We have discovered that Maryland has a Creamery Trail that encompasses 10 on the Farm Creameries. Three of them are very local to us and a couple more are only a couple hour drive. This sounded like a Top Down Day adventure that we could not pass up. Our plan is to visit as many as we can this summer and fall.
At the end of each visit we will rate the ice cream aspect of the visit. We will be looking for unique flavors, creamy texture along with the atmosphere of the place you get the ice cream. We will comment on the other aspects of the visit but that will not be part of the rating. The scale will be from 1 to10.
Our first Creamery adventure was to Rocky Point Creamery in Point of Rocks Md. As usual we took almost all 2 lane highways to get there. We passed through Boonsboro and Brunswick to get to Point of Rocks. Rocky Point Creamery has a very nice building with seating inside which was great on the day we went because of the 92 deg outside. They also have picnic tables outside with a small play area replicating farm equipment that looked fun if I were 50 years younger.
I would recommend 2 scoops it was just about the right amount, plus you get to try 2 different flavors. We both had 2 scoops so we got to taste 4 flavors total. In all they had about 20 different flavors. Our choices were Peanut butter swirl, Lemon cupcake, Butter Pecan and Carelmoo. All of them were very good. The one I liked the best was Carelmoo. All of them were very very creamy. I guess the freshness of the Ice cream kept at the right temperature helps keep it smooth. For sure recommend Rocky Point Creamery as a Top Down Day. On the way home we went through Middletown and Boonsboro however toward the end of the trip home rain caught up to us so our Top Down Day ended.
The Scale rating for Rocky Point Creamery is an 8
In mid July 2021, Our next creamery was South Mountain Creamery outside of Middletown Md. It is pretty close to home, with only about a 20 minute drive time goes by quick. The ride was nice on country roads and up and down the mountains of Maryland. If you have kids this is the place to go. You can see calves, pet goats, play in the large playset and see cows up close. If you go at the right time you can see the cows being milked.
The creamery part of South Mountain Creamery could use an update. The general store where you can get farm made and grown products could use an update. It is in the end of a barn with little room, no seats and a concrete floor. A nice clean air conditioned place that had good displays of local goods along with the items they make on the farm could go a long way looking like a real general store.
As far as the ice cream, it was good but it was very similar to dozens of places that serve hand dipped ice cream. You could go to any place that sold hand dipped Hershey’s ice cream and get pretty much the same thing. On the East coast a Hershey Ice cream sign in front of a small store means they have hand dipped Hershey ice cream. Not sure if that is consistent in other parts of the country.
Our rating for South Mountain Creamery is a 4.
It is now the beginning of September. We had a goal of going to most of the creamery’s on the Maryland Creamery trail but that probably is not going to happen all in 1 year. We did our third Creamery on a sunny, cool Saturday in Sept. We went to the Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill Orchard in Mt Airy Maryland.
The drive was was nice with the top down. It was the first day in a while that the AC did not even have to be on. With temps in the high 70’s it was almost perfect. The creamery is in a small building right off of Ridge Rd outside of Mt Airy. The line was long when we pulled in and were worried that we would be standing for a while. However the line moved very quick. The setup they have takes orders at one window while you pick up at another. By the time we walked up to the second window our ice cream was ready.
They had about 16 flavors and you can get scoops in cups or cones along with milkshakes. We did scoops. Cindy ordered Marshmallow chocolate chip and Peach, The order got messed up and the peach was not under the chocolate chip. She settled for 2 scoops of Chocolate chip. I ordered Red Velvet and Peach. My order was correct. The mix up can be blamed on the Covid precautions. the person ordering is behind a clear plastic wall and we found it hard to hear her. I suspect it is hard for her to hear us.
All the flavors we had was pretty good. They had a good flavor and texture. They were a little creamy but not as creamy as Rocky Point Creamery. My favorite was Red Velvet, Cindy’s was her Marshmallow chocolate chip. They had lots of nice new tables with umbrellas to sit at and a play ground for the kids. We did not do this but you could also pick your own flowers and apples. the flowers were right behind the creamery building and tables. It was nice to look at the flowers while we ate our ice cream.
Our Rating for Woodbourne Creamery is a 6.
