The tour is cheap, so I reccomend it. The ice cream shop is very good, probably because they serve Ben and Jerry's ice cream. The flavor graveyard was interesting to check out to see which flavors they used to make. This is a good tourist spot if it is on the way.
For families with children I would recommend for the experience to older people it seems much less exciting or interesting to me. It is a very small factory and everything goes from containers and pipes and in fact it is a nice and very simple industrial process. For those who make the route at the end, give them ice cream, delicious and fun
We went here to get ice cream. I thought it was ok for folks who want commercial-type entertainment. We prefer less commercial, more home-spun type adventures. Most folks were taking tours. We did not want to tour and get packed in a little space like sardenes in a can. The line for ice cream was way too long and the ice cream was outrageously expensive. I couldn't taste the ice cream flavors through the super sweet waffle cone. All in all, I'm so glad we found an ice cream place. That's about it for Ben and Jerry's.
The Ben & Jerry's factory is okay, but not really amazing. The place gets very crowded during the summer. The factory tour is $4, and lasts about 20 minutes, a good chunk of which is taken up by a video. If there wasn't a small bit of ice cream at the end it wouldn't be worth it at all. As it stands, it's questionable. Besides the tour and gift shop, there's really not much else there. The Flavor Graveyard is kind of neat, but sort of pointless. In all, this place is not really worth going out of your way.
Best tourist attraction ever! Delicious ice cream. Though there was a Nazi there last time.
Great tour. Great place. Great location. Not too expensive and a free couple of samples on the tour.
Very well organized with tours every ten minutes. Ended with a good sized sample of strawberry cheesecake ice cream. Cute shirts and souvenirs in the gift shop, and there was a free spin art booth outside.
Must see place if you are in Vermont. Loved the ice cream and the tour guide was wonderful!
1st the ice cream. Where I am from, we only get it pints in grocery stores and a stand alone creamery does not exist. Finally we get to enjoy it fresh and on cones. The waffle cones were not earth shattering and tasted generic and un special. Save a little money and just get a cup.
2nd the tour. The cost is only $4 for adults, $3 seniors and free for kids uncer $12. I was here 1998 and disappointed to see it so commercialized. My most head shaking was due to the ridiculous video you must watch about the "history" of Ben & Jerry. It was more of an investor profile/corporate sales/ political statement vibe to it. What it should of been was to show about the ice cream not how the company uses it profits. At lease the tour guide kept if delightful though the tour itself was so short.
They advertise tours until 7pm, we got there about 5:30pm and the last tour was walready sold out. Also their factory prices are just as high as the corner store prices for their ice cream
Interesting your. Run every 10 minutes
Delicious ice cream.
The tour is very cheap and it's definitely a good place to spend a little time. The ice cream is delicious.
I was hoping for a longer tour. It only took 15 minutes. The sampling was of one flavor and it ended up being a flavor I dislike. Was not worth driving one hour one way to visit.
We were in the area, so we did the tour. We enjoyed it. The kids loved the flavor graveyard!
The tour was informative, but found the ice cream too sweet
Great place to be there for tourists, tours, get samples of ice cream and etc
It is worth to spend time with your family. Friendly and good staff. Good experience.
For only 4 dollars you can have the tour, it's very interesting and funny!
In the end you of the tour you gain a sample of the ice cream that they will be doing in that day!
You can't beat the fresh, creamy taste. 1000X better than the pints at stores
Had a blast here. The views of the mountain and the ice cream was perfect
This place was fun. Bring your kids here. The tour was $4 for adults and kids under 12 are free. Lots of cute ice cream related humor and of couse, Ben & Jerry's ice cream served in a cone. Do it. Do it now.
Great place for kids. Tours were only$4 for adults and kids 12 & under were free. They could work on organizing the public spaces because it gets crowded and lines were everywhere.
Lots of stairs from parking made it hard to bring our newborn with us. Tour did not have any icecream being made, just a video. Line to purchase icecream went down a flight of stairs (again, not easy with a stroller). Did not bother staying to get icecream.
The tour was about 30 minutes, but appropriately priced. Eight dollars for two adults and three children.
They are stuffing their ice cream with carrageenan...a food additive that's banned in some European countries known to cause GI issues and cancer. Haagen das still better.
Don't know why I was expecting more from this tourist trap but I was sorely disappointed. I could have purchased a pint from the store and read the carton for a better representation of their company. $4 for a informational video and tiny sample was not worth my time.
Nice visit of 30 min with a small movie, a life on the machines and a tasting.
Americone Dream was real tasty. Help in community is great. Choice of spokes person (rev. Barber) disgusted me. He is a racist and I will not support him or anything he stands for.
Joke.... Cinema,.. Show....never again ... 4$ are 4$ to much
Simple and fun tour. We went off season so no lines.
This place is INTENSE! Think THEME PARK to get a sense of what to expect. I didn't realize that was what we'd be walking into.
Excellent ice cream and history. Tour should be free (or serve a larger portion of ice cream) but it was fun!
Loved this tour! If you are visiting Vermont, it is a must!
I wasn't aware of this factory that organizes a tour, and includes other amenities for the public, like a gift shop and a hall of detailed artifacts about the business, until I checked it out. This was a good experience: the nearby landscape is very nice (Green Mountains); the staff was knowledgeable, courteous and helpful; the flavor graveyard (another amenity) was interestingly funny, but fascinating to observe; and the food itself from their store is always a delight. I'd recommend anyone who visits Vermont to stop by this place as one of their travel destinations.
A must go. Be smart, have your ice cream for breakfast. The line can be like the Long Island Expressway on a summer Friday going east. Jammed.
So, don't have lunch!
Very cool!! Great icecream, interesting tour, and loved the flavor graveyard
I do not eat ice cream, but for the rest of the humans out there I think that is a must see stop. Tour the factory, see a quick movie about the company and get a sample of ice cream.Tour guide was very nice and very informative. Kids are free and adult were less then $5.00 each, who wouldn't want to stop. PS avoid the gift shop, some crazy person put the prices on and not one afforable keepsake there. Safe tour money for the ice cream shop attached
A short and sweet tour of the factory, that ends with a sample of delicious ice cream!
Always been a dream to visit this factory after seeing a short documentary on it on TV. But as they say never met your heroes. The tour is just $3, but it s barely a tour. You ll only get to watch the plant from a glass window.
Short tour.. free samples... gift shop.. many many many flavors to choose from at the ice cream shop
The tour is fun, and includes some samples of test flavors. Can be very busy mid summer, expect a 30 minute wait at least. The best ice cream.
I LOVE their ice cream but the experience,it was TERRIBLE!!! I went there on 8/31/2019 and me and my parents went for the tour, I was very excited to hear we could get free ice cream but I hated the flavor. I asked "the extraordinary scooper Sharon" for the other flavor for people allergic to any ingredient in the ice cream. So Sharon asked me if I had any food allergies. I had none and was honest, but Sharon pointed at the flavor of the day.
Tour was reasonably priced. Everyone was very nice. Parking in my RV was easy. Free ice cream.
The tour was fun and cutesy, it was interesting to see ice cream being made in real time. Our guide was great and had lots of stories to tell. $4/adult does seem a bit pricey for what is included but they do have to pay someone to lead the tour... Gift shop/area is really well stocked and laid out, good to browse for ice cream lover gifts. Definitely busy despite it being a winter afternoon!
Great ice cream and atmosphere. Went during Covid-19 Pandemic and couldn't tour the facility, but Ben & Jerry's and the staff had their act together. Social distancing measures in place to ensure everyone's safety. Everything was well planned and organized.
Tour was very nice and the ice cream their was delicious loved the toffee coffee
Save your money and just buy a pint from the store. Not worth your time in the least bit.
Waited in line for 1hr to get ice cream. Go to a grocery store to get your ice cream and save yourself the painful line here.
Ben and Jerry's is our dogs namesake for a reason. They make some incredible ice cream and visiting to factory has opened my eyes to the culture their enitre company has. Very forward thinking, progressive, and just downright delicious, not sure you could ask much more from an ice cream company. Also, stop by their flavor graveyard to take a look at some old favorites. 100% will be coming back to VT, 83.7% of the reason why is this company
A pretty basic tour but a nice overview all the same and I appreciated all the dairy puns. You get a small free sample at the end of the tour which was great. Very friendly staff. The flavour graveyard gave me a good laugh - sad to see some of them didn't make it though.
Really nice place. Nice view from outside. Taste of the icecream is incomparable.
Went but chose to not do the tour. A bit of a tourist trap, big crowds on a thursday. But we enjoyed walking around, great photo ops.
Such a great stop during our time in Vermont! Loved learning of the ice cream making process, especially as a quality engineer in the food industry who totally geeks out over that stuff. Very clean facility, good company values, and great tasting ice cream samples. The tour doesn't last very long as it is a small facility, but it's a cheap tour and worth the price.
Cute little gift shop and flavor graveyard as well!
Nice interesting tour and generous ice cream sample. The gift shop seems a little overpriced though. But would recommend it for sure
Ice cream Factory, a good place to visit with kids. They have 30 mins factory tour.
The tour includes one short movie which tells about company s history, production room 8 step process of making ice cream and lastly a sample ice cream for testing.
I am not a ice cream lover, so wouldn t recommend 1 hour time spent there. But good place for kids and ice lover.
There is a factory tour starting each 15 minutes. The guides are very good on what they do. They provide very understandable information, with good sense of humor and are available to answer any questions public can possible have. All the place is very clean, fun and nice. We bought ice cream, and it's just so delicious! Don't forget to go to the gift shop, there are amazing items you can buy for very affordable prices. Within the factory your, one gets to watch a very good video about the company and products, then, one can go to see the different production steps and then a free sample of delicious ice cream! Small groups of people each tour. I loved this experience and I strongly recommended. Couples, family, students, all are welcome here! I'm sure I will never forget this experience. Thanks!
It doesn't get better than Been & Jerry's! Be sure to take the tour so you can try the exclusive sample at the end :-)
If your in the Stowe Area, you just stop by! For $4 dollars you get a small 20-25 min tour to see where everything is coming from and always happy employees! Plus Ice-cream!
The tour was fun and informative with free samples at the end.
Fun and interesting tour. Friendly people. A big plus to any visit.
Very informative but seems rushed and a little too quick to get the full experience
We enjoyed the tour. The icecream tasting at the end was delicious!
$4 tour lasts a half hour. Interesting with samples at the end
Absolutely love this place and is a must visit every time we are in Vermont. The factory tour is cheap, very informative, and delicious (they give out a sample at the end)! Be sure to visit the flavor graveyard at the top of the hill to have a laugh over the flavors that didn't survive!
Tourist trap but to do it anyway. That's what makes America too
Expensive shop but cool memories including the ice cream scoop.
Oh yeah!!! This is a must visit while in Vermont. Love the taste test.
Picked up a lot of ICECREAM , we call the milkman s run..Great staff very clean facility , Doesn t fit a lot of Trucks , so use caution getting there before your appointment. Don t forget the ice cream tour...
Great factory tour and don t forget to have a ice cream cone, go early so you don t have to wait in line to long.
Pricey, but expected. Tour is good, kids enjoyed it. Ice cream is always expensive but awesome. Play ground was a nice surprise.
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