Milwaukee - Kopp's Frozen Custard

High on my list of things to do on my journey into the Midwest was a stop at Kopp's Frozen Custard. Ever since I took Daphne to the Milky Way in Regina, she has talked about the joys of frozen custard. A richer more decadent version of soft serve ice cream. So, when I found out we were going back to her old stomping grounds of Milwaukee, a trip to taste what she was raving about was a must. This is Kopp's Frozen Custard. An outpost of burgers and the fabled custard. Since we were going to have a late supper that night we decided that before the custard we would have burgers and onions rings. Sorry no pictures. The burger was a simple affair. Quite large though with a bun much like the one found at White Spot. No triple-O sauce though, but I still enjoyed it. The onion rings were terrific. Breaded like the A&W rings. I quite like the style and finished most of them before Daphne had a chance. All washed down with a Sprecher's root beer.

But we weren't there to eat burgers. We were there to eat frozen custard. Daphne must be living right because one of the two flavours of the day was her favourite, tiramisu. I only comes around every couple of weeks, so she was delighted. I opted for a dish of one scoop of vanilla and another of tiramisu. Upon first inspection, it looked like ordinary soft service ice cream, albeit a little smoother than others. But once I had my first taste, I realized this wasn't soft serve. I would describe it as the best buttercream icing, only really cold. It was that rich. The mouth feel was more like a creme brulee than any ice cream I have had. The texture told you it was insanely caloried filled. The tiramisu had little bits of ladyfinger cookies and streaks of chocolate. It was fantastic. The vanilla was very good too, but certainly no tiramisu. Apparently they will make an ice cream float if you want. It would be a little crazy, but I'd love to try a root beer float made with the great Sprecher's and the vanilla frozen custard. I might have to train for that though. It might be a little much. They also have milkshakes that I'm sure would be over the top. I can't wait to go back and try it all.