{"id":62467,"date":"2024-05-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=62467"},"modified":"2024-05-21T11:59:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T21:59:50","slug":"blue-bell-aw-root-beer-float-ice-cream-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2024\/05\/22\/blue-bell-aw-root-beer-float-ice-cream-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Blue Bell A&W Root Beer Float Ice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s a saying that if at first you succeed, then do something very similar so you can succeed again. OK, I might not have that exactly right, but the folks at Blue Bell know what I\u2019m talking about. Last year, they introduced the Dr Pepper Float flavor, which I thoroughly enjoyed<\/a>, and apparently, many others did as well because it\u2019s now a permanent member of the Blue Bell lineup. For this summer, they have introduced the A&W Root Beer Float Ice Cream, which, despite its name, is only partly ice cream, namely vanilla, and the rest is root beer-flavored sherbet. Just like its Dr Pepper sibling, the A&W version is an instant classic in my book.<\/p>\n

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Through some kind of magic, which is vaguely explained in the ingredient list as \u201cnatural and artificial flavors,\u201d the sherbet perfectly duplicates the taste of root beer. Plus, the consistency of the sherbet, which has a slightly more granular texture compared to the creamier ice cream, delivers a taste experience that almost made me think it was carbonated. <\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s a tip: if you let this sit out for a few minutes instead of digging in right out of the freezer, the ice cream starts to melt a little faster than the sherbet, and it adds a bit more of the rich and creamy vanilla flavor to the mixture. Whatever Blue Bell did to make the Dr Pepper Float flavor so good, it did it again with this one.<\/p>\n

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Of course, I did have to try making a float with this ice cream and some actual A&W Root Beer, and the results were quite good, though perhaps not as mind-blowing as I was expecting, especially considering my choice of drinking vessel. <\/p>\n

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It turned out to just be a root beer float with a little extra root beer punch. So, if you have a busy schedule and don\u2019t have the time for the two minutes of preparation that goes into making an actual root beer float, the Blue Bell version serves as a fine\u2014perhaps even superior\u2014substitute. You don\u2019t have to worry about getting the right ice cream-to-root beer ratio; there\u2019s no danger of the foam spilling over the top of the glass, and you\u2019ll have tons more free time on your hands if you don\u2019t have to do the mixing yourself. I just hope this version joins the Dr Pepper Float as a year-round product.<\/p>\n

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Purchased Price:<\/strong> $3.99
\nSize:<\/strong> One Pint
\nPurchased at:<\/strong> H-E-B
\nRating:<\/strong> 9 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (2\/3 cup) 170 calories, 5 grams of fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 15 milligrams of cholesterol, 50 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 21 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a saying that if at first you succeed, then do something very similar so you can succeed again. OK, I might not have that exactly right, but the folks at Blue Bell know what I\u2019m talking about. Last year, they introduced the Dr Pepper Float flavor, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and apparently, many others […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[2197,1771,1468],"class_list":["post-62467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-aw","tag-blue-bell","tag-ice-cream"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62412,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2024\/05\/20\/spotted-blue-bell-aw-float-ice-cream\/","url_meta":{"origin":62467,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED: Blue Bell A&W Float Ice Cream","author":"Marvo","date":"May 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"It features vanilla flavored ice cream with an A&W Root Beer flavored sherbet swirl. 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