Let Me Introduce You To... HEAVEN
 

Some of you might have heard of this before, but it was new to me when I was reading a Yard House menu... a beer float.

I've never heard of such a thing, mainly because it sounds disgusting. I mean, Bud Light already tastes like crap but I can't imagine adding ice cream to it would make it taste any better.

The Yard House serves Young’s Chocolate Stout with vanilla ice cream and Lindeman's Framboise with vanilla ice cream. This really peaked my interest because I'm a big Framboise fan. I recently got my roomie into it and he came home with a few bottles from the corner store by my place, which sells the 25oz ones. On the way home from the casino today, I picked up a couple of the small Ben & Jerry's vanilla ice cream.

While Criminal Minds is on, I decided it was time to pop my cherry. What better of a way to celebrate watching something other than news on wildfires than with a glass of HEAVEN?

http://www.jewshit.com/heaven.jpg

Please pardon the lame Detroit Redwings glass and the crappy xheesecake. If you can overlook that though, you'll see the HEAVEN that is in that glass.

This thing is PURE HEAVEN and a definite for anyone to try who hasn't yet. If you've never had Framboise itself before, go out and get yourself one right now.

I've read a little bit on the internet and I've seen Youngs served with chocolate ice cream and I've also seen oatmeal stout with vanilla ice cream.

Who would have ever thought beer and ice cream would create such tranquility?

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I've seen recipes for Guinness Ice Cream and it sounds fantastic. Never got around to trying it though.

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i am pretty sure that heaven involves vaginas that don't have a lot of hair on them

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AWESOME glass, lollllllllllllllllll 2 sets of those glasses are my finest glassware, lol

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Beer float is probably the second beer concoction that I will try after beer + clamato.

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personally i like the chocolate stout + ice cream combo better. always get it at yard house, considering its only 75 cents more than the normal beer.

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Yardhouse is awesome.

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The best part of this thread is the site that you have hosted the picture at.

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Wait, so there's actually men that drink Framboise? Who knew...

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OP,

Thanks. I just added a new dessert to my menu at the bar.

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everything is heaven with this guy...

http://z.about.com/d/tvcomedies/1/0/...ted_danson.jpg

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Wait, so there's actually men that drink Framboise? Who knew...

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Nothing wrong with a lambic. Maybe I'll grab a peach one for tonight.

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The Yard House serves Young’s Chocolate Stout with vanilla ice cream and Lindeman's Framboise with vanilla ice cream. This really peaked my interest because I'm a big Framboise fan.

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i took one pique at your picture and think it looks gross.

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The best part of this thread is the site that you have hosted the picture at.

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I LOL'ed

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The Yard House serves Young’s Chocolate Stout with vanilla ice cream and Lindeman's Framboise with vanilla ice cream. This really peaked my interest because I'm a big Framboise fan.

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i took one pique at your picture and think it looks gross.

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I think we need a time/interest graph.

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I've seen recipes for Guinness Ice Cream and it sounds fantastic. Never got around to trying it though.

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I have tasted Guinness ice cream. It was decent, but not great. The establishment I got it at also sells durian ice cream, which I did not step up and try at the time. Maybe in the future.

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The Yard House serves Young’s Chocolate Stout with vanilla ice cream and Lindeman's Framboise with vanilla ice cream. This really peaked my interest because I'm a big Framboise fan.

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i took one pique at your picture and think it looks gross.

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Lol!

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OP is such a woman.

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I really hate to be a nit, but it's "piqued," not peaked. Just a pet peeve of mine when I see this so I apologize in advance. I read a quote recently from Julian Lennon where he said something about the "enormity" of some record, obviously meaning enormousness, and it bothered me.

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I really hate to be a nit, but it's "piqued," not peaked. Just a pet peeve of mine when I see this so I apologize in advance. I read a quote recently from Julian Lennon where he said something about the "enormity" of some record, obviously meaning enormousness, and it bothered me.

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Not to be a nit myself, but this is what m-w says about the whole "enormity" thing:
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Main Entry:
enor·mi·ty
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural enor·mi·ties
Date:
15th century

1: an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act <the enormities of state power — Susan Sontag> <other enormities too juvenile to mention — Richard Freedman>

2: the quality or state of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous; especially : great wickedness <the enormity of the crimes committed during the Third Reich — G. A. Craig>

3: the quality or state of being huge : immensity <the inconceivable enormity of the universe>

4: a quality of momentous importance or impact <the enormity of the decision>


usage Enormity, some people insist, is improperly used to denote large size. They insist on enormousness for this meaning, and would limit enormity to the meaning “great wickedness.” Those who urge such a limitation may not recognize the subtlety with which enormity is actually used. It regularly denotes a considerable departure from the expected or normal <they awakened; they sat up; and then the enormity of their situation burst upon them. “How did the fire start?” — John Steinbeck>. When used to denote large size, either literal or figurative, it usually suggests something so large as to seem overwhelming <no intermediate zone of study. Either the enormity of the desert or the sight of a tiny flower — Paul Theroux> <the enormity of the task of teachers in slum schools — J. B. Conant> and may even be used to suggest both great size and deviation from morality <the enormity of existing stockpiles of atomic weapons — New Republic>. It can also emphasize the momentousness of what has happened <the sombre enormity of the Russian Revolution — George Steiner> or of its consequences <perceived as no one in the family could the enormity of the misfortune — E. L. Doctorow>.


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Hm. I never thought to mix beer and ice cream, but a chocolate stout and ice cream does sound curiously good. I'm going to have to try this in the future.

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yeah i was like... wtf? enormity? seems good..

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I suppose I haven't yet recognized the subtlety with which enormity is actually used, my bad. That said, I doubt that less than 99% of people using this word are aware that it's primarily used to mean "the quality or state of being immoderate, monstrous, etc."

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hah.. what?? everyone on earth knows it means monstrous

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My understanding of Lindeman's Framboise is that it is more akin to raspberry soda than beer. I'll make a point to try some though.

I also understand that referring to a drink repeatedly as pure PURE HEAVEN is kind of an embarrassing thing for a man to do.

That being said, I've had beer floats before and they are a lot better than people expect them to be. Even if you try something simple like vanilla ice cream and Miller Lite it's not revolting like it sounds, it's actually alright.

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Framboise is good but I am more interested in your cheesecake after drinking too much last night. Where can I get some?

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My understanding of Lindeman's Framboise is that it is more akin to raspberry soda than beer.


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In some ways that's true, but I find Sam Adams Cherry Wheat (to give an example) to be much more guilty of that than Lindeman.

The Kriek and Peach definitely have more sourness and acidity that make it quite different from a fruity soft drink.

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Framboise is good but I am more interested in your cheesecake after drinking too much last night. Where can I get some?

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It was store bought at Ralphs... even though I got a Cheesecake Factory not even 1/4th a mile away from my house. It was probably the worst cheesecake I've ever had.

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My understanding of Lindeman's Framboise is that it is more akin to raspberry soda than beer.


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In some ways that's true, but I find Sam Adams Cherry Wheat (to give an example) to be much more guilty of that than Lindeman.

The Kriek and Peach definitely have more sourness and acidity that make it quite different from a fruity soft drink.

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I've also had the Kriek before but not the others, so I hittup BevMor and bought a bottle of Pomme (apple), Cassis (black currants), Kriek (cherry) and Pêche (peach) to try out.

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yeah Lindeman's Framboise is really good. if it's too much sweetness for you, a good alternative is to get half framboise and half Belgian white.