What's better than ice-cream and rootbeer? Ice-cream and real
beer! We've mixed some frozen milk and a multitude of beers to
find the best tasting ice-cream float. Try our selections, or
post your own concoctions.
Light Beer Category
Generic Light Beer
Joshua - Mild, surprisingly tasty
Brendan - Sweet, a little bland
Casey - Beer itself, pretty gross. Beer with ice cream, not bad.
Medium Beer Category
Bock
Joshua - bad aftertaste, doesn't mix well
Brendan - Harsh, like drinking puke
Casey - Bock is good, but bock with ice cream is confusing and scary.
Pale Ale
Joshua - Kills bitterness, doesn't blend well. Sweeter than bock.
Brendan - OK. Doesn't mix well. Still tastes like ice cream and beer.
Casey - Similar to the light, but not quite as cost-effective.
Amber
Joshua - Great, slightly malty aftertaste.
Brendan - Sweet with full body and great aftertaste.
Casey - This beer itself is naturally creamy. The ice cream
accentuates nicely. A bit rich, but I wouldn't mind having this
as a dessert.
Exotic Beer Category
Raspberry Wheat
Joshua- -delicious, smooth, clean aftertaste
Brendan - I can drink this all day. Doesn't taste like beer at all ... more like a sherbet.
Casey - Tastes the
most like a dessert. Raspberry comes through, but isn't
overpowering. I thought this would be gross, but it's not bad at
all. Still like the Amber better, though.
Peach Belgian Ale
Joshua - Scrumptious mélange of peach and ale. Excellent.
Brendan - Amazing. Like a Sunday brunch in the Garden of Eden. Great fruit aftertaste.
Casey - Way too
sweet. If you got this at a bar, it would come with three
umbrellas and an official Certificate of Emasculation.
Black Currant Wheat
Joshua - Scary. Do not drink. Almost curdled.
Brendan - Gag me. Bitter and horrible. It's trying to make me sick.
Casey - Have you ever heard of black currant and ice cream as a dessert? There's a reason why.
Dark Beer Category
Stout
Joshua - Very smooth. Standard stout bite without the strong beer flavor.
Brendan - The classic float. A beer drinker's float. Treat yourself to some chocolately goodness.
Casey - I'm not a big fan of this stout, but this is pretty good. Nothing remarkable, but pretty tasty.
Double Chocolate Stout
Joshua - Tastes like cream and beer. Not a good blend. Both flavors are too present.
Brendan - Too refined. Good, but not something you can't get enough of. Like a bitter chocolate.
Casey
- I actually like this one. You could drink this and think you
had a chocolate milkshake. A great trick to play on your younger
siblings.
Porter
Joshua - -Not a good mix. Imagine what ashes in beer would taste like, then add cream.
Brendan -Sweet after initial kick, but the aftertaste makes you want to wring your mouth out.
Casey - Not
as bitter as the stout or as sweet as the chocolate stout. Very
creamy and not bad, but why would you mess with a good porter?
