This Is CT's Best Ice Cream Shop For 2019: New Report

CONNECTICUT — As the song goes, "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream." So based on that fact, the good folks at Travel and Leisure have determined what they say are the best ice cream places in each state.

We know we all have our favorites when it comes to ice cream. So how did Travel and Leisure compile this very, very subjective list?

"With all the ice cream shops scattered around the United States, it can often be rather painful to narrow down where exactly to go. Thanks to Yelp, that decision can now be a little less laborious. The crowd-sourced review platform took a look at all businesses in the ice cream, frozen yogurt and gelato categories and using an algorithm, determined the best in each state based on the highest number of reviews and star rating," the authors wrote in their article.

Travel and Leisure picked Ferris Acres Creamery in Newtown as the best ice cream shop in the state. And of course it's located on Sugar Street.

The authors wrote, "It’s thanks to three generations of the Ferris family that this farm produces ice cream. As you pull up to the quaint red barn, you’ll pass the very cows whose milk has been swirled into a slew of nearly 70 flavors, along with a couple of sorbets. Some are always available, like creamy black raspberry and Ali-Oop, a mix of chocolate with fudge swirls and brownie pies; others are seasonal, like blueberry cheesecake and peppermint stick." You can check out the dozens and dozens of tasty choices on their menu.

See related: Three Generations of CT Family Make America's Best Ice Cream

The recognition is nothing new for Ferris Acres. The Ferris Acres Creamery in Newtown was named to the 2018 list of the 31 best ice cream shops in the U.S., as determined by Thrillist.

William David Baldwin Ferris, who bought the land in 1864, was a descendant of the first Ferris to arrive in Newtown around 1703. Every generation since has had at least one Ferris in the farming business. Their best selling flavor of ice cream is vanilla.

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