Who remembers Coke Floats or Brown Cows from their childhood? Essentially they were glasses of Coca-Cola with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
There's a version for grown-ups too at that uses a rich stout with notes of chocolate and coffee with a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream on top. For this I used Shepherd Neame Classic Collection Double Stout and Booja-Booja Keep Smiling Vanilla M'Gorilla vegan ice cream.
Fill a glass with 2/3rds of the stoutand gently add as many scoops of vanilla ice cream as possible on top. You could also add some shavings of vegan dark chocolate or cacao nibs too.
Paired with the Classic Collection Double Stout this was delicious, but a beer with more sweetness rather than bitter notes would complement the ice cream better.
It would work perfectly with a more decadent, chocolatey stout such as Samuel Smiths Organic Chocolate Stout or Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout.
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