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Cocky Red Robin Tries To Improve Upon Current Milkshake Technology, Introduces Beer Milkshake

Huffpo – Red Robin, home of the ghost pepper burger, has launched a beer milkshake today, made with Sam Adams Octoberfest draft, soft serve vanilla ice cream, vanilla syrup and caramel. It is available to customers 21 and over for about $5 and will be sold until November 11. Donna Ruch, master mixologist with Red Robin, (yes folks, Red Robin does apparently have a “master mixologist”), refers to the milkshake as “innovative.” We’re not sure we’d go that far — it’s not like Red Robin invented this concoction — but for a fast casual restaurant, we suppose this does offer something a little bit different. Along with the boozy milkshake, Red Robin is also debuting warm pretzel bites, served with beer cheese and beer mustard. There’s also the return of the Oktoberfest burger made with a toasted pretzel bun, beer mustard, melted Swiss cheese, sauteed onions, ham and lettuce.

Men: listen up. Don’t be fooled by that delicious looking picture. We can’t just let companies keep combining ordinary things with “manly” things and acting like it works. It doesn’t. You can’t just baconize and beerify every food on the planet. You will die.

I bet Red Robin has scientists hard at work right now trying to figure out how to make a bacon, beer, and cheese-flavored coffee that won’t kill you. The shit’s insane. Beer milkshakes, bro? Red Robin has some kinda balls thinking they can improve upon current milkshake technology; mass producing something that should only be available at state fairs or a pothead’s freezer. You ever been to Nifty Fifty’s or anywhere with an old school diner milkshake menu? It’s like Type 2 heaven. I’d have to be an insane person to struggle-drink through some terrible creamy beer slush nonsense instead of ordering a chocolate peanut butter Oreo brownie milkshake. Damn just typing those six words made my tastebuds precum.

I love beer, Red Robin. Don’t get me wrong. But a beer milkshake sounds like it would be a hell of a lot more enjoyable as a beer beer. I can get drunk after my milkshake.

By maurice posted September 13th, 2012 at 4:35 PM

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by wick_for_the_kill on September 13, 2012 at 4:39 pm

actually, a guinnes milkshake is delicious. and it doesn't fizz/foam up in the blender.
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by kramerica industries on September 13, 2012 at 4:42 pm

better than a beer milkshake is adding a shot of goldschlager to a pumpkin ale.
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by devilszympathy on September 13, 2012 at 4:44 pm

their ghost pepper burgers a joke
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by delihands on September 13, 2012 at 4:49 pm

I agree with Wick guinness milkshake is surprisingly good
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by edrooney on September 13, 2012 at 4:52 pm

I once tried to order a second beer at lunch and I was told I had to wait 45 minutes because Red Robin is a "family restaurant." True god damned story! I wonder if you'll be able to order the 22oz beershake in NYC?
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by chillson on September 13, 2012 at 7:47 pm

Sam Adams... decent. Harpoon Leviathan IPA with hard cider.. legit.
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by cthulhucultist on September 14, 2012 at 2:13 am

Bacon beer you say? Rouge makes a maple bacon beer, it's... interesting
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