We went with three honorary Scoopaliciousers and two of the wonderful three actually helped us review the flavors. Thanks CSR and CAR! See below to hear what we thought of all the great flavors we tried.
Note that those without comments means we didn't get a chance to try them. Amazingly one truly can eat only so much ice cream in one sitting, even us!
Baskin-Robbins®
line was so long at first and by the time we got back we were too full :(
Note that those without comments means we didn't get a chance to try them. Amazingly one truly can eat only so much ice cream in one sitting, even us!
Baskin-Robbins®
line was so long at first and by the time we got back we were too full :(
Lucky Mint
Firehouse #31
S'More the Merrier (didn't try at SB but did recently try and its soooo good)
Oreo®Gold Rush
Ben & Jerry's®
Americone Dream
Late Night Snack
TAS: Great texture as B&J always does. Good but not memorable.
CSR: interesting but not worth the calories
CAR: agree with CSR; I prefer some of the other flavors with salty mix-ins like "everything but the..."
Milk and Cookies
TAS: Love the added mix-in of the cookie dough..I was so full at this point I hardly remember...coma time
BSS: Cookie's 'n Cream with Cookie Dough...not a brand new idea, but still two flavors I really like, so...not going to complain. I wish the cookies were bigger.
Bonnaroo Buzz
TAS: YUM....I love the slight flavor of whiskey and coffee ice cream is one of my faves. This is a keeper for me.
CSR: the toffee bits were the highlight, after they were gone it really wasn't worth the stomach ache
Ciao Bella Gelato®
Chocolate S'mores
CSR: YUM!
BSS: The first one of the day! Didn't taste too s'mores-y to me, but it was still yummy. I only really recall tasting the chocolate. Liked that the base was chocolate, which was a nice change from the usual vanilla base I have made it in. I must also admit that the one I picked off the counter was completely melted so my review is a little warped.
Mango Sorbet
TAS: Hot seller at the booth. Overheard comment.."..this would be great to use for a summer cocktail" ..I might just have to try that
BSS: The last one of the day. Refreshing!
Wild Blueberry Sorbet
CAR: My favorite of the day; rich, natural blueberry flavor
Key Lime Graham Gelato
TAS: Not overly tart and just the right touch of grahams. Great smooth texture..I LOVE this as I've said before. Def a fave of mine not just here but in general
CSR: #1 favorite by a long shot
CAR: I had just a taste of CSR's and it was delish! Great texture and flavor
BSS: Verry light and refreshing tasting. Not usually a key lime fan, but this was a real treat. I wouldn't have picked it normally, but it was so crowded I was taking whatever I could get!
Edy's®
The Original Rocky Road
Cookies and Cream
Orange Sherbert
Espresso Chip
Friendly's
Vienna Mocha
Mocha Chocolate Chip
Rocky Road
Nuts over Caramel
TAS: The caramel ice cream was awesome....prefer less nuts but the combo of the walnuts and the caramel was good
CSR: delish although I think I could have done without the nuts
Hunka Chunka Peanut Butter Fudge
CAR: Tasty; if a little light on the PB flavor
BSS:I liked this! It had the Friendly's peanut butter that I LOVE. Kind of an ice cream version of my favorite sundae.
HP Hood/Brigham's®
TAS: The caramel ice cream was awesome....prefer less nuts but the combo of the walnuts and the caramel was good
CSR: delish although I think I could have done without the nuts
Hunka Chunka Peanut Butter Fudge
CAR: Tasty; if a little light on the PB flavor
BSS:I liked this! It had the Friendly's peanut butter that I LOVE. Kind of an ice cream version of my favorite sundae.
HP Hood/Brigham's®
Hood Frozen Tangy Yogurt Rasberry Vanilla
Hood BoSox Brownie
CAR: lots of soft brownie bits!
BSS:good but actually kind of reminded me of Cookies 'n Cream/Oreo.
Brigham's Oreo
CSR: classic
Brigham's Mocha Chip
CSR: I wish I didn't waste the room in my tummy!
SoCo Creamery
Vanilla
Mexicali Chocolate
TAS: First impression (never heard of SoCo Creamery prior)...super premium. SO smooth and velvety and amazing chocolate flavor. I prefer ice cream with mix-ins but this was phenomenal
CSR: deadly
BSS: LOVED. So rich and amazing. I'm a new fan of SoCo after trying this one flavor!
Espresso Cookie
TAS: Not too strong and awesome smooth texture....this place rocks. Glad they came to SB
CSR: Would have liked some cookies crumbled on top :)
Berkshire Berry
CAR: okay, but VERY subtle, like fruit-on-the-bottom grocery store yogurt
One of the highlights of the hour we spent there was meeting Bryan from team Ciao Bella (Thanks Jess for making the connection....that's him above) and the lovely employees at Ciao Bella. They truly are just as fun and approachable as their product.
We thought this was fun too, the "Text your Favorite Flavor" idea. A fun way to keep all the ice cream lovers engaged. I would love to know what flavor got the most votes. I just looked around their site and FB page and saw nothing. Oh well :(
UPDATE: We have a winner....Ciao Bella's Mango Sorbet...so deserving!
Despite the crowds, the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl 2011 was a blast, we tried some new flavors, we ate way too much ice cream, and even Violet, who only got to people watch (not eat ice cream) enjoyed the event! And most importantly the event raised $358,596 for the Jimmy Fund. WOW!
See you next year Scooper Bowl 2012!
2 comments:
So where do I sign up to review ice cream? Be still my beating heart. I always wished someone would hire me to taste pies but ice cream.. that's definitely above pies.
Wonderful post and such a great cause too!
Aw, thanks Maureen! I love your site too!
A pie taster -- that would be fun too!
The problem with both pies and ice cream is they are difficult to ship -- so samples are limited! Haha!
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