The Gateway to the Berkshires
Today we headed to the Wild West of Connecticut and visited the largest geographic town in Connecticut, New Milford. According to local legend, New Milford is at the southern edge of the Berkshires. Kimberly Farms is an active dairy farm with Guernsey cows in the adjacent fields, a farm market and an ice cream shop with incredible vistas in every direction.
The ice cream shop offers a wide variety of flavors, all made on site with the freshest ingredients you can imagine. They offer both hard packed ice cream and soft serve and all the regulars…cups, cones, sundaes, pints, cakes and ice cream sandwiches and they have a good mix of toppings. Their prices seem a bit on the high side but your paying for this farm fresh product!
I had the usual…coffee milkshake with a scoop of chocolate and Mighty Mo had a small mint chocolate chip on a sugar cone. Both were delish and you can taste the high butterfat content in their ice cream. One of the surprises is the large chocolate chips in the mint chip, but to be honest, both the shake and cone did have some tiny ice crystals mixed throughout.
If you are looking to drive the length of the Berkshires, or are just looking for a reason to go west, head to New Milford for a scoop at Kimberly Farm to get you underway.
The Connecticut Ice Cream Quest 