- Frozen Pints
Move over Ben and Jerry! As if ice cream couldn't get any better, Frozen Pints Ice Cream out of Georgia is the first company (that I know of, at least) in the business of adding tasty craft beers to ice cream.
The idea for their product actually came about by accident, when one of the founders had beer spilled into their ice cream maker at a party. The result was hoppy and not half bad, thus the idea of mixing different flavored beers into ice cream came about and the rest is history.
Their flavors thus far include: Peach Lambic, Honey IPA, Brown Ale Chip, Cinnamon Espresso Stout, Vanilla Bock and Malted Milk Chocolate Stout. (And yes, they use real beer in the mix, so I wouldn't suggest giving this to the kids.) They also have a section on their website where folks can suggest flavors.
"We carefully craft each flavor to maximize the potential of a brew and bring out its best attributes. Sometimes we pair it with complementary flavors, using the freshest ingredients we can find. But we never mask the natural taste of the beer. It was our first love, after all," states their website.
This article appears in Aug 11-17, 2011.