Last week the beautiful roaming yogi that is ANGELICA RUSTALI (click on her name to check out some of her absolutely amazing writing!) told me that I should head over to EXIT STRATEGY ICECREAMISTS for my next Let's Eat post. I don't have much of a sweet tooth so I probably wouldn't have gone of my own accord. I'm so glad she put in the request - big shoutout, thanks Jelly! - because this custard was delicious, especially on a sweltering Savannah afternoon.
It's got a great location on the north side of East Bay Street with its seating area looking out over the Savannah River straight over to the Westin. Before I get into the custard itself I just want to recognize the awesome theme of space they have going on. They have astronaut paintings hanging up inside and it was *out of this world* if you ask me...see what I did there?
So, beer and ice cream? Pretty, pretty, pretty good if you ask me. In conducting my extensive research on the differences between ice cream and custard - Exit Strategy serves the latter - I found that custard uses egg yolks in their product giving a richer, creamier product.
Wes got the Belgian Tripel and I got a scoop of the Coffee Stout. You could definitely taste the stout in mine with a really good coffee mix. And it really was so, so creamy. Wes' had a great fresh banana flavor. We kept it short and sweet with the custard but they've also got sorbet, coffee, and pastries that look just as good. It was a great way to cool off after walking around downtown on a hot Sunday. I think I might be starting to get a sweet tooth.
Yes! This is so good. Now I need to come visit.
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