Top Ten Most Popular Reviews of 2014

Hello ice cream nation!! I was going to try and shove in one more review this year, but getting a new scoopmobile has really kept me busy these last few days. That's right, after driving my car (almost) to the moon (when it's closest anyway), I finally traded it in. It's pretty weird driving something else after 12 years, but when a rusty car starts needing a bunch of repairs, well, you move on if you can.

So let's do a recap like a lot of other sites are doing right now. Let's start with the ten most popular reviews of 2014. Before starting though, I'd like to put in an honorable mention for #11 because it has gotten more comments than any other review... and they're all angry. That's right, Nick's showdown between Ben & Jerry's Coffee Toffee Bar Crunch & the old Coffee Heath Bar Crunch has gotten people so very riled up. Not a single person has come to the defense of the new non-GMO version. We haven't seen this much angst since B&J Creme Bruleee was cancelled. (Ironically B&J says this was their #7 most popular flavor this year... but maybe that was from sales of people buying up all the old pints). Anyway, on to the countdown!

Turkey Hill Peanut Butter Ripple Light Ice Cream

[By Nick] I'll give Dubba credit, he put in a valiant effort there at the end to make this Turkey Hill limited edition contest even remotely competitive. That said, it's time to put the nail in his coffin and end it all with one last TH limited edition review for 2014. [Finally tally: 8 to 6]

Turkey Hill Peanut Butter Ripple Light Ice Cream

Vanilla flavored light ice cream with a roasted peanut butter swirl, all with no sugar added

Hood Berry Chocolate Crumble Low Fat Frozen Yogurt

[New for 2014] It's no secret that both me and Nick are huge fans of Cookies & Cream. It's just so classic and perfect and we both love trying new versions. The problem is that despite a few exceptions, there's no creativity in this space. How hard is it to add cookies to pretty much any base flavor and not get a winner out of it? Now this next flavor isn't a straight C&C flavor, but how can I say to to a berry base with a cookie swirl? I can't, plain and simple.

Hood Berry Chocolate Crumble Low Fat Frozen Yogurt

blackberry lowfat frozen yogurt swirled with chocolate cookie crunch

Gelato Fiasco Maple Sap Tap Gelato

[By Nick, New for end of 2014] I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! Today we're going to take a look at a free sample of one of the new seasonal pint flavors being offered by the Gelato Fiasco.

Gelato Fiasco Maple Sap Tap Gelato

Inspired by sap on snow. 

Maine maple syrup with house-made maple walnut toffee pieces

Holiday Market Pantry Ice Cream Sandwiches

[New for end of 2014] We'll make this quick since we're all pretty busy right now. On top of the new ice creams at Target, there are two festively decorated flavors of....

Market Pantry Ice Cream Sandwiches @ Target

Festive Vanilla : vanilla flavored ice cream with red & green candy confetti

Peppermint : Red & white peppermint flavored ice cream

(both between chocolate flavored wafers)

Coolhaus "Caramia Lehrer" Salted Caramel Ice Cream

[By Nick] ‎Time to take a look at the other pint of Coolhaus provided by the Niskayuna Co-op!

Coolhaus "Caramia Lehrer" Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Turkey Hill Sea Salt Caramel Truffle Greek Froyo

[limited run in 2014 (Oct-Dec)] See, I was just trying to lure Nick into a false sense of security about our Turkey Hill competition. This limited edition container puts me at 6 vs 7  and I just need to find one random hidden container of Turkey Hill to rob him of his victory.... but at what cost?

Turkey Hill Sea Salt Caramel Truffle Greek Frozen Yogurt

Caramel Greek frozen yogurt with sea salted caramel truffles

So Delicious Candy Corn & Pumpkin Spice Bars

[By Nick] ‎I already know what you're thinking, "Nick, why are you reviewing So Delicious limited edition bars for FALL?" Well there was a miscommunication at So Delicious that resulted in me not getting these bars until earlier this month. "Well, don't they have a Winter line you could be reviewing instead?" Yes, yes they do. However, like the fall bars, those are also exclusive to Whole Foods. It seems that Whole Foods had bought them out of their own inventory so you guys are left with a review of a couple bars you might still be able to find or will have to more than likely find next year. Hope you enjoy!

So Delicious Candy Corn Coconut Milk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Bars