Stop 12: Berryline - Sept. 17, 2009

Even though it was cool and gray out, we were quite pleased with Berryline. They had the traditional tart yogurt, oreo yogurt, or papaya yogurt. They man working at the store was excited when he found out we had never been there before and let us sample all the yogurts. The oreo was good, but I didn't think the papaya had much flavor.

We all chose plain, tart yogurt for a base then then added toppings. I chose mango, raspberries and graham crackers. Allison had chocolate cookie topping, graham crackers and granola and Andrea had strawberries, which she suplimented with chocoalate syrup from the table nearby. We all thoroughly enjoyed our yogurt and toppings. There were so many choices that we'll have to go back to try another combination.

There were various specials and three toppings ended up costing the same as two, so I paid $4.50 for a small (5 oz.). The dry toppings were cheaper so Allison paid a little less than me (around $4.30). Tart yogurt stores are becoming the rage in Boston so we'll have to try some others soon.

Stop 11: Damons - Sept. 10, 2009

Our usual Damons frozen yogurt excursion was spiced up a bit this time by new frozen yogurt flavors. There was chocolate, cheesecake, orange creamsicle, and something pink...I forget the flavor...it might have been raspberry.

I tried a little of each flavor and everything was quite good. We were also excited that there was just yogurt and not a mix of yogurt and ice cream, as had been introduced over the summer. Hopefully there are more "exotic" flavors to come.

Stop 10: J.P. Licks - Sept. 3, 2009

We had all previously been to J.P. Licks and they deliver consistently good ice cream so we were excited about this stop. September's new flavors had just come out so we began by sampling sun-dried tomato basil ice cream. It was really strong - like eating dip or pizza. Andrea and Allison discarded their sample spoons after 1 lick, but I ate the whole thing. While the initial taste was strong, it mellowed out in your mouth as the creaminess came through. I still wouldn't eat an entire cup of this, but it was worth a taste.

Allison and Andrea ordered their favorite frozen yogurts - oatmeal cookie and mint chocolate chip. I was feeling adventurous and tried two new flavors - carrot sorbet and avocado ice cream. The carrot sorbet tasted just like carrot. I was worried it would be overly sweet, but it wasn't. It was a little icy, but had great flavor - overall 6/10. The avocado ice cream was very creamy, but only had a mild flavor. After the first few bites it was difficult to detect, so it also gets rated as 6/10. A small, which is about a cup of ice cream, is $3.75 - pricey, but worth it for the amount and quality of ice cream.