** ~ Ice Cream Eating Now Thread -- Round 4 ~ **

[AdamWW]

I don't follow PBIC like I used to...I was completely unaware of his launching his own ice cream brand.

Does he have a time frame on when he's wanting to launch...or is he strictly just in a testing phase to see if it'll be worth doing?

ugasar posted Eric's Dunkaroo's flavor on his IG...Good lawd it looks guuud

He's still super early, just BETA testing. ugasar got an early beta set because he has the following to justify Eric sending him the product.

However, the rest of the beta test group (me included) are on a rain-check while Eric sorts out some shipping issues he ran into. I believe the beta-test for the rest of the folks who signed up will come back in a month or so.

As far as going public, zero idea... again it's super early for him, he's trying to fine-tune the logistical component before he commits.

[ChknFrydMFer]

All the best wishes his way...love the flavor ideas so far (Blockbuster/Dunkaroo's)

Also saw he's doing a PB&J...I know he very critical of the ones released by other companies, so I'm excited to hear how his turns out

[AdamWW]

All the best wishes his way...love the flavor ideas so far (Blockbuster/Dunkaroo's)

Also saw he's doing a PB&J...I know he very critical of the ones released by other companies, so I'm excited to hear how his turns out

I have faith in him for sure... his concepts already sound great, and from the reviews ugasar provided already the quality is there.

[ugasar]

Salt & Straw Berries, Beans & BBQ Sauce

Video Review: https://instagram.com/p/ByLAjFVguqt/

[AdamWW]

Beans?



When you say Eric do you mean that dude who used to post on this site and looked like Ben Stiller? I must have subbed to his channel years ago because I was sitting watching youtube a while back and a "day with daddy" video came up and I strongly wtf'd at that because I don't subscriibe to family crap or "cutesy funsy" stuff as my ex used to call that garbage. Then I realized who the man was in the video. Still subbed, but I suppress any new video alerts.

Yup,

Eric = EricStevens (wrestler name) = Erik Koenreich = PoweredByIceCream = Family Food Dude

[ugasar]

Powered By Ice Cream Blockbuster

Video Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByIa4aAJ...d=twsn1oh8j2b2

[ugasar]

Salt & Straw Campfire S'mores

Video Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByStDbyA...d=rxgxytmhshqj

[1MANU]

Concoction from Cold Stone Creamery - Chocolate/Vanilla/Choc Chips/Brownie/PB. I always use Twix bars as my spoon

[AdamWW]

Concoction from Cold Stone Creamery - Chocolate/Vanilla/Choc Chips/Brownie/PB. I always use Twix bars as my spoon

thats what chop sticks should have been

[AdamWW]

just search for Family Food Dude

[ADD61]

Looks like a few new flavors are online for Brain Freeze:

ATOMIC SUMMER: Ginger Maple Miso Ice Cream with Pieces of Lemon Cake

CHOCOLATOLOGY: Chocolate ice cream marshmallow fluff swirls cognac ganache swirl and pie crust

COSMIC CELEBRATION: Vanilla Ice Cream with Pieces of Funfetti Cake and Chocolate Frosting Swirls

RUM RAISIN: Plump Raisins Soaked in Bacardi Rum For Over 72 Hours, Combined with Our Rich Sweet Cream To Make The Most Decadent and Flavor Packed Caribbean Inspired Rum Raisin Ice Cream

SALTY SCIENTIST: Sea Salt Caramel Ice Cream With Peanut Butter Cup, Cookie Dough and Chocolate Ganache Truffle Pieces

SUPER CHARGE COCOA: Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pecan with Cocoa Nibs and Nutella Swirl

ZERO GRAVITY: White Chocolate Ice Cream with Raspberry Ganache and White Chocolate Oreo Bark

[ugasar]

Looks like a few new flavors are online for Brain Freeze:

Ordered up yesterday! Should have them Tuesday and will get reviews out ASAP. Hopefully within a week!

[ugasar]

Powered By Ice Cream Dunkaroos

Video Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNjFBXg...=109o621fv9wt6

[AdamWW]

Museum of Ice Cream PB&P

Peanut Buttery Ice Cream, Chocolately Covered Pretzel Pieces and a Peanut Butter Swirl

Apparently this is a Target-only brand, and they recently released new packaging a couple new flavors, so I decided to check it out.

I heard some negative responses of them before, but I figured perhaps the updates were also going to be on quality as well.

The base is a passable peanut butter flavor, though more on the creamy side than a sharp PB. It is not dense like a high-end ice cream, but it's not as light as something like breyer's... i'd put it in the middle. Flavor quality seemed good, nothing very artificial, but i would call it a bit 'uninspired'... it was kind of a bland PB. Still, PB is hard to not enjoy regardless.

There is a 'swirl', apparently, but for me I only got a small amount of it so far, right at the top. I wasn't a huge fan, but again, PB is hard to make taste bad, so I have to gauge it against other more premium renditions and say this is super mediocre. When I think of the richness of an S&S or even a Ben and Jerry's pint... this isn't close to that.. and also the shape/texture of the swirl when I did get it was oddly artificial... not the taste, but the presentation, like a condensed ribbon instead of a messy glob of real, quality PB.

I'd say the chocolate pretzel pieces were the best part of this. Good crunch, good chocolate flavor, and there is a lot in there, too.

Overall kind of an average pint. I don't think it's bad, also not good....

I'll give it a C. I can eat it, it's fine... but i'm far from impressed. Again, if you can't make PB in a pint tastes REALLY good, I can't give it a high rating, and they didn't do enough to elevate it.

[ADD61]

Ordered up yesterday! Should have them Tuesday and will get reviews out ASAP. Hopefully within a week!

You are truly the hero we need. Not the one we deserve.

[ADD61]

Not surprised on those Museum of Ice Cream pint. The first release for destroyed across the board which is saying something. $4+ for 160ish Cal quality? Nope........

Dang, Eric is doing cookies too?!

[ADD61]

S&S Article with info on other Seattle ice creams:

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/fo...der-than-ever/

[AdamWW]

So Delicious OatMilk - Peanut Butter & Raspberry

Oatmilk Ice Cream... well, ok, i guess?

Honestly... this went better than I thought it would. So Delicious, in my opinion, is top-level with their Cashewmilk bases, but having never had an Oatmilk one before, I really didn't know what to expect. The cashewmilk stuff ends up nice and creamy, although it does take a while to temper... but I do enjoy it from time to time.

The same thing happens here: it needs a little tempering before you can scoop it freely, which isn't necessarily a bad thing IMO, it just lasts longer.

Taste-wise, the base is fairly generic. It is creamy, much like their cashewmilk ones, though you do get a bit of... I don't know... starchy-ness in there. Not a grainy oat feel, just different than the nut-milk ones they put out. The taste was not overly sweet or overdone, in fact I could have used a little more, but I did like the texture overall.

The raspberry has a sharp, tart flavor, and it's not overly sweet. Thus far I have gotten a LOT of it, and the same goes for the PB, which is great as it makes the neutral base more of a means to cut through or blend with the flavors, so you forget it's kind of bland.

The PB is actually pretty damn good... tastes very natural, non-artificial, and again there's a lot of it.

I can't say I'll buy this again just because I think there are many better options out there, BUT if you cannot handle dairy, it's worth a shot for sure.

I'd give it a B-

[ADD61]

Couple of sales if you have CVS & Publix in your reach:

CVS has Serendipity Pints 2 for $8
Publix has Jeni’s 2 for $12

[ugasar]

Kookies & Kream Sarasota Carrot Cake

Video Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVRtG2A...d=tdlukxoay4fz

[ugasar]

Salt & Straw Mushroom Muddy Buddies

Video Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/ByabGWVA...=1mo6qk9idedef

[1MANU]

The Kookies & Kream Sarasota Carrot Cake sounds awesome. Send some to me! lol

[crpav]

Thanks for the many reviews but could you put a grade in your post? Sorry to sound like complaining but the videos can't be skipped or watched at work (have no time at home either) so if possible a simple grade or review overview in this thread would be great.

[ADD61]

^^^ he posts photos and grades on his IG if you subscribe

[AdamWW]

Thanks for the many reviews but could you put a grade in your post? Sorry to sound like complaining but the videos can't be skipped or watched at work (have no time at home either) so if possible a simple grade or review overview in this thread would be great.

I always do

[Fiction2Fitness]

The one that has surprised me with its flavor in the last week is not even close to high end. It's only 1.99 at the store and just under 500 calories for the whole pint cause it combines a low calorie vanilla "ice cream" with a lemon sorbet. And it's a bit of a gimmick but still, I'm finding I am enjoying the Sour Patch ice cream.



I wasn't sure how the flavors would go with it being the combination of vanilla with the lemon but it works out well, at least for me. May be a little driven by the fact it's so hot and the cold dessert is a nice treat. Still, the lemon flavor was a good choice. The pint also uses red berry swirl along with very tiny bits of sour patch kids. The bits are very small and not the best when trying to get a piece as far as comparing it to the original candy. I kinda wish there were even bigger pieces though hard to say how that would go sitting in the ice cream.



Now the red berry swirl, that is one of the better parts of the pint. The flavor combined with the base tasted great and I'm hoping there is more. The top layer had the most and I see a bit on the side but will have to wait as I don't know when I'll get to the rest of the pint. So, not a high quality ice cream but honestly, one that I like. Other's may have a different reaction.

[ugasar]

Kookies & Kream Sarasota PB&J

Video Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/BydBAzng...d=a2yn5u6pg6q1









Rating: 7/10

[ADD61]

The one that has surprised me with its flavor in the last week is not even close to high end. It's only 1.99 at the store and just under 500 calories for the whole pint cause it combines a low calorie vanilla "ice cream" with a lemon sorbet. And it's a bit of a gimmick but still, I'm finding I am enjoying the Sour Patch ice cream.


I wasn't sure how the flavors would go with it being the combination of vanilla with the lemon but it works out well, at least for me. May be a little driven by the fact it's so hot and the cold dessert is a nice treat. Still, the lemon flavor was a good choice. The pint also uses red berry swirl along with very tiny bits of sour patch kids. The bits are very small and not the best when trying to get a piece as far as comparing it to the original candy. I kinda wish there were even bigger pieces though hard to say how that would go sitting in the ice cream.



Now the red berry swirl, that is one of the better parts of the pint. The flavor combined with the base tasted great and I'm hoping there is more. The top layer had the most and I see a bit on the side but will have to wait as I don't know when I'll get to the rest of the pint. So, not a high quality ice cream but honestly, one that I like. Other's may have a different reaction.

I've heard mostly positive things relative to price on this one. I would scoop if I could find it in pints.

[Fiction2Fitness]

I've heard mostly positive things relative to price on this one. I would scoop if I could find it in pints.

The grocery store only had the quart. I actually found the little pint in Walgreens of all places. They don't have the best ice cream selection so it was a surprising find.

[ADD61]

The grocery store only had the quart. I actually found the little pint in Walgreens of all places. They don't have the best ice cream selection so it was a surprising find.

Interesting. I think that shelf space in Walgreens here (Atlanta Area) is taken up by Blue Bell.