Graeter’s Ice Cream Party and a Giveaway
As many of you know, Hubby and I moved to Boston from Cincinnati. One of my favorite things when we lived there was walking down the street to grab some Graeter’s ice cream. I was recently contacted to review their ice cream, and they had no idea I already loved it when they contacted me. As you know, I rarely do product reviews on here, but since I already knew how much I enjoy Grater’s, I thought this would be a great opportunity.
Graeter’s uses high quality ingredients and makes their ice cream two gallons at a time to ensure quality ice cream with every batch. It is extremely creamy and decadent! They have 24 pint flavors including signature chip flavors and five seasonal favorites, which rotate throughout the year.
If you don’t live in Cincinnati, you still might be able to find Graeter’s at a grocery store in your town. A list of the locations where Graeter’s is sold can be found on their website. If you’re still out of luck, have no fear, you can order ice cream online. It will be delivered to your door step just like mine was!!
The foam cooler was packed with our six pints and some dry ice to keep it frozen on it’s journey. You can order the ice cream in 6 or 12 pint packages. I think this would make a great gift for Mother’s Day, a friend who used to live in Cincinnati’s birthday, or for anyone else who enjoys great ice cream.
I decided to invite some other bloggers over to my place to share this awesome ice cream with them. So last night, Aimee, Fiona, Renee, and Amanda came over for an ice cream tasting and sundae party! Graeter’s sent me a 6 pint variety pack of ice cream to taste. I requested my favorite, black raspberry chip, to be included in the pack. The other flavors included vanilla, mocha chip, caramel, mint chip, and strawberry.
For the tasting portion, I used a 1.5 tsp scoop to scoop tiny scoops of ice cream onto everyone’s spoon. We started with vanilla and worked our way through the 6 flavors. I’m usually not a fan of strawberry ice cream, but this strawberry ice cream was very fresh and light. The three flavors that had chips were great hits. I always say they should call them chunks. We all agreed that the strawberry ice cream would have been great with the chocolate chunks in it. Turns out Graeters does have strawberry chip right now.
The chocolate in the ice cream has almost the consistency of ganache, so it’s very smooth and easy to bite into. And, everyone once and a while you’ll get a bite with a big chunk of chocolate in it. The black raspberry chip was still my favorite with the mocha chip coming in at a close second for me. (As you know, I’m lactose intolerant. But, about once a year, I eat ice cream because I just miss it so much. I participated in the tasting portion of the evening, along with the help of some medication and it was definitely worth it!)
Once we all tasted a tiny bit of each flavor, we then made ice cream sundaes. Everyone else had brought some ice cream toppings including M&Ms, caramel sauce, and candied pecans. We chowed down on our ice cream sundaes and chatted the evening away.
Eating ice cream reminded me that summer is just around the corner! And if you’d like to try some Graeter’s ice cream for yourself, be sure to enter the giveaway below! Graeter’s has agreed to give a 6-pint variety pack to one lucky reader!! Here’s how you can enter.
First, you must be a follower of my blog, either through Facebook or an RSS reader. For the first entry, go to Graeters.com and check out the flavors they offer. Come back here and leave a comment telling me which flavor you would like to try, or if you’ve had Graeter’s before, which flavor is your favorite.
For an additional entry, either Like Graeter’s on Facebook or follow them on Twitter and come back here leaving another comment saying you’ve done so.
For another additional entry, Tweet the following about the giveaway “Enter to win a 6 pint package of @graeters ice cream from @beantownbaker http://bit.ly/gs2HKn” then come back here to leave a comment saying you’ve done so.
A maximum of three entries per person are allowed. All comments must be made by midnight on April 27th. A winner will be chosen randomly at that point in time. Graeter’s only ships to the US (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), so if you win, you must provide a US shipping address. If you’re out of the US, you can still enter the giveaway if you plan to ship the ice cream to someone within the shipping area.
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
I prefer a nice soft chewy cookie.
ljyoung85 at gmail.com
chewy for sure!!
Love Chewy cookies
Facebook fan
I’m lovin’ chewy cookies
ralphlucy at comcast.net
Tate’s facebook fan/liker
ralphlucy at comcast.net
crispy! 🙂 with a chewy center! perfect.
i’m a fan!
Most definitely a chewy cookie person!
Soft and chewy is the way to go!
I’m a Chewy cookie person!
facebook fan of tate’s
I used to be a cripsy fan but now i love chewy 🙂
You have been doing some great giveaways lately! I’m a chewy cookie person for sure!
chewy cookies all the way
love soft chewy cookie. yum. want a cookie NOW!
Crisp outside with chewy center.
I am 100% a chewy cookie type of girl!
It depends on the cookies. Most cookies I like chewy, but some cookies are best crispy.
chewy!
Definitely chewy!
Chewy all the way! Num!
I’m already a fan of Tate’s Bakery!
chewy all the way!!
I think it depends on the type of cookie. I tend to like crispy kinds better though.
Chewy for sure!
CHEWY cookies please
LIKED them on FB!
Chewy, for sure.
I love a chewy soft cookie but now you got me intrigued with these Tate’s crispy cookies!
I am totally a crispy cookie kind of girl!
Liked them on Facebook!
chewy of course!
I like chewy & crispy.
I also love Tate’s.
They’re so good!
definitely chewy!!
I am totally a soft chewy cookie person. The hubs like crunchy cookies though so sometimes I burn a few ha
I usually prefer a chewy cookie, but my favorite is a combo of the two.. nice and chewy with a crisp and crunchy edge!
For the most part, I like a chewy cookie. However, there are some exceptions to the rule.
Definitely chewy cookies for me!
Chewy all the way!
I prefer a soft chewy cookie.
msgb245 at gmail dot com
CHEWY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! almost raw!
I prefer chewy cookies, but all cookies are good!
If it’s a cookie, it’s for me! haha
I’m definitely a chewy cookie gal. I will pass up a crispy cookie any day.
I like Tate’s on Facebook!
Crispy 🙂
Chewy cookies are my favorite!
I love crispy!
I like chewy and my husband likes crispy ciikies . . . so we can do damage to both! Ha.
Like on FB
I prefer soft cookies but I love Tate’s crispy cookies!
I am a fan of Tate’s on Facebook.
I like a soft cookie
terrylee5151 at aol dot com
I fan them on fb
I’m a chewy but my husband is a crispy!
<3 crispy cookies!
fan on fb
Chewy all the way!
I like both, I want crunchy on the edges with a chewy center.
I am already a facebook fan.
Crispy for me!
Chewy! Don’t ask me why! I just do!
Crispy. Yesterday I made Tate’s Chocolate Chip cookies. They were divine.
I usually like chewy more, but sometimes I feel like it’s better for me to have crispy cookies in the house because I’m less likely to scarf them all down at once!
First time poster, but I want to say that you have such great recipes on here! I like cookies that are a bit crisp on the outside but nice and chewy on the inside. Oatmeal raisin are the best cookies for this texture!
I am a huge fan of the chewy cookie!!
I love crispy cookies. They are perfect for dunking in milk.
phjones21@yahoo.com
definitely chewy!
DEFINITELY a crispy cookie! Hockeypuck style, preferably – I’m just kidding, kinda – gingersnap crunchiness would be perfect. When I was younger, I used to adore all things cookie dough. One day, I decided to eat one of those giant cartons of premade ready-to-bake cookie dough (I used an ice cream scoop and everything) and was horribly sick. Just the thought of raw cookie dough is nauseating now *shudder*. So I can enjoy the amazing taste of cookies without the terrifying flashbacks to a dreadful day.
And that is my lovely holiday story. =)
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Already a fan of Tate’s on Facebook (Ashley So). Have a wonderful holiday season! =)
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I am a strictly chewy cookies person. Mmm, cookies. 🙂
Love the crispy cookies! and Tate’s is definitely the BEST crispy cookie!
Chewy gets my vote
chewy cookies! most definitely
chewbacca
I’m a chewy fan, but the boy adores anything with crunch.
kaseyawickman at gmail.com
Love chewy cookies.
Yentuyen at hotmail dot com
chewy cookies all the way!
I “liked” Tate’s on Facebook, too!
I love all cookies, but a nice soft center with a slightly crispy outer shell is definitely the way too go!
I would love to try these!
I usually prefer chewy but crispy is great too!
I like Tate’s on FB
I like all cookies!!!
liked them on fb!
To me a cookie us a cookie. It ass depends on how it taste.
I like crispy cookies.
karin56381 (at) gmail.com
I like cookies that are crisp and the edges and chewy in the middle. But I really love all cookies 😀
I like chewy cookies all the way.
I love chewy cookies all the way…yumm!!!!
sweetstreatsbycarolyn@gmail.com
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Definitely a chewy cookie person
I “like” Tate’s on FB
Crispy with a chewy center. They are the best, glad to say they are from MY Hometown.. Belinda King
Chewy is the way to go!
Definitely chewy!!
Crunchy! I make soft ones for e eryone else then a crunchy batch for me.
I think I like cripsy better but there are a few cookies that are best on the chewy side.
Marniebrian@gmail.com
I like crispy edges, chewy centers…
I’m a fan on facebook 🙂
I love chewy cookies!
Hands down, I love a chewy cookie!
I love chewy cookies, but my favorite is both chewy and crispy (with rice krispies in it)!
I’m a fan of Tate’s on FB!
Chewy cookies plz!
FB Fan, in da house!!
Crispy, chewy…don’t matter. Me like cookies! 🙂
Liked on FB!
Crispy, definitely crispy.
I just went to Tate’s and “liked” them on facebook;)
I usually like chewy cookies!
I prefer soft cookies!
I also liked Tate’s on Facebook!
I like both crispy and chewy, but if I had to pick I’d go crispy!
CrystalW07 at aol.com
I’m a chewy cookie fan!
Also a tate’s fan on FB
I’m a chewy cookie person!
I’m definetely a chewy cookie person! 🙂
meggie_sue@woh.rr.com
Facebook Fan!
I definitely prefer chewy cookies!
I am a “Tate’s Bakeshop” fan already. 🙂
Chewy in the middle, crispy on the outside
I like Tate’s on fb
Love chewy cookies
williamfsullivanjr at comcast.net
I’d pick chewy!
jlynch6341@aol.com
I prefer chewy, but there aren’t many cookies I’ll turn down. 🙂
i LOVE CHEWY COOKIES!!!!
I am a fan on Facebook!
I prefer chewy cookies, but really, I don’t seem to have a problem turning down any cookies! 😉
I already like Tate’s on FB.
I like chewy cookies…unless of course someone is offering free crispy ones!