Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2012

great simple ice cream recipe. Very smooth, but a bit too rich. maybe less chocolate or more cream, I don't know.

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Kellie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Vista, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2012

It was simple to make, but the texture once you added the beer (I used Guinness) became grainy. Still tasted good, but just didn't like the texture.

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mintconditionherbfarm

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2012

I've made it twice now, and the texture just doesn't seem to be working out for me. I will likely continue to tweak the recipe (ie the second time I added more cream and cut the beer in half) as time goes on because I liked the taste, but the texture just wasn't... smooth or creamy as I would like my ice cream to be.

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SuzieQ

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bolton, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Cookstown, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2011

This was time consuming and expensive having tried 2 times and getting brown gravy.

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firsttimeccbkr

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2011

The whole family likes this but we all agree that it's super rich---one scoop is all you want. I don't understand why the little "grains" of chocolate...... We all wish it was smoother.

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SLS73

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Newberry, Michigan, USA

Living In: Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2010

Ah yes, a perfect dessert.....chocolate, ice cream and Guinness! Great recipe! I used half semisweet and half bittersweet chocolates. Awesome!

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charliez

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lansing, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2010

The flavor of this ice cream is amazing. I doubled the recipe because I'm bringing it to a St. Patrick's Day party and wanted plenty to go around. I used one bag bittersweet chocolate chips and one bag semi-sweet to try and balance the two. It is fairly sweet (which I love) but if you don't have a real strong sweet tooth it probably wouldn't hurt to cut back on the sugar a little. The ice cream by itself is very tasty but it also feels like a blank canvas to add any of your other favorite ice cream toppers like nuts or whipped cream (toffee bits sounds like a great idea!) and I really wish I could make waffle cones because for some reason I imagine this ice cream going perfectly in one.

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ProgrammingChef

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Windom, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Lakeville, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2010

I thought this was great, but hubby...not so much, which surprises me due to the fact that he LOVES Guinness AND ice cream. He said it was TOO rich, and I agree, but that's why I liked it so much. I also used semi-sweet chips (Thanks, LTH), and am glad that I did. I think I would make this again! Thanks for sharing. :)

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Christina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2010

This was really great! I was skeptical about adding beer to ice cream, but it was delicious. I reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup, and used semi-sweet chocolate (b/c that is what I had in the cupboard) and this was a HUGE success!

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