It’s summertime, it’s hotter than hell outside, and that means we are all looking for excuses to consume as much ice cream as possible, whether it’s in a cone or plopped in a mug of soda. When it comes to the latter, there are all sorts of fun ice cream float combos, but nothing can really beat the classic: root beer served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. A good root beer float is spicy and complex, but creamy and comforting at the same time. The vanilla ice cream smooths out the more aggressive aspects of root beer’s flavor profile and the carbonation cuts the richness of the ice cream. It’s a beautiful thing. So beautiful, in fact, that Trader Joe’s went ahead and put it on a stick for maximum convenience and portability. We tried their new Root Beer Float Bars to find out whether the classic concoction works in popsicle form.

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