** Ice Cream Eating Now Official Thread -- Round 2 **

[AlwaysTryin]

As in the description sounded great but you were very disappointed?

That's the way I read it. Expected lots, knew it was too good to be true and wasn't real (up to expectations)

[Misctake7]

I rank this in my top 3 behind Sea Salt Caramel and Chocolate Peanut Butter, then I would put Southern Butter Pecan at #4.

Grade: B+

Caramel Apple Pie didn't even make it in the top 4?

[Misctake7]

Completely forgot....does HD SSC have truffles in it? I may need to rescoop. It's been over a year now since I had it.

[Jevice]

Completely forgot....does HD SSC have truffles in it? I may need to rescoop. It's been over a year now since I had it.

No it doesn't. They had a limited edition salted caramel truffle ice cream the past two years but it's not returning this year.

[ugasar]

The Fudge brownies are rich, they are on the softer side, and remind yourself of a brownie diced up and thrown into the mix. The overall chewiness is a great factor, and full of flavor that compliments everything in the pint very well. This was a perfect mix-in for this pint if you are a chocolate lover! The only gripe I have is the size of the mix-ins, if they were larger in size like the truffles in SSC then this would be golden and maybe worthy of an A-. But for the very strong and powerful belgian milk chocolate base similar to an amplified Hershey bar, small chocolate swirl, and brownie pieces this is a killer offering from Talenti and I rank this in my top 3 behind Sea Salt Caramel and Chocolate Peanut Butter, then I would put Southern Butter Pecan at #4.

Grade: B+

I knew you would enjoy this one back when you were asking about it.. Glad you gave it a scoop!

[Gigi999]

Completely forgot....does HD SSC have truffles in it? I may need to rescoop. It's been over a year now since I had it.

I don't think it had any, but still thought it was good anyway. I've always felt truffles are a weird mix-in, was not expecting them in T SSC...it's hard to enjoy the taste of them fully in gelato/ic imo

That's the way I read it. Expected lots, knew it was too good to be true and wasn't real (up to expectations)

Yup...it really does sound amazing but it was far from it. Blondies need to be larger, core less salty (maybe even swirled in, bc base was not very exciting either).

[cobbla]

Finally my Giant Eagle Stocks Talenti Fudge Brownie
Had to pick it up.

I really liked this flavor as well. Ranked it right above Southern Butter Pecan.
Base was smooth and milk chocolatey. Can't find Caramel Apple anywhere!

[The Solution]

I knew you would enjoy this one back when you were asking about it.. Glad you gave it a scoop!

I really liked this flavor as well. Ranked it right above Southern Butter Pecan.
Base was smooth and milk chocolatey. Can't find Caramel Apple anywhere!

appreciate your guys heads up and also reviews on it, was an easy decision based off feedback.

[ErickStevens]

Just noticed this at my local scoop shop:



Anybody had it?

[Misctake7]

Just noticed this at my local scoop shop:



Anybody had it?

Wish I had a scoop shop by me. I'm guessing it's the same as Salted Caramel Core, but actually mixed. If the blondie chunks are bigger, I'd try it.

[The Solution]

Just noticed this at my local scoop shop:



Anybody had it?

So basically salted caramel Core but with a swirl instead of a core?

"Sweet Cream Ice Cream with Blonde Brownies & a Salted Caramel Core"

[Jevice]

So basically salted caramel Core but with a swirl instead of a core?

"Sweet Cream Ice Cream with Blonde Brownies & a Salted Caramel Core"

It's the same thing for the hazed and confused scoop shop flavor since a core wouldn't work when dishing out scoops.

[AlwaysTryin]

Bob I'm getting extremely confused reading most of your reviews lately

After digging into the pint a bit more the Swirl seemed to overpower the small tiny fudge brownie pieces which were reminiscent of the nut pieces in nutty caramel Swirl (From Ben & Jerry's) which are very lack luster in size. It is not a very thick or dense swirl which you may find in Turkey Hill's Pumpkin Pie which is divine, but does allude to a nice chocolate aftertaste combined with the strong base.

The brownie pieces reminiscent of nut pieces?

[MrM27]

Gelato Fiasco - Peanut Butter Stracciatella - This was a choice that was highly recommended by someone that works at Fairway.  I had seen it before obviously but knew nothing about the brand.   I took a $7 shot on it.  I don't know if I remember ever eating a PB ice cream or gelato where I was literally crunching on peanuts.  It was rather nice.  The chocolate pieces were not bitter at all and complemented it well.  Another one of the main ingredients is Sea Salt which I'm glad the added.  It gave it another layer of flavor which I enjoy.  I would recommend this one and I will be trying a few other flavors that are out.

[ErickStevens]

I figured since everybody's biggest complaint about the Core flavors was the Core itself, a swirled variation would be a welcome addition.

[The Solution]

Bob I'm getting extremely confused reading most of your reviews lately



The brownie pieces reminiscent of nut pieces?

They were so small like the nut pieces in the Nutty Caramel Swirl
Exactly what i wrote. Hence "Lack luster in size" they are like little shreds, not even really mix-ins.

[AlwaysTryin]

They were so small like the nut pieces in the Nutty Caramel Swirl
Exactly what i wrote. Hence "Lack luster in size" they are like little shreds, not even really mix-ins.

So the brownie pieces (supposed to be) were nut pieces?

I'm confused at it's odd to compare brownies to nuts lol

[Jevice]

So the brownie pieces (supposed to be) were nut pieces?

I'm confused at it's odd to compare brownies to nuts lol

Definitely a bad choice to compare size, though Bob likes to reference other ice cream flavors in his reviews so people can try to have an idea for comparison. He would be better off to use common things like coins or something similar to the mix in next time though since not everyone can get access to that flavor and it is a bit weird t compare a nut to a baked good.

[mcdond12]

so critical... its just ice cream haha compare and contrast however you wish!

[The Solution]

So the brownie pieces (supposed to be) were nut pieces?

I'm confused at it's odd to compare brownies to nuts lol

They were so small (The brownies) like the nut pieces in the Nutty Caramel Swirl
Exactly what i wrote. Hence "Lack luster in size"

[VinBin]

I hate to admit it, but I've found a few Breyers Blasts I've tried to be pretty good (I think mainly because I love mix ins). I tried the cookie dough after Bob recommended it, and loved it. I recently tried the Toffee Blasts and though the pieces are tiny, they really mesh well altogether. The frozen dairy dessert bases are generally not great by themselves, but it does have a sweet creaminess, and are pretty good when mixed in with lots of tiny additions as they do in the Blasts line.

I am afraid to expand too far into the Blasts line though, any other Blasts flavor recommendations?

[mcdond12]

I hate to admit it, but I've found a few Breyers Blasts I've tried to be pretty good (I think mainly because I love mix ins). I tried the cookie dough after Bob recommended it, and loved it. I recently tried the Toffee Blasts and though the pieces are tiny, they really mesh well altogether. The frozen dairy dessert bases are generally not great by themselves, but it does have a sweet creaminess, and are pretty good when mixed in with lots of tiny additions as they do in the Blasts line.

I am afraid to expand too far into the Blasts line though, any other Blasts flavor recommendations?

Personally, I can't hate on the Blasts! line at all... If you have a craving for a certain flavor, they absolutely do the trick! From experience, I've had, 1. Birthday 2. Samoas 3. Reese's 4. Reese's Chocolate 5. Mrs. Field's Fudge Brownie 6. Waffle Cone... Favorites were Birthday, Samoas, Reese's, and Waffle Cone. I don't care how light they were, them things were tasty! and pretty low in cals!

[mussina123]

Picked up some B&J's...

Everything but the.... & S'mores... never had S'mores, whatcha guys opinion on it??

[The Solution]

Picked up some B&J's...

Everything but the.... & S'mores... never had S'mores, whatcha guys opinion on it??

http://www.theicecreaminformant.com/...ys-smores.html
http://www.onsecondscoop.com/2010/03...ice-cream.html
http://www.masslive.com/entertainmen...ys_smores.html

nothing crazy (Smores)
Everything But the = Big thumbs up. i am a mix-in junkie. hits the spot.

[seamus33]

Picked up some B&J's...

Everything but the.... & S'mores... never had S'mores, whatcha guys opinion on it??

first scoop was a major dissapointment, second scoop had it crack my top 10 b&j's. maybe i just got an exceptional pint, but it was great. basically went from a C- to an A haha.

[igglesphan]

Another good LE flavor from Turkey Hill:

[The Solution]

[Jevice]

Another good LE flavor from Turkey Hill:

Been on the lookout for this one. Very curious about that pecan pie swirl, thoughts?

[igglesphan]

Been on the lookout for this one. Very curious about that pecan pie swirl, thoughts?

The swirl is awesome but I would have liked to see more of it. Pie crust pieces would have been great too. Loved the base!!!

[Jevice]

The swirl is awesome but I would have liked to see more of it. Pie crust pieces would have been great too. Loved the base!!!

Their website said it's similar to pumpkin pie so I'm very excited to try it once I can find it.