Ice Cream Stop #45 - Soco Creamery, Great Barrington, MA

Posted on June 24, 2008 19:12 by Stephen Rushmore
Categories: Reviews | New England Ice Cream Tour

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Housed in a nearly signless building, SoCo Creamery ladles out the best hot fudge in Western Massachusetts. Choose from over a dozen standard ice cream varieties or, if you have a taste for the extraordinary, be sure to order one of the daily flavors. The specialty board advertises more offbeat creations, such as Chocolate Malted Stout (a robust Guinness-flavored ice cream with chocolate chunks) and Zuppa Inglese (a divinely buttery butterscotch flavor).

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Our recommendation - We would travel across state lines to experience ice cream at the Soco Creamery.

Trip Report Card
Overall Experience
 
Dirty Chocolate Ice Cream - Dark in color, but not necessarily in taste, this ice cream has ground-up truffles in the mix, giving it a very subtle truffle flavor with a perfect, creamy texture.
Mint Chip Ice Cream - This pale white ice cream had a light mint flavor and a scant scattering of big chocolate chips.
Vanilla Ice Cream - Very smooth consistency and a solid taste that could stand alone without toppings.
Hot Fudge Sauce - This hot fudge tasted straight out of a chocolate shop, with the flavor of a fine fudge without the overwhelming density of the candy treat.
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Currently rated 3.1 by 9 people

  • Currently 3.111111/5 Stars.
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June 24. 2008 22:47

That fudge looks awful thin for a 5 star rating... hmm. Frown

Chickpea

June 24. 2008 23:28

Chickpea, it's exactly that that netted all 5 stars: thin like European sauces, explosively chocolatey like roasted cocoa beans. I stand by this rating, and I don't prefer the goopy, ultra-thick fudges that taste like cake frosting.

ayersian

June 24. 2008 23:57

Agreed. The photo actually shows the fudge sticking nicely to the mounded scoop.

Stephen

July 1. 2008 09:06

good review, but where in Great Barrington is this place. I couldn't find a physical address.

Larry Walley

July 1. 2008 17:11

Yes, address please! We will be in Great Barrington this weekend!

laura

July 1. 2008 22:05

955 South Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
413-528-8560
http://www.sococreamery.com/

Stephen

July 29. 2008 09:57

We traveled an hour to this "wonderful" place. The air conditioning didn't work so it was hotter inside than out. They had about 12 flavors, although their website says they have over 100. Most of them were the plain ones - Strawberry, chocolate, etc. I got a peach cone and was so disappointed. There was so little peach flavor it was like eating creamy nothing. Another person got raspberry chocolate chip, which I took a bite of and another flavorless disappointment. Another bought ginger which he said was good but not outstanding and the 4th bought oreo cookie which I also tasted and while it was very creamy, tasted like anyone elses - nothing special. Very disappointing and a lot of gas when we could have gone to friendly's nearby for the same taste.

Melissa Reagan

November 5. 2008 11:44

Nice icream an cheaper price. wow

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