The double scoop on Walrus

I assume most Fort Collins' residents have at some point been to Walrus Ice Cream, a locally owned creamery in Old Town.

If not, put down the lap top and go now.

Walrus, voted "Best Ice Cream in Fort Collins" by The Coloradoan for 11 consecutive years, sells premium ice cream, sorbets and yogurts, homemade daily in the store. They offer several unique flavors, from honeydew sorbet to Jack Daniels chip (non-alcoholic, sorry), which are constantly being changed and added to.

Walrus prides itself on its quality and variety, and rightfully so. With their long list of flavors (any of which can be made into a shake) and toppings, cakes, cones, floats and "saturdaes" (the Walrus sundae), you could probably go every night for a year and never get the same thing.

And the best thing about Walrus: being in Walrus. The mostly high school-age employees all seem happy to help (or just really high) and unhesitant to let you try any flavor, especially the daily "joke flavor," a concoction made each day that challenges most traditional ideas of ice cream.

Walrus' location, downtown on Mountain Avenue, makes it the perfect stop after dining in Old Town Square, and the outside seating is the best place to watch people stumble out of The Rio after one too many margaritas.

Open weekdays until 11 p.m. and weekends until midnight, Walrus is also the best place to go when dreaming of the cream after hours.

Which is why I better cut this short. They're about to close.