A DELECTABLE NEW PARTNERSHIP

BEER ICE CREAM and ice cream beer . . . it’s the best of both worlds!  Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing and Vermont ice cream baron Ben & Jerry’s have collaborated on a new beer ice cream: Salted Caramel Brown-ie Ale, a limited edition release that consists of salted caramel and fudge brownie bits blended into ice cream made with New Belgium’s beer.  It contains only trace elements of alcohol, similar to what a vanilla bean has.  The treat, is being sold in pints around the country, is the second venture between the two companies, which introduced Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale earlier this year.  As with the beer, the ice cream will help benefit “Protect Our Winters” – an environmental group that helps fight the effects of climate change on mountains.  Both the beer and the ice cream are available through the holidays.