Gingerbread Ale Ice Cream - CraftBeer.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 2/3 cup Belgian-Style dubbel, divided
• 5 Tbsp molasses
• 1 inch nub of ginger, peeled and sliced thin
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 5 whole cloves
• 3 star anise “petals”
• 4 allspice berries
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 oz dark chocolate, finely chopped
• zest of half a large lemon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 cup candied ginger, minced