On to the ones I did accomplish.
As anyone who knows me probably knew, this one was a no brainer. On Saturday we went to my favorite burrito place in the city, Ohio City Burrito. As usual, I was done before Kerry had even eaten a quarter of hers. In her defense, she did have to take this picture of me.
Years ago, at a party, I saw a friend put some ice cream in a glass, and pour some Guinness into it. We talked for a while about Doc from John Steinbeck's Cannery Row ordering a beer milkshake, which was the inspiration for his little party trick. That was long before Pints and Pints ever existed in my mind, but it has always been a driving force behind my business idea. I figured if this is going to be a staple on the Pints and Pints menu, I should eventually try one. I used some chocolate and Guinness ice cream I had made (which was lacking any real Guinness flavor - I need to tweak that recipe), and a pint of Guinness. The result was ... interesting. I think the trick might be to let the ice cream melt a little more. It was so cold that the foam from the Guinness would touch the ice cream and freeze into little ice crystals almost immediately. I drank/ate a lot of this with a spoon. When I got the right spoonful, a perfect mixture of Guinness and smooth chocolatey ice cream, it was perfection. But a few spoonfuls were an odd combination of icey foam coated chocolate ice cream. Overall though, it was worth it, and I'd definitely try it again. Although I can't imagine ever doing two in one sitting.
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