If you’re like us, then you probably have childhood memories of making root beer floats with a beloved family member. As grown ups there’s an even better way to enjoy this tasty treat. Our ice cream float recipes feature unique flavors of craft sodas from regional brands such as Hosmer Mountain, Saranac and Boylan’s. Mixed with ice cream, a little booze, plus a few dashes of cocktail bitters to enhance the flavor, these alcoholic ice cream floats are as tasty as they are nostalgic.
Our flavor combinations take a delicious twist on traditional float recipes. Try a Root Beer Float with bourbon and bourbon barrel aged bitters or a classic Cream Soda Float with rum and vanilla ice cream. For chocolate lovers, we took Hosmer’s Chocolate Cream soda and poured it over coffee ice cream and whiskey for a boozy chocolate float that is to die for. If you like something a little more fruity, then check out our Raspberry Soda Float and Dirty Shirley Temple Float.
Boozy Raspberry Soda Float Recipe
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Schooner's Raspberry Soda
- 1 ½ oz Vodka
- 3 dashes Fee Brothers Toasted Almond Bitters
- 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
Glassware
Tools
- Ice Cream Scoop
- Cocktail Jigger
- Straw
Instructions
Add bitters and vodka to glass, and then scoop in ice cream. Top with raspberry soda.
Boozy Chocolate Cream Soda Float Recipe
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Hosmer Mountain Chocolate Cream Soda
- 1 ½ oz Whiskey
- 3 dashes Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters
- 2 scoops Coffee Ice Cream
Glassware
Tools
- Ice Cream Scoop
- Cocktail Jigger
- Straw
Instructions
Add bitters and vodka to glass, and then scoop in ice cream. Top with chocolate cream soda.
Boozy Cream Soda Float Recipe
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Boylan's Cream Soda
- 1 ½ oz White or Spiced Rum (We used white rum)
- 3 dashes Aromatic Bitters
- 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
Glassware
Tools
- Ice Cream Scoop
- Cocktail Jigger
- Straw
Instructions
Add bitters and rum to glass, and then scoop in ice cream. Top with cream soda.
Boozy Root Beer Float Recipe
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Hosmer Mountain Root Beer Soda
- 1 ½ oz Bourbon
- 3 dashes Bourbon Barrel Aged Bitters
- 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
Glassware
Tools
- Ice Cream Scoop
- Cocktail Jigger
- Straw
Instructions
Add bitters and bourbon to glass, and then scoop in ice cream. Top with root beer.
Dirty Shirley Float Recipe
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Saranac Shirley Temple Soda
- 1 ½ oz Vodka
- 3 dashes Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla Cocktail Bitters
- 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
Glassware
Tools
- Ice Cream Scoop
- Cocktail Jigger
- Straw
Instructions
Add bitters and vodka to glass, and then scoop in ice cream. Top with Shirley Temple soda.
Dave Buchanan
Dave Buchanan has been the Content Writer for KegWorks since June 2019. He has a fondness for craft beer that developed while working for a local beer distributor. Dave also worked for an area sports talk radio station for several years, and continues his broadcasting work as a motorsports announcer and indoor lacrosse reporter.
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