** Ice Cream Eating Now Official Thread **

[anuragp122195]

Revisited OCC. 10/10. Easily one of the best Ice Creams on earth. Base is the standard cinnamon B&J: unique flavor, very creamy, and deliciously sweet. The mixins are sooo hnnng: soft chewy bits of sugary and buttery cinnamon bun dough; probably had around 30 in the pint. The cinnamon swirl is very distinguishable and complements the base and mix-ins perfectly. Will revisit over and over again.

OCC= oatmeal cookie chunk =/= cinnamon buns
lol just caught my eye when I read it. But yup, cinnamon buns is hard to disappoint. I've had it numerous times.

[AlwaysTryin]

Cannoli: THE HOLY GRAIL OF ALL ICE CREAM. Seriously, oh my God. First off, was like a giddy schoolgirl when I finally found it, and immediately picked up all 4 pints that were left. Upon finishing my first pint, I found myself extremely depressed that it's limited, and have been picking pints up whenever I see 'em, so that I have some left when this goes to the graveyard. Now have around 10 or so pints of it in the freezer lol.

Anyways, let's get to the actual review. First off, the base. Oh my God the base. Upon first scoop, I fell in love. Literally the best ice cream I've ever had, it's like a combo of a very rich vanilla bean and butterscotch. Then of course, the cheesecake-ish undertones from the mascarpone. Then the swirl, while very subtle, is absolutely fantastic, it blends wit the base so much that it's sometimes hard to taste it, but when you get a thick strand of it in your mouth, it has the exact same texture as a very fine cheesecake, and has such a rich cheese taste to it. And the mix-ins... I was speechless the first time. Absolute best Ben And Jerry's mix-ins I've tasted yet. So crunchy and thick, and have gotten HUGE pieces in all but one pint. Combined wit the amazing base and swirl, they just send this flavor over the top. Now, as an Italian that has homemade Cannolis every year at Christmas, I can't say that this flavor honestly tastes that much like an actual Cannoli, but that's also because my Mom makes them wit Ricotta, which is the standard for Cannolis, not Mascarpone. Nonetheless, it doesn't even have to taste like a Cannoli, it's absolutely amazing as it is, and not only the best Ben And Jerry's I've ever had, but the best ice cream I've ever had, period. 11/10

11/10 for cannoli? You're the only person to rate it highly

What about CB? OCC? Talenti SSC?

[anuragp122195]

11/10 for cannoli? You're the only person to rate it highly

What about CB? OCC? Talenti SSC?

Being generous, Cannoli is 8/10 at best.

[jubjubrsx]

mmm seeing pics of cinnamon buns makes me want it soooo bad..... its seriously a top up between best flavors from cinnamon buns/occ

cannoli was like a 7/10

[biggquis]

Decide how I spend my night. Options in my freezer:

Talenti Chocolate PB Cup
Talenti Banana Chocolate Chip
Jeni's Brambleberry Crisp
Graeters Chocolate Toffee

I also have B&Js OCC, but I ate that last week also

[DaBubzy]

Decide how I spend my night. Options in my freezer:

Talenti Chocolate PB Cup
Talenti Banana Chocolate Chip
Jeni's Brambleberry Crisp
Graeters Chocolate Toffee

I also have B&Js OCC, but I ate that last week also

I'd say throw out the talentia, and go for the brambleberry crisp. Had it this week for the first of my Jeni's, and it was amazing. let it soften a bit first and mix in the jam swirl if you need too.


also had my first scoop of graeters tonight. raspberry chocolate chip after this thread, and the base was amazing. the chocolate was so much better than B&J, like soft and large chunks instead of crummy little 'fudge' pieces. I wish the flavor of the chocolate itself would have been more milky rather than dark, however the base was un real. i'd put it up there with OCC/CB/SSC

[biggquis]

I'd say throw out the talentia, and go for the brambleberry crisp. Had it this week for the first of my Jeni's, and it was amazing. let it soften a bit first and mix in the jam swirl if you need too.


also had my first scoop of graeters tonight. raspberry chocolate chip after this thread, and the base was amazing. the chocolate was so much better than B&J, like soft and large chunks instead of crummy little 'fudge' pieces. I wish the flavor of the chocolate itself would have been more milky rather than dark, however the base was un real. i'd put it up there with OCC/CB/SSC

Jeni's it is. I had Graeters Rasp Choc Chip a few weeks ago... I've never had chocolate so moist inside of ice cream before. Surely set the bar high for me

[Vendetta52]

Decide how I spend my night. Options in my freezer:

Talenti Chocolate PB Cup
Talenti Banana Chocolate Chip
Jeni's Brambleberry Crisp
Graeters Chocolate Toffee

I also have B&Js OCC, but I ate that last week also

I vote for Talenti's Chocolate PB cup next. I finally found it today at a Target near me and had some tonight and it was great, way better than the last time I had it. I don't know if they checked their fan page or what but my pint had ALOT more PB cups in it, like I had 3 cups per spoonful on average, it was crazy.

[DBRedMan]

picked up a quart of tcby cookies and cream today after seeing usawinston liking it. Awesome for what it is, and way easier to fit in my macros as 1/2 cup is about 1/3rd the cals of Graeters haah

[chillaxbroseph]

I have a pint of pumpkin cheesecake sitting in my freezer enjoying its last moments. I've never had the flavor before, and I'm dying to see what the fuss is about. I've had plenty of pumpkin desserts in my time, but I've actually never had pumpkin cheesecake, so this will be an interesting experience for sure.

[longfellowdeeds]

would really like to try these diff brands but all i see when i walk in to a store is dreyers, breyers and ben and jerries, wtf?

[MetilHed]

would really like to try these diff brands but all i see when i walk in to a store is dreyers, breyers and ben and jerries, wtf?

If that's all you see, go for Ben and Jerry's . .

Ben and Jerry's is farkin' awesome . . .

[Makween]

Had one of these last night (obviously not my picture):



Magnum are better known for ice creams on a stick, but have obviously decided to branch out. Vanilla and chocolate flavour is also available.

I was fairly impressed with this without being blown away. There were dark chocolate chips on top, milk chocolate chips all the way through and best of all a thick chocolate sauce core running all the way down, along with a chocolate ice cream base which was reasonable although not overwhelming. This obviously makes it one for chocolate lovers. Fine by me! It's not up there as one of my favourites, but I would still buy it again if it was on offer. Solid offering.

[usawinston]

OCC= oatmeal cookie chunk =/= cinnamon buns
lol just caught my eye when I read it. But yup, cinnamon buns is hard to disappoint. I've had it numerous times.

LOL...not similar by name, but definitely by satisfaction!

Being generous, Cannoli is 8/10 at best.

That's even too much.

picked up a quart of tcby cookies and cream today after seeing usawinston liking it. Awesome for what it is, and way easier to fit in my macros as 1/2 cup is about 1/3rd the cals of Graeters haah

That stuff is great! I need to buy more of it; TCBY has the absolute best low calorie yogurt. You should consider their cookie dough. It's nothing like Ben and Jerry or Graeter's, but it's very good for what it is.

I'm not bothering with anything else but TCBY from now on. Everyone else's flavors are boring or limited on flavor selection (too many fruit flavors to mask sour tones). Nobody else has mix-ins that I can recall.

[sofocused978]

Might wanna stock up on ice cream if you're in the US. New channels have been reporting a huge spike in dairy prices coming this week. $7/gallon of milk.

[usawinston]

Might wanna stock up on ice cream if you're in the US. New channels have been reporting a huge spike in dairy prices coming this week. $7/gallon of milk.

[Bignbuff]

Am I reading correctly that most people were disappointed by B&J Cannoli? While I wouldn't say it's their best flavor, I still think it's fantastic and am pretty bummed with how limited it seems to be.

[Tdiguy]

edys pumpkin, great for the macros

[anuragp122195]

That's even too much.

I know, that's why I said being generous.

It's probably 6-7 with a completely honest rating.

[MITCHAPAL00ZA]

Being generous, Cannoli is 8/10 at best.

mmm seeing pics of cinnamon buns makes me want it soooo bad..... its seriously a top up between best flavors from cinnamon buns/occ

cannoli was like a 7/10

I had it as an honest 7.5/10

tasty, but nothing mindblowing. Prob wont even rescoop before its gone. was a good pint, but it was missing something (and im not sure what)

[jubjubrsx]

Might wanna stock up on ice cream if you're in the US. New channels have been reporting a huge spike in dairy prices coming this week. $7/gallon of milk.

^^ that might help some of us on our ice cream addiction, just have to find something else to go crazy over.

[sofocused978]

Cracked open some Haagen Dazs Caramel Cone last night. Def in my top 10, not sure where I'd put it though. The caramel base was good but no where near as good as Talenti's. The mix ins though...........damn. Never seen so many mix ins in a pint. Just trying to peel back the first layer off the top of the pint and they just kept popping up. Wish I took a pic but I find it hard to go get the camera and start snapping shot while I'm spoon deep. Low to mid 8s probably/10

[Credz]

So Good!

[StephSkywalker]

Scooped the Bourbon Street Sundae last night.. I wouldnt even bother with it if I were you.. It's just "okay", nothing special...The base was just plain vanilla, mixins were lacking... It taste like something you would give your little brother at a birthday party with cake, not good as a stand alone ice cream.. YMMV but I will pass on this

[anuragp122195]

Ben & Jerry's Americone Dream

Tons of Fudge Covered Waffle Cone Pieces and Caramel!
[/center]

Americone Dream is pretty awesome. The base was a basic vanilla flavor; really no complaints about it as it was very smooth and classic. The whole pint is packed with fudge covered waffle cone pieces. What I particularly loved was that each waffle cone piece was crunchy and solid, but not to the point of frozen hardness. The integrity of the waffle cone pieces was kept perfectly. Also, not shown in any of the pictures, I found some globs of a lot of caramel. The caramel was very smooth, slightly sticky, and well....tasted like good caramel. Unlike a "caramel swirl" in other ice cream flavors, which is found in the ice cream itself, this caramel was separated and given its own space from the ice cream. I liked that because the caramel was not shut up packed inside the ice cream, but rather accompanying the ice cream on the side with good, gooey caramel.

I'm not very good at rating but I'll give it an 8.5/10

[Robboe]

Am I reading correctly that most people were disappointed by B&J Cannoli? While I wouldn't say it's their best flavor, I still think it's fantastic and am pretty bummed with how limited it seems to be.

I enjoyed it. Got a pint in my freezer for down the line.

[Robboe]

Scooped the Bourbon Street Sundae last night.. I wouldnt even bother with it if I were you.. It's just "okay", nothing special...The base was just plain vanilla, mixins were lacking... It taste like something you would give your little brother at a birthday party with cake, not good as a stand alone ice cream.. YMMV but I will pass on this

Click me.

[Robboe]

This is great, but a little light on the whiskey flavor than I was hoping for/expecting. Still, the Jeni's base is awesome so hard to complain.

[Robboe]

I got an awesome xmas gift - a membership to an ice cream club. Every month I get shipped four pints based on the season from places I wouldn't otherwise be able to get those pints from. Thankfully, the first shipment came last week and I cracked open my first pint of a flavor I have never tried before: Blue Moon.

Gotta give Blommer's props, this stuff is silky smooth like gelato, but thick and rich. Hard to describe the flavor; I guess the best I could do would be to say it tastes like raspberry fruit loops? Either way, it is great stuff.

[psychodiver9]

Sounds like an awesome gift!