Tillamook Ice Cream makes delicious ice cream. 8 young professionals tasted 12 of their premium and special brands. The flavors were sampled on a convenient basis, and independently scored on a 0-10 scale. One round was completed with eyes closed before the name was revealed.
During the tasting, one judge, who had a peanut allergy, expressed severe discomfort after trying the Cookie Monster. After inquiring of the ingredients, another judge remarked “it says peanut-buttery swirl on the front”. An epi-pen was secured, but the judge recovered.
The scores were compiled and averaged to discover the most popular. The results are below.
| Ice Cream Flavor | Average Score |
| MarionBerry Pie | 8.5 |
| Peaches and Cream | 8 |
| Cherry | 7.5 |
| Malted Milk | 7.25 |
| Mudslide | 6.25 |
| Choc. Chip Cookie Dough | 5.63 |
| Waffle Cone Swirl | 5.63 |
| Choc. Peanut Butter | 5.5 |
| Cookie Monster | 4.75 |
| Cookies and Cream | 4.63 |
| French Vanilla | 4.5 |
| Chocolate | 4.25 |
Looks like the ice cream that features Oregon’s own marionberry was the most popular!
The marionberry is not only a special berry from Oregon, but it has a popularity in DC, likely due to Ward 8’s Mayor for Life Marion Barry. You can find marion berry flavors around town, from the Bardo Brewery’s Marionberry Ale to Jubilee Ice Cream’s MarionBerry with Graham Cracker. Before Cheers closed down on MLK ave, you could order a Marion Berry cocktail.
