By Samantha Christian
July is National Ice Cream Month: Do you know where your cones are? These 10 local ice cream manufacturers have all the ice cream, cones and toppings you need to cool off this summer.
Babcock Hall Dairy Plant
1605 Linden Drive, Madison
608.265.2726
babcockhalldairystore.wisc.edu
In addition to sherbet, frozen yogurt and regular ice cream
flavors, Babcock Hall Dairy also makes super premium ice cream with higher milk
fat for a more rich and creamy taste. Bucky fans should try the Badger Blast
with fudge swirls and dark chocolate flakes.
Castle Rock Organic Farms
S13240 Young Road, Osseo
715.597.0085
castlerockfarms.net
Castle Rock uses an age-old Wisconsin recipe to make slow-churned ice cream with the milk from cows that graze on their organic
farmland. When Pistachio, Pumpkin Spice or Christmas Mint flavors aren’t in
season, try the year-round Sweet Cream, Molasses Chocolate Chip and Peach
varieties.
Cedar Crest Specialties, Inc.
7269 Highway 60, Cedarburg
262.377.7252
cedarcresticecream.com
Although its new golden packaging may be a disguise, Cedar
Crest’s covered bridge still identifies the company that made the original
Elephant Tracks. With two new flavors every month, there’s no shortage of new
flavors to discover. Enjoy Red Raspberry, Key Lime Pie, Deep Dish Apple Pie and
Monkey Business for a limited time this summer.
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream
2221 Daniels St., Madison
608.221.8640
chocolateshoppeicecream.com
When you see the seal of a happy, hungry cow, you know
you’ve found the Chocolate Shoppe’s udder-ly delicious ice cream. Want to know
just how bad for your waistline flavors like Fat Elvis, Yippee Skippee, Heaps
of Love, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang and Superman are? “Don’t even ask,” notes the “Nutrition
Information” label on their ice cream dishes. “It’s not low-fat, low-calorie or
low-anything, and that’s why everyone loves it. You want nutrition, eat
carrots.”
Kelley Country Creamery
W5215 County Highway B, Fond du Lac
920.923.1715
kelleycountrycreamery.com
With a generations-old recipe, Kelley Country Creamery uses
its own farm-fresh cow milk to make premium ice cream. The ice cream parlor
features a viewing window to see how the ice cream is made while snacking on
varieties named after the family like Kelley’s Irish Cream, Betsy’s Blueberry,
Tim’s Turkey Trot and Amie’s Amaretto.
Sassy Cow Creamery
W4192 Bristol Road, Columbus
608.445.2010
sassycowcreamery.com
Snag a scoop of ice
cream or other dairy products from Sassy Cow Creamery’s big red building in
Columbus. The creamery opened in 2008, but the Baerwolf family has been milking cows in central Wisconsin for
three generations. You’re in for a tangy treat when you taste July’s flavor of
the month: Orange Chocolate Bliss.
Schoep's Ice Cream Co., Inc.
2070 Helena St., Madison
608.249.6411
schoepsicecream.com
Schoep’s orange and brown ribbon boasts more than 100 tasty
flavors of ice cream, frozen custard, yogurt, sherbet and novelty treats.
Whether you want a slice of the tropics with Coconut or Pineapple, a reminder
of a day at the fair with Bubble Gum or Cotton Candy or more than a dozen
varieties of chocolate, you can’t go wrong with Wisconsin’s largest independent
producer of ice cream.
Sibby's Organic Ice Cream
S2987 Sebion Road, Westby
608.634.3828
sibbysozone.com
You won’t find any preservatives in Sibby’s
organic-certified ice cream, but you will find dense and creamy flavor. Try
this soft-serve delight that’s made with fresh milk from the nearby Driftless
Area at Sibby’s Organic Zone Ice
Cream Parlor and Café inside the historic Viroqua public market.
Tetzner Dairy
30455 Nevers Road, Washburn
715.373.2330
tetznerdairy.com
Serve yourself at Tetzner Dairy store where consumers share
not only a mutual trust with this family owned and operated farm, but also a
love for tasty dairy treats. Try the homemade Vanilla, Chocolate Mint and
Cherry ice cream sandwiches. Don’t forget to leave your payment in a labeled
envelope before you go as you won’t find a cash register here.
West's Hayward Dairy
15848 W. Second St., Hayward
715.634.2244
westshaywarddairy.com
No two tubs are the same at West’s Hayward Dairy, where each
ice cream batch is carefully mixed by hand. Using fresh cream, fine chocolate,
ripe fruits and natural flavoring, West’s produces ice cream at its best. Try
one of 32 flavors including Toffee Treat, Mint Chocolate Chip or Chunky Musky
in their homemade waffle cones and bowls.
