Beer Floats Food

BEER FLOATS

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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 that's on the toasty, malty, sweeter side, and stay away from beers that are too hoppy, dry, and bitter. Here I pair coffee ice cream with stout and vanilla, the safest option, with a Belgian raspberry sour (or any fruity beer). I'd make a small test glass first, to make sure it works for your palate.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Drinks Recipes Shakes and Floats Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

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

Steps:

Version 1: Pour stout into a British pint glass and scoop coffee ice cream on top. Garnish with a dusting of cocoa powder.
Version 2: Pour raspberry beer into a pint glass; top with vanilla ice cream.
Add a straw to each float and serve with spoons alongside.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 256 calories, Carbohydrate 21.5 g, Cholesterol 61.2 mg, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 55.6 mg, Sugar 12.1 g

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