Elton John Joins Ben & Jerry's Elite: 'Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road' Ice Cream
Step aside Phish Food, Cherry Garcia, and Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies. There's another music-inspired Ben & Jerry's flavor on the scene: Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road, made of chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter "brickle," and white chocolate chunks. Brickle, you ask? Besides the punny allusion to Sir Elton's 1970s album and song, the made-up word refers to a toffee-like brittle.
Sir Elton has visited all 49 states, and the missing 50th is Vermont—but not for long. In honor of his sold-out show on Monday, July 21, the local hippie ice cream heroes created this flavor, available at the Ben & Jerry's Vermont scoop shops between July 18 and July 25. All proceeds will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
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13 Comments:
That sounds hella good.
surplusj at 5:15PM on 07/17/08
Whoa, Erin- brickle is a "made-up word"? We totally use the word brickle as interchangable with brittle (as in peanut brickle) and I'm from Kansas, which obviously qualifies me for some sort of degree or certification in all things Yellow Brick Road.
Still not convinced? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/brickle
SingleGourmet at 5:45PM on 07/17/08
@SingleGourmet - it was either/or in my home too. Canada, Ireland & NE USA influences, so not just in Dorothy Land. Love peanut brittle/brickle, but won't be trying the new cream - white chocolate isn't for human consumption IMHO. I can taste the chalk just thinking about it - ewwww!
PerkyMac at 6:40PM on 07/17/08
Hershey's used to sell "Bits o' Brickle," bags of bits of Heath bars with no chocolate coating.
juliec at 8:57PM on 07/17/08
wtf! Only in Vermont?!
superdlux at 6:20AM on 07/18/08
Did anybody else notice from the more recent ice cream posting that Tubby's has an almost identical flavor "yellow butter brickle road":
http://www.roadfooddigest.com/image.axd?picture=WindowsLiveWriter/IceCreamStop9TubbysWayneME_CB8C/New%20England%20Ice%20Cream%20067_3296414f-c992-412b-ac2b-c277fbf16114.jpg
thepumpkingdom at 8:56AM on 07/18/08
That is a super compliment for Elton and a great way to help fund his AIDS Foundation.
Boscompb at 1:25PM on 07/18/08
WTF??!! Why only in Vermont? I say Boo. I want some!
@Perky: Same here! Term is interchangeable.
Butrflygirly at 1:26PM on 07/18/08
I miss Festivus B&J :(.
sean_mcgee at 2:09PM on 07/18/08
I want some! No fair!
laurakitty at 7:59PM on 07/18/08
@SingleGourmet -- Apologies for the brickle naivete! To absolve my sin, I will just have to eat some.
Erin Zimmer at 12:23PM on 07/19/08
That. sounds. amazing. and I want some.
'nough said.
luswim06 at 8:35PM on 07/26/08
Did anyone see Stephen Colbert's take on the new flavor on Tuesday night? Hilarious! http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=177445
vineofivy at 11:11PM on 07/26/08