for.

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Fudge Swril was LIT. As you know Little G's is known for killer swirls that are dense pools of flavor. The cookie pieces were very small and scattered throughout the pint. No where near as good as her sandwich cookie pieces which are her best mix-in. Overall if you are a chocolate mint fan you will love this pint. With a bit less mint I would of given it an A and larger cookie pieces.
 
S&S Lineup for June... Now what will they select for online shipping....

Portland

Urban Gleaners’ Toasted Baguette PB&J — toasted baguette ice cream with swirl of berry jam and chocolate peanut butter
Celery Root & Strawberry Celery Leaf Jam — celeriac ice cream with strawberry jam infused with celery leaf clippings
Ancient Heritage’s Lemon Curd & Whey — salted whey ice cream with lemon curd
Breakside Brewery’s Spent Grains & Bacon S’mores — ground spent grain ice cream and bacon with bacon marshmallow fluff
Bourbon Distilled Cherries Ambrosia — whiskey-steeped cherries ice cream

Los Angeles
Food Forward’s Top of the Beet — salt and pepper ice cream, beet top, lemon and sherry vinegar jam, dehydrated beet leaf brittle
Whey-Preserved Strawberries — extra-ripe strawberries preserved in whey and turned into ice cream
Salt-Cured Backyard Citrus Creamsicle — vanilla ice cream and salt-cured citrus marmalade
Three Weavers’ Spent Grain With Blackberry Fig Jam — spent grain ice cream and blackberry fig jam
Greenbar Distillery Gin Spices & Tonic — spent spices steeped in simple syrup and mixed into ice cream with tonic

San Francisco
Food Runners’ Banana Bread Pudding — spiced banana ice cream, chunks of bread pudding
Roasted Sunchoke Mock Apple Pie — vanilla ice cream, nutmeg crumble, sunchoke pie
Imperfect Produce’s Candied Citrus & Whey Caramel — frozen yogurt-style ice cream with caramelized whey
Imperial Stout Wort and Peaberry Coffee Bark — stout ice cream with chocolate coffee bark
The Roxie Road — popcorn ice cream with caramel and coffee-flour cookie crumble.
 
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S&S Lineup for June... Now what will they select for online shipping....

Portland

Urban Gleaners’ Toasted Baguette PB&J — toasted baguette ice cream with swirl of berry jam and chocolate peanut butter
Celery Root & Strawberry Celery Leaf Jam — celeriac ice cream with strawberry jam infused with celery leaf clippings
Ancient Heritage’s Lemon Curd & Whey — salted whey ice cream with lemon curd
Breakside Brewery’s Spent Grains & Bacon S’mores — ground spent grain ice cream and bacon with bacon marshmallow fluff
Bourbon Distilled Cherries Ambrosia — whiskey-steeped cherries ice cream

Los Angeles
Food Forward’s Top of the Beet — salt and pepper ice cream, beet top, lemon and sherry vinegar jam, dehydrated beet leaf brittle
Whey-Preserved Strawberries — extra-ripe strawberries preserved in whey and turned into ice cream
Salt-Cured Backyard Citrus Creamsicle — vanilla ice cream and salt-cured citrus marmalade
Three Weavers’ Spent Grain With Blackberry Fig Jam — spent grain ice cream and blackberry fig jam
Greenbar Distillery Gin Spices & Tonic — spent spices steeped in simple syrup and mixed into ice cream with tonic

San Francisco
Food Runners’ Banana Bread Pudding — spiced banana ice cream, chunks of bread pudding
Roasted Sunchoke Mock Apple Pie — vanilla ice cream, nutmeg crumble, sunchoke pie
Imperfect Produce’s Candied Citrus & Whey Caramel — frozen yogurt-style ice cream with caramelized whey
Imperial Stout Wort and Peaberry Coffee Bark — stout ice cream with chocolate coffee bark
The Roxie Road — popcorn ice cream with caramel and coffee-flour cookie crumble.
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Inb4 "I can make better whey ice cream at home"
 
GNO said:
Inb4 "I can make better whey ice cream at home"
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You must of missed the whey strawberry shortly below it ;)
That one will probably be on the online order for the june seasonal flavors, but we will find out Friday.
PB&J and S'mores take priority, hoping they bring banana bread into the mix!
 
They just put a jenis about 2min from my office. Might get listeria in the wind ;)
 
��Graeter's Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownie Initial Review ��
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Today is the first day of this Summer Bonus flavor to hit stores.
The Dark Chocolate base is fantastic. As expected from Graeters the density and boldness of the ice cream really shines. The Dark chocolate flavor is rich and has an incredibly long lasting aftertaste that resembles brownie batter. The Fudge brownies are no joke either. These suckers are thick in size, but are soft and chewy in texture. If you were to ask me, these brownies should be used more often as they compliment the dark chocolate base very well. Graeter's hit a home run with this flavor. If you know Graeter's they are very simple on paper, but with a french pot process of making their ice cream their execution is flawless.
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Grade: A ..... 9.5/10... I grabbed a pint to take home and see how different my score my vary

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Little G's Fluffer Cookie
Grade: A
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"Peanut butter ice cream with marshmallow swirl and chocolate sandwich cookie pieces"

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I really enjoy Grace's PB Base. It is not salty (which some people nail her for), but very smooth, creamy, and has a great flavor to it. Another reason why she is using it in a lot of upcoming flavors. This seems to be a popular choice among her fans.

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The marshmallow swirl is very well done. This literally has the burnt taste after roasting a marshmallow over a campfire. Absolutely nailed IMO. She got some gripe about it and went back to the OG marshmallow swirl after initial shipments.

The chocolate sandwich cookies found in Chocolate Milk & Cookies (best off her OG lineup next to cowboy cookie), Coffee Milk & Cookies, and Slutty MdoughW (which I will be reviewing in the future) are phenomenal. Basically massive chunked up oreo's thrown into the mix.

Peanut butter, stuffed cookies, and a massive toasted marshmallow swirl (almost half my pint). Clear cut winner from the spring flavors.
 
White Russian and liquor / coffee based flavor coming from AH soon
Don't know if you can order this online or not in the future

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Ample Hills Customer service killing it.. Customizing my Taste of NY to include 2 Gowanus (GOAT) instead of highline (Root beer flavor)

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Ample Hills The Hat Trick:
Grade: B
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"Cheesecake ice cream with M&M's, Peanut Butter Cups, and Brownies"

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The base itself was good, but could of been better. The cheesecake is dense, but does not have a sweet or luscious aftertaste to it.

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The sheer amount of peanut butter cups, brownies, and m&m's were crazy! From top to bottom in every single bite I had more mix-ins then I had ice cream.
PB Cups --> Pretty straight forward
Brownies --> Best mix-in here.. Super moist, fresh, and dense
M&M --> provide crunch and flavor
 
Not gonna lie a little disappointed that I got no caramel swirl and only a few pieces of Churro. The flavor was good however. Not to thrilled with this C-Invalid Link RemovedInvalid Link RemovedInvalid Link Removed
 
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Not gonna lie a little disappointed that I got no caramel swirl and only a few pieces of Churro. The flavor was good however. Not to thrilled with this C-Invalid Link RemovedInvalid Link RemovedInvalid Link Removed
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Wow, compared with other pics/reviews, that is hands down the saddest pint of Little G's that I've ever seen. My condolences, brother.
 
BRUstrong said:
Wow, compared with other pics/reviews, that is hands down the saddest pint of Little G's that I've ever seen. My condolences, brother.
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Agree. Her MdoughW had a bad run of QC issues it seems. A lot of people missed swirls in churro, and a lot of missing pieces. I wonder if MdoughW had no idea how much inventory she would actually blow through. For a girl that is selling a ton of ice cream I am wondering if grace had to portion them lighter in cookies due to the high demand? No idea..

With those pictures I would forward them to Goldbely and get some kind of a credit/refund for such a bum pint, at least see what they have to say.
 
The Solution said:
Agree. Her MdoughW had a bad run of QC issues it seems. A lot of people missed swirls in churro, and a lot of missing pieces. I wonder if MdoughW had no idea how much inventory she would actually blow through. For a girl that is selling a ton of ice cream I am wondering if grace had to portion them lighter in cookies due to the high demand? No idea..

With those pictures I would forward them to Goldbely and get some kind of a credit/refund for such a bum pint, at least see what they have to say.
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The Solution said:
Agree. Her MdoughW had a bad run of QC issues it seems. A lot of people missed swirls in churro, and a lot of missing pieces. I wonder if MdoughW had no idea how much inventory she would actually blow through. For a girl that is selling a ton of ice cream I am wondering if grace had to portion them lighter in cookies due to the high demand? No idea..

With those pictures I would forward them to Goldbely and get some kind of a credit/refund for such a bum pint, at least see what they have to say.
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They just told me that they contacted them to let them know. Nothing else
 
bbartsche said:
They just told me that they contacted them to let them know. Nothing else
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She probably got 100 other + emails stating the same thing on churro. It is either 100% goldmine, or a dud.. That is why I told you to only get 1 in your 10 pack :) Slutty and PB Fudge (which you tripled on) will be well worth it.
 
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She probably got 100 other + emails stating the same thing on churro. It is either 100% goldmine, or a dud.. That is why I told you to only get 1 in your 10 pack :) Slutty and PB Fudge (which you tripled on) will be well worth it.
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That's what I was told. Too bad. That flavor could've been so good
 
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