SoCo Creamery, the handcrafted, micro-batch ice cream company started in 1989 by Danny Mazursky and his family, has frequently introduced seasonal flavors (you may have tasted fall’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip or the holiday-inspired Gingerbread). But lately, the Great Barrington-based ice cream maker has been partnering with local taste purveyors for inspiration, and you’re invited to try out the new flavors at an ice cream social on Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Great Barrington Bandstand behind the Town Hall. Making their debuts will be Windy Hill Farm Blueberry, Taft Farms Harvest Mint Chip and No. Six Depot Heart of Darkness. Ice cream cones will be sold for a $1 each, with all proceeds going to the Great Barrington Historical Society. The intent, says SoCo President Erik Bruun, is to reintroduce SoCo as the natural ice cream that really reflects the values of New England, and to let people know that the company has dropped corn syrup and carageenan (an emulsifier that’s banned in the European Union) from its ingredient mix. “We look for purveyors of similarly high qualities who can offer something that makes for good ice cream."
These new seasonal flavors (as well as the outgoing No. Six Depot Bali Blue Moon, Home Sweet Home Cinnamon Doughnut and Sweet Brook Farm Maple Bacon, which will be available at the event) offer a taste tour of the Berkshires, but they’ll all be in one place. At $1 per cone, you can try as many as you like, and help the Historical Society with each one. The Lucky Five Jazz Band will provide the musical licks. SoCo Ice Cream SocialSaturday, Aug. 8, 2-5 p.m. Great Barrington, MA Bandstand at the Town Hall
