What is the best ice cream for a root beer float?

Oooh, I can speak to this. Vanilla is traditional but I recently had Moose Tracks; Peanut butter ice cream with ribbons of caramel and chocolate chunks. It was transcendent; the whole, greater than the sum of the parts. The caramel flavor of the root beer supporting the nutty, toastiness of the peanut butter. read more

The best root beer for a root beer float has the perfect match of sweetness, sassafras or sarsaparilla flavor, and frothiness. Even though the all-American soda fountain is an endangered relic today, one ever-popular libation of the old-school ice cream shops is the root beer float. read more

This ice cream has the great taste of a root beer float without the soda. It's a great summertime dessert. Root beer concentrate can be found in the spice section of the market. read more

My favorite ice cream for a root beer float is plain, slightly soft vanilla. It brings out the natural vanilla flavor in rootbeer and contrasts nicely with the darker, spicier notes. I suppose I hadn't really given this much thought since I mostly have always had vanilla ice cream with rootbeer. I like strawberry ice cream in a coke float. read more