Have you ever had a beer flavored ice cream? I saw a recipe for Guinness Ice Cream I thought I'd pass along.
It looks like a pretty good recipe, though I'd add a good pinch of salt and use a real vanilla bean if I had one handy. I've also never added molasses, but it might be a nice touch. And I have to say, as much as I like the flavor that Guinness imparts to this, I've had even better luck using Samuel Smith's Oatmeal stout.
While I love Guinness, and I've tried hard to drink the Guinness brewery in Dublin dry a few times, the Oatmeal stout gives just a little more depth of flavor, and doesn't have the bitterness that the American version of Guinness has. The Oatmeal Stout has more of a sweetness, too, which I feel makes it pair a little better with ice cream. For those of you who aren't beer drinkers, while I won't say that it has no beer affectations at all, it does a surprisingly good job of adding a richness and complexity that makes vanilla ice cream seem, well, vanilla by comparison.
Try it, or tell me what an idiot I am for suggesting it in the comments!
