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

[lazymuchacho]

My bad fellas.. Only short term! I took a new job and am getting settled in with a lot on my plate right now.

All good brother and congrats on the new job.

If you'd like tho, I'd be happy to receive the orders and take some of those ice cream consumption burdens off your shoulders.

[ugasar]

All good brother and congrats on the new job.

If you'd like tho, I'd be happy to receive the orders and take some of those ice cream consumption burdens off your shoulders.

Thanks bud! It is a pretty sweet gig.. Working 7 days on 7 days off! So a week off at a time I will be back on my reviews in no time. That's when the major ice consumption will be going down! I am a little behind because of all the good scoop shops in the area (Atlanta). I have over 40 pints in the freezer right now, and little g is coming in today as well.


Jeni’s Xocorosa


Very much like Ample Hills Mexican Hot Chocolate, but there is definitely a stronger paprika taste with this particular pint.



I wouldn’t be able to distinguish a specific jalapeno taste compared to chili flakes though. There’s a nice touch of heat to the back end of each bite, but nothing overbearing at all. However, it does linger on your throat for a while.



There isn’t anything special going on with this pint at all. I would have preferred some type of mixin, but I can understand Jeni’s keeping it simple by pairing it with a winter beer. Overall, it has a good chocolate flavor with a minor touch of heat. B-

[ADD61]

Thanks bud! It is a pretty sweet gig.. Working 7 days on 7 days off! So a week off at a time I will be back on my reviews in no time. That's when the major ice consumption will be going down! I am a little behind because of all the good scoop shops in the area (Atlanta). I have over 40 pints in the freezer right now, and little g is coming in today as well.

I haven't been to Jennis here nearly enough.

I split a Little G order with a co-worker. Excited to try them. That deal that was posted here was clutch.

[lazymuchacho]

S&S Petunia's Cookies & Cream w/ Raspberry Swirl:

Interesting flavor here. First thing to note, S&S's vegan base doesn't really "temper". Those of you on that bro-eating life shouldn't be surprised: it is coconut oil based and that chit is solid at room temp. What happens is that it just softens as opposed to melting.



Honestly, that aspect was awesome. Because it made eating the ice cream closer to consuming room temp butter...sweet, coconut flavored butter. You will not be able to replicate such an experience any other way prob.

So yeh, the base has a "strong" coconut flavor. And how about the swirl? Plentiful and thick. It struck a pleasant balance of tartness/sweetness. In fact, I'd characterize as mostly true rasp. fruit taste + sugar with very minor tartness.



Aaannddd...the cookies. Once again borrowing a page from Graeter's, S&S includes large chunks; some are almost half-Oreo sized. The cookie filling tho. It is so strong that the buttery textured base unites with it in your mouth to make this flavor feel like the pint has been stuffed with Oreo cookie filling instead of ice cream. Pissening.



I've never been a big C&C fan, because the iterations always come off as mostly vanilla with bursts of Oreo (at best). Well, this pint changed that for me: the entire thing tastes like one enormous blended Oreo.

VL's Choc PB pint is still better, but this is definitely one of the flavors worth the $20 + dollars.

[bambam601]

b&j confetti cake










finally got my hands on this one and i really enjoyed it.
very similar to cake my day, but i think i like this one a tad bit more.
same base but a lot more icing swirl and cake pieces in this one than the cake my day i had.

[Bosko]

Very average flavor and quality, not much butter fat for creaminess, had to try it out anyway.
Nice day on the lake for some pics!

[lazymuchacho]

"You can't polish a turd."

[Bosko]

"You can't polish a turd."

I can try.......

[Oatmealman99]

I can try.......

Pics are nice, but meijer ice cream sucks, kroger and walmart have the best store brands

[Bosko]

Pics are nice, but meijer ice cream sucks, kroger and walmart have the best store brands

Is the Walmart brand Sam's choice?

[Oatmealman99]

Is the Walmart brand Sam's choice?

Yup, and also great value, GV is sold in 56 OZ containers.

[Bosko]

Yup, and also great value, GV is sold in 56 OZ containers.

Nice...any stand out flavors?
I live way way in the Country and it's 30 minutes just to get to first carry out...tough to get good ice cream

[Oatmealman99]

Nice...any stand out flavors?
I live way way in the Country and it's 30 minutes just to get to first carry out...tough to get good ice cream

for sam's choice i would try Moose tracks, Raspberry white chocolate cheesecake, and sea salt caramel. As far as great value, decadent fudge tracks, peanut butter cup, and S'mores. Also if your walmart carries blu bunny that's another really solid brand.

[GGGTeam]

Gotta find some of that Confetti Cake. Cake My Day was damn good, so that's some high praise.

[ErickStevens]

http://www.vanleeuwenicecream.com/new-products/

What a time to be alive.

[bambam601]

Pics are nice, but meijer ice cream sucks, kroger and walmart have the best store brands

publix too.

[Oatmealman99]

publix too.

Don't have any bro.

[bambam601]

Don't have any bro.

yeah me neither.
but every time i find myself in a city that does, i gotta pick up a half gallon...or three lol.

[jubjubrsx]

I just found 3 pints of steves
brooklyn blackout
burnt sugar vanilla
cinnamon coffee one....


any of you guys just eaten pints of ice cream to get rid of it? like I dont want to waste it but it would just sit there for month......or justify it by making room?

[lazymuchacho]

Nice...any stand out flavors?
I live way way in the Country and it's 30 minutes just to get to first carry out...tough to get good ice cream

It behooves you to acquire a cooler and freezing packs. When I lived an 1:30 away from NY, I used to drive in every month for 20-30 pints and they always made it home without any melting.

http://www.vanleeuwenicecream.com/new-products/

What a time to be alive.

Ooo yeah mayne. Great find. Hope that down the road they also offer rotational flavors...such as the Pumpkin Pie that's been playing with my emotions on IG.

[ugasar]

http://www.vanleeuwenicecream.com/new-products/

What a time to be alive.

YESSSS!!!! FINALLY!!!!!







Ben & Jerry’s Pumpkin Cheesecake










Classic flavor, but I'm not the biggest fan to be honest. I know a lot of people like it in here, but it just doesn't cut it for me. I want way more graham cracker/swirl. B- for me, but still a good flavor overall!

[Oatmealman99]

YESSSS!!!! FINALLY!!!!!







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Classic flavor, but I'm not the biggest fan to be honest. I know a lot of people like it in here, but it just doesn't cut it for me. I want way more graham cracker/swirl. B- for me, but still a good flavor overall!

Turkey Hill> this, all day everyday.

[ADD61]

b&j confetti cake
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finally got my hands on this one and i really enjoyed it.
very similar to cake my day, but i think i like this one a tad bit more.
same base but a lot more icing swirl and cake pieces in this one than the cake my day i had.

I liked this better than CMD. I never got the raspberry element relative to cake. That doesn't seem common to me. This is in line with what I envisioned for the flavor.

[bambam601]

heb pumpkin





still finding a few more pumpkin ice creams out there...
this one is similar to trader joes version. good pumpkin flavor though, not pumpkin spiced.
not much going on other than that.

almond dream bites pumpkin spice



meh..
pumpkin spice flavor is weak. pretty much dominated by the outer shell too.

I liked this better than CMD. I never got the raspberry element relative to cake. That doesn't seem common to me. This is in line with what I envisioned for the flavor.

agreed.
and i think i got a bum pint of cake my day cuz there were not much cake pieces at all in mine. never rescooped either.

[bartosh]

Handel's Ice Cream, Encinitas

edit: All A flavors. As good or better than salt and straw, which is my only top-shelf comparison. I'm happy that his place is a only 10 miles from my house and no drives to LA are needed anymore

quite a long list of flavors


I got chocolate peanut butter brownie and graham central station(graham cracker base with chocolate covered honeycomb)


same ice cream, different lighting


gf got oreo dough. oreo ice cream with cookie dough

[lazymuchacho]

Good lord, AH has become so fkn lazy it's disgusting:

"We loved the molasses cookies from our @roald_dahl flavor so much that they're being reprised in our newest fall flavor, The Fox Stole the Pumpkin. Sweet cream with pumpkin spices and pieces of our chewy, housemade molasses ginger cookies. Now available across all scoop shops and shipping nationwide."

Brb, left over cookies...uhhh...blend into standard base (sweet cream + p.spice? gtfo) and call it a "new flavor"...

[Partyrocking]

The Roald Dahl flavor wasn't as good as it sounded IMO. My flavor had 0 cider caramel.

[ErickStevens]

Handel's Ice Cream, Encinita
edit: All A flavors. As good or better than salt and straw, which is my only top-shelf comparison.

This is why I don't post in here much anymore. I mean... Come on.

The Roald Dahl flavor wasn't as good as it sounded IMO. My flavor had 0 cider caramel.

Same. I thought No Sleep Till Pumpkin was good but it was nothing spectacular. I haven't had anything really good from them in awhile.

[bartosh]

This is why I don't post in here much anymore. I mean... Come on.

Ive driven up to s&s 3 times now, stocking up on 10+ pints each time so i've had quite a few s&s pints at this point. The chocolate peanut butter brownie from handels that I scooped is absolutely on par with salt and straw's chocolate gooey brownie. I guess one thing I'll say is that i didn't like half the flavors i sampled at handels but I have yet to have a flavor below a B at s&s. I stand by my opinion that the best i scooped at handels is on par with s&s. much better than most standard grocery store brands (bj, hd, etc) at least.

[SOH11]

Just did 7-11 S'mores with crumbled s'mores oreos on top.

omfghnnggggg