"Kopp's Frozen Custard with Marisa Pinson (live)" is Episode 363 of Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Kopp's Frozen Custard with Marisa Pinson (live)" was released on August 18, 2022.
"Tomorrow... with Marisa Pinson" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Marisa Pinson (Angie Tribeca, Don't Trust The B-) joins the 'boys to discuss Mitch's stomach ache and The Fonz before a review of Kopp's Frozen Custard. Plus, another edition of Drank or Stank.
Recorded live at Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI on August 5, 2022.
Nick's intro[]
Germany
The largest number of Germans outside of Germany reside in the United States, and the States these ersatz Krauts clustered in are concentrated in the Midwest. Wisconsin has the third-largest proportion of German-Americans among U.S. States, and some estimates put the proportion of greater Milwaukee residents with German heritage at 60%.
To outsiders, this Rhineland influence is most evident in Milwaukeeans’ heroic production and consumption of beer. It is Brew City, after all. But it is also Cream City, and the German connection has been essential in making that cream dream a reality. In fact, the triumvirate of beloved Milwaukee frozen custard shops: Leon’s, Gill-us-es — whose name is often adorably mispronounced by locals as “Gillies” — and a small chain named for its founder, all have shared German DNA and a shared business history.
In the 1940s, Leon Schneider was working at Gill-us-es Frozen Custard when he hatched a plan to open his own shop, Leon’s Frozen Custard. In the process, Schneider took on a protégé, a German-American immigrant with the maiden name Elsa Moll, who also received a hand from the German-American founder of the Milky Way custard shop, Art Richter. After mastering the technique, Elsa went into business on her own in 1950, pioneering such concepts as Flavor of the Day, a tradition that continues over seventy years later.
Today, Elsa’s frozen-custard business, which also serves classic hot-grill items alongside its vast and ever-rotating array of dairy delights, remains a localized operation, with a trio of family-owned outlets in the Greater Milwaukee area. But are these sweet treats such delectable eats that us non-German, non-Milwaukeean dairy dudes will declares “schmeckt gut” (i.e., "tastes good")?
This week on Doughboys… Kopp’s Frozen Custard.
Fork rating[]
The Doughboys at Kopp's in Milwaukee
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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4.5 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
4.5 forks
(Score revised to 0 forks on October 3rd, 2022)[1] |
| Marisa Pinson | Grilled Cheese | 4.5 forks |
| shared |
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Spoonman's Bite of the Night went to the Chocolate Custard.
Nick's Flavor of the Dayvor went to the Vanilla Custard.
Marisa's Sip of the Trip went to the Chocolate Custard Soda.
With these scores, Kopp's Frozen Custard makes the Golden Plate Club!
(Kopp's Golden Plate status remains unclear; Mitch dropped his score to 0 in a tweet in regards to a controversy Kopp's was dealing with a couple of months after this episode. -ed.)
Drank or Stank / Snack or Wack[]
In Drank or Stank, the Doughboys try some beverages and rate then either 'Drank' or 'Stank.'
For this episode, they have a variety of local Milwaukee beverages: Sprecher Orange Dream Soda, Sprecher Root Beer, some Lakefront My Turn beers, and some Wisconsin State Fair Original Cream Puffs.
| guest / host | Sprecher Orange Dream Soda | Sprecher Root Beer | Lakefront My Turn Desantis Italian Grape Ale | Lakefront My Turn Tyler Grand Cru | Lakefront My Turn Towny Milwaukee Märzen | Original Cream Puff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Drank | Drank | Drank | Drank | Drank | Snack |
| Mike Mitchell | Drank | Drank | Drank | Drank | Drank | Snack |
| Marisa Pinson | Drank | Drank | - | - | - | Snack |
Roast Spoonman[]
The Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo
| “ | The Peek Freak | ” |
–@TheRealTedTalk | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | The three of you talked trains at one point. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell re: Nick hanging out with Mr. and Mrs. Wiger | ||
| “ | It was so bunny that Elmer Fudd was chasing it around with a shotgun.
This show is humiliating. |
” |
–Nick Wiger re: the Kopps sandwich | ||
| “ | We're gonna be in the car together for seven hours and we're gonna have to pull over every forty minutes for Mitch to shit on the side of the road. | ” |
–Marisa Pinson re: traveling to the next show | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | If you had to create a beer inspired by one fast-food menu item, what sort of beer would you create? | ” |
–Justin J | ||
| guest / host | fast-food beer |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Wendy's Frosty beer |
| Mike Mitchell | Raspberry Lime Rickey Sour beer
Original Cream Puff stout |
| Marisa Pinson | Wendy's Frosty beer |
| “ | If you had to legally change your name to the name of a candy bar, which would you pick? | ” |
–Noah | ||
| guest / host | new name |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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| Mike Mitchell |
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| Marisa Pinson |
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| “ | If you had to give up appetizers or dessert, which would you rather give up forever? | ” |
–Blake T. | ||
| guest / host | which to give up |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | appetizers |
| Mike Mitchell | desserts |
| Marisa Pinson | appetizers |
| Blake T. | desserts |
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