** ~ Ice Cream Eating Now Thread -- Round 3 ~ **

[KidSchutty]

Pumpkin Pie is awesome though.

YEAH it is!



I've been trying any and all pumpkin ice creams I can get my hands on, and this one has been the best so far. Many of the pumpkin ice creams I've tried have had a rather generic pumpkin flavor (which I still love) but this one hits the pumpkin spice flavor exceptionally well. The mixins were good too, but they weren't too plentiful. But when you're having Talenti, you're in it for the base, not the mixins. And this base is fantastic. Definitely a must-buy this fall season.

[gomil]

Kroger Private Selection - Picked up on Mega Savings.



Bought two each of Raspberry & Eclairs about a week ago - fantastic flavors; smashed with raisins and still have two containers remaining. Went shopping again on Friday and picked up Cherry plus English Toffee; bit buttery but not bad.

[Vendetta52]

I had Breyer's vanilla caramel gelato and was very surprised. I know, Breyer's is literally the worst ice cream ever but they did this gelato flavor right. I'd give it a solid B-B+. Has anyone else had this?

[lazymuchacho]

Havent seen a positive review on CCCD yet. Everyone seems to dislike it. However, I love Hazelnut and to a lesser extent salted peanut.

Agree on the B&J GY. Its ok for the macros, but theres better options available. When I had it the swirl was really soggy, dont know if that was just me though.

I had the plain Target Hazelnut pint and the base was good, but I get bored without mix-ins. Jeni's Dark Chocolate is the only ice cream I'd eat over and over for the base alone.

Yeah, B&J GY is not worth a rescoop but wanted to get it off the list.

Agree with that Talenti, as for the B&J though, if you want a killer graham swirl than the Pumpkin Pie delivers every time for me, adds so much to the pint.

I had two pints last year and recall not being that impressed. I'll give it a go later this year though for the giggles.

The idea of a graham swirl seems to be pretty hard to pull off. Bob picked up a pint of the best true Graham ice cream I've had.

Of the 3 new flavors from Talenti, Salted Caramel Peanut is the only flavor I'd consider scooping again. The other two are crap.

Pumpkin Pie is awesome though.

Agree on Pumpkin Pie; went nuts with it last year. Salted Caramel Peanut was good as well. However, the only Talenti's I'll keep buying are SSC (which has gone down in quality), Choc PB Cup, and Pumpkin Pie.

Other borderline flavors that don't make the cut IMO are Southern Butter Pecan, Apple Pie, Fudge Brownie, Double Dark Chocolate, German Chocolate Cake, and the good Raspberry one (can't recall if it was Rasp. & Cream or Rasp Cheesecake).

^^ Agree about SPC, i would also add Hazelnut Chocolate Chip

Bob, saw on AM that you scooped Handel's Deep Dish Apple Pie and Banana Cream Pie. Thoughts?

[ErickStevens]

I had Breyer's vanilla caramel gelato and was very surprised. I know, Breyer's is literally the worst ice cream ever but they did this gelato flavor right. I'd give it a solid B-B+. Has anyone else had this?

That stuff is awful.

[eriikr]

I had Breyer's vanilla caramel gelato and was very surprised. I know, Breyer's is literally the worst ice cream ever but they did this gelato flavor right. I'd give it a solid B-B+. Has anyone else had this?

To me it tasted like whipped cream and had a gummy texture.

[Vendetta52]

That stuff is awful.

To me it tasted like whipped cream and had a gummy texture.

I guess I'm alone in this then hah. My container has a lot of caramel so that's why I like it.

[gomil]

How is the cherry cordial?

Cherry cordial is actually decent. I think what might have felt weird was mixing it with the toffee flavor. Did a search on Google; someone did a review on the Amaretto cherry flavor and I decided to give it a try (you get a taste of fruit in each mouthful which is nice).

[ugasar]

Coolhaus Chocolate Molten Cake


Coolhaus has been pretty good overall with the previous pints and cookie sandwiches I have sampled. After hearing good things about their chocolate flavor, I finally got my hands on it and it didn’t disappoint one bit. The base is extremely chocolaty and dense. After my first bite, I knew this was going to be a good pint as it is one of the best chocolate bases I have scooped. The chocolate is a rich cocoa flavor without being overly sweet. The cake pieces were more along the lines of brownie chunks. Each one was of good size, but they were more abundant at the top of my pint as I only encountered a few while eating the latter half. However, each piece is soft, moist and adds a nice chewiness to the ice cream. They are more fudge-like in flavor and contrast the base well.



Rather than having a swirl throughout, I would hit huge pools of fudge every few bites. They were of the same fudge flavor as the cake pieces, but much richer. It also added denseness to each bite with its sticky texture. The closest comparison I can think of would be B&J’s Chocolate Therapy, but this honestly doesn’t even compare. It is easily my favorite chocolate base I have ever scooped. Add in the quality mix-ins, and this is a top-notch pint that is undoubtedly worth your time and purchase. Easy A+!

[lazymuchacho]

Coolhaus Chocolate Molten Cake

It's such a good pint. Remember that when you picked these up, on a sale IIRC, I mentioned going back to double down on Choc Molten Cake and the Balsamic Fig.

Yet I've seen some people complain about this flavor :/

[The Solution]

I have heard some people got almost 0 cake pieces. Sounds like the consistency can be similar to Steve's with being hit or miss.
have you tried the mint? if so thoughts? only 2 flavor they carry at the kroger there (Columbus)

[ErickStevens]

It's such a good pint. Remember that when you picked these up, on a sale IIRC, I mentioned going back to double down on Choc Molten Cake and the Balsamic Fig.

Yet I've seen some people complain about this flavor :/

The Balsamic Fig... So good.

[gbullock32]

It's such a good pint. Remember that when you picked these up, on a sale IIRC, I mentioned going back to double down on Choc Molten Cake and the Balsamic Fig.

Yet I've seen some people complain about this flavor :/

Never had it, but not my type of ice cream honestly... just not into that much chocolate in one offering.

[pkahnman]

Chocolate Molten Cake is the bomb

[The Solution]

Steve's Whoopie Pies & Sweet Cream Ice Cream



http://theicecreaminformant.freeforu...es-sweet-cream


I would be mistaken to say this was not a home run. From first bite to last bite I was surprised at how well Steve's flavored a Whoopie Pie in ice cream form. I could honestly say they could call this Chocolate Buttercream Cookie Sandwich. Due to how thick and dense the ice cream and mix-ins are it almost seemed like a cookie more than a whoopie pie. When I think of a whoopie pie i think of it being much softer in texture that melts in your mouth compared to cream filled cookie. I have seen reviews where people got next to nothing mix-in wise in this offering, but mine was the complete opposite experience. I would rescoop this in a second! Head to Whole Foods or your local Co-Op and buy this now

Grade: A+

[nakkiz]

Put in my order for AH based on your review, Eric. Really excited for Snap, Mallow and pop as well as salted crack caramel!


@Bob god damn! I think you got all the whoopie pie that was supposed to be in my pint. I had like 1/3rd of a whoopie pie half in total.

[psychodiver9]

I found BJ new New Belgium Brown-Ie Ale. Sucks. Waste of cals. Bland boring base with hard brownie chunks. Caramel sworl is good but another fail from them

[The Solution]

@Bob god damn! I think you got all the whoopie pie that was supposed to be in my pint. I had like 1/3rd of a whoopie pie half in total.

i hope this is the case when i grab Coolhaus Chocolate and Steve's Blackberry (i know PBI said its like a basic raspberry) hope it has tons of streusel pieces.

[jaredmus]

HAven't tried this place yet its called Emack and Bolios in Manhattan and these are just some of the cones you can get !!
Always gets rated one of the top places for ice cream in

[ErickStevens]

Put in my order for AH based on your review, Eric. Really excited for Snap, Mallow and pop as well as salted crack caramel!

Awesome. Did you use my code? I hope you like strong caramel flavors. SCR is intense.

I found BJ new New Belgium Brown-Ie Ale. Sucks. Waste of cals. Bland boring base with hard brownie chunks. Caramel sworl is good but another fail from them

Eh? They made the beer into an ice cream? Where'd you find that?

[nakkiz]

Awesome. Did you use my code? I hope you like strong caramel flavors. SCR is intense.

Eh?

I did. Peanutbuttercup134?

I googled it and it seems like B&J paired up with a brewery? I dont know whats with all the boozy flavors like their texas exclusive.

[ErickStevens]

I did. Peanutbuttercup134?

I googled it and it seems like B&J paired up with a brewery? I dont know whats with all the boozy flavors like their texas exclusive.

Yep, thank you! I'm interested to see how it works. I haven't received a notification yet but it might take a little bit. You're my first, thank you!

I think B&J is hopping on a trend. Higher end brands like Graeter's, McConnell's, and Salt & Straw have been using booze for awhile now. Lets just hope it's more Dublin Mudslide than Schweddy Balls.

[ugasar]

It's such a good pint. Remember that when you picked these up, on a sale IIRC, I mentioned going back to double down on Choc Molten Cake and the Balsamic Fig.

Yet I've seen some people complain about this flavor :/

Agreed! It blew me away for sure.. Did NOT expect that at all!

I have heard some people got almost 0 cake pieces. Sounds like the consistency can be similar to Steve's with being hit or miss.
have you tried the mint? if so thoughts? only 2 flavor they carry at the kroger there (Columbus)

There were more cake pieces at the top of my pint for sure, but still scattered throughout the rest, just not near as much! I have mint in my freezer still and will get around to it sometime soon.. Still have some Talenti and Salt & Straw to get to as well!

Steve's Whoopie Pies & Sweet Cream Ice Cream

Would do many many things to get my hands on this pint!!!

Put in my order for AH based on your review, Eric. Really excited for Snap, Mallow and pop as well as salted crack caramel!

In for reviews.. Might make this my next shipment! Also considering putting in an order on FoodyDirect for a Gelato Fiasco order because I have a coupon for $20 off a purchase. Comes out to about $11/pint.. Can't beat that for shipped ice cream!

[lazymuchacho]

I have heard some people got almost 0 cake pieces. Sounds like the consistency can be similar to Steve's with being hit or miss.
have you tried the mint? if so thoughts? only 2 flavor they carry at the kroger there (Columbus)

Not a mint guy, but I'm sure others ITT can chime in. Also passed on the Caramel flavor because without a swirl I figured it'd be boring (that was my experience with Jeni's).

The Balsamic Fig... So good.

Amen. I've recommended it to a few very skeptical people and they've consistently changed their stance.

Never had it, but not my type of ice cream honestly... just not into that much chocolate in one offering.

It's def. a very rich and dense chocolate flavor, so I can understand that. However, I could eat chocolate fudge for days...

[pkahnman]

Heading down to NYC with some friends

Ample Hills time


Def bring back a pint of 'the munchies'

[Crucifist]

Awesome. Did you use my code? I hope you like strong caramel flavors. SCR is intense.



Eh? They made the beer into an ice cream? Where'd you find that?

I had it. It was...okay. Base definitely has the ale flavor. There's a salty caramel swirl like LNS had which is pretty great, and the mix-ins are brownies which were...oddly crunchy in my pint. Made me wonder if they were using a different supplier or something.

[pkahnman]

Ample Hills is GOAT

My god

The Munchies (Pretzel-infused ice cream with clusters of Ritz crackers, potato chips, pretzels and mini M&Ms)

A+




Also got a scoop of Snap Mallow Pop at the bottom

[nakkiz]

Looks incredible. How much is a hand packed in their store?

[pkahnman]

Looks incredible. How much is a hand packed in their store?

$9

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Im cryin

Fuuuuuuuuuuuk

[SOH11]

So Bobs post made me really look into Steves. Want that Whoopie Pie...found it at Whole Foods right? Anyone have any luck finding Sunday Morning in stores?