Beer Floats
Total Time
20 min
11m prep · 9m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Easy
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Depending on whom you talk to, making ice cream floats with beer is either a genius idea or a horrible mistake. The key is to choose a beer on the toasty, malty, sweeter side and stay away from beers that are too hoppy, dry, and bitter. Here I offer two recipe versions: coffee ice cream with stout and vanilla ice cream (the safest option) with a Belgian raspberry sour (or any fruity beer). I'd make a small test glass first to ensure it works for your palate.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chocolate stout beer
  • 1 scoop coffee ice cream
  • 1 pinch unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup Belgian-style raspberry sour beer
  • 1 scoop vanilla ice cream

Instructions

  1. 1

    Version 1: Pour stout into a British pint glass and scoop coffee ice cream on top. Garnish with a dusting of cocoa powder.

  2. 2

    Version 2: Pour raspberry beer into a pint glass; top with vanilla ice cream.

  3. 3

    Add a straw to each float and serve with spoons alongside.

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