Point #26: Blue Bell Ice Cream

To obtain this point: One must savor their favorite ice cream flavor at the Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham.
- Caveat #1- Blue Bell is the Texan ice cream, but Shiner is the Texan beer! You could go to Shiner, TX and visit the brewery to get this point also.
- Caveat #2- Dr. Pepper is another Texas tradition. To obtain this point another way, you could go on the Dr. Pepper Museum Tour in Waco.

Back to the Blue Bell...
I moved away from Texas for a couple years and quickly came back. One of the things I missed most was Blue Bell ice cream. One day as I was living internationally (outside Texas), I saw an add for Blue Bell ice cream at a local Albertson's grocery store. I was dashing out the door before the advertisement hit the floor. Unfortunately the advertisement was a misprint...I still feel bad for that poor manager at the grocery store that Sunday morning.

My second favorite Blue Bell story was when we were in Brenham and stumbled across the 100th anniversary of Blue Bell ice cream in 2007. Imagine this: All the ice cream you can eat, freezers full of popsicles, dancing, a home-made branding seminar, celebration by all, and a hay-rack ride. Again, what more could a Texan ask for?

There are a couple things that makes Blue Bell ice cream great, but here's just a sampling:
- Been around over 100 years
- Only does Peaches and Homemade Vanilla flavor in the spring and summer because that is when the Peaches are most ripe...fresh ingredients...I love it!
- It has a monthly newsletter for members of the Blue Bell Club
- There is a place on the website to suggest new flavors
- Due to their strict delivery standards, Blue Bell is very slow to expand their operations to surrounding states (now in about 20% of the US)

Did you know that Blue Bell ice cream ranks in the top 3 best selling ice cream in the nation even though it is only sold in 20% of the country...Enjoy Texas