A&W and Ice Milk.
*silenus ** and Missy2U, this just might have been the effect of the cold soda and the ice cream itself. It was so long ago, I thought it was peculiar to a brand or something. Thanks to you both for helping me put the two ideas together (do you how long I’ve remember that?).
I remember the exclamation of delight from an out-of-state shopper in my local Kroger one night. “Oh my God! Blue Bell ice cream! That stuff is the best, but you can’t get it anywhere! Look at all the flavors, oh my GOD!” The guy she was with was like “Huh? It’s good, but it’s an everyday occurance.” “Not where I live it isn’t!”
I had to resist the urge to tell her she was about four hours drive from the original factory in Brenham, TX. They offer tours and the tour includes a cup of ice cream from whatever flavor you want, including the ones not yet available on the store shelves. But if you’re ever in the Houston, TX area, look to see if the Brenham Ice Cream Festival is happening. Homemade ice cream of all different flavors, made by the people who work in the Blue Bell factory and know what ice cream should taste like. We made a trip when I was a kid and it is one of my fondest childhood memories. We took the kids when they were younger, but we’ll have to go back now that they’re older.
Enjoy,
Steven
The (predominantly DC-area) Silver Diner chain calls this a Root Beer Float Shake. I don’t see it on their online menu though so they may have stopped serving it.
A&W Root Beer
A&W Vanilla Cream
Stroh’s Vanilla Ice Cream
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Birch beer + eggnog ice cream
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A root beer float with eggnog would be perfect for the Christmas season.