Blue Bell Creameries

Great place for a cute date. The tickets for a tour are inexpensive and you get to try fresh scoops of Blue Bell ice cream at the end of the tour. There are also cute photo ops throughout the factory. Don’t forget to drop by the gift shop at the end; they sell some yummy flavored sauces to spread on toast etc.

We visited the creamery a few years ago, in Brenham TX and it was an experience that I highly recommend. The tour was very interesting and the overhead view of the employees working is excellent. I was very proud to introduce my new Peruvian wife to Texas by taking her to this and several other historic sites.
Thank God for Blue Bell ice cream.
You know, America is a country where great and hard working people are free to own and operate a business. In order to become a large and successful company, a business must strategically overcome many obstacles. It’s comforting to know that this great company is rebounding with a Texas attitude.
Texas is a State that’s known for it’s hard working citizens who proudly stand behind their families and neighbors in a time of need. It’s very wise to support a company that delivers a product that brings such good memories to Texans.
Thank you Blue Bell in Brenham Tx. and congratulations!

Stop by for a tour — available Mondays through Fridays only. If you go during the summer, the tours’ll probably fill up more quickly. Better to go when the kids are all in school — there’ll be a quieter tour.
Now, the only thing Blue Bell needs to change is to get rid of trans fats in their stuff… c’mon, Blue Bell! (oh, and fix the Listeria scandal, but that was apparently in the Oklahoma plant, not this one)

We did the tour today it was awesome thanks after that we got our scoop of ice cream, I choose the mocha almond fudge the misses choose the hot fudge brownie. We bought two more a southern blackberry cobbler and peaches & homemade vanilla.
We bought Tshirt and a magnet truck for the fridge and metal ice cream scoop.
We will definetly come back again later this year with our loved ones.

I think everyone knows that my favorite ice cream is Blue Bell. My sweet, dear husband took me out here for a day date and it was pretty fun and economical. We came out on a nice, sunny week day. We got there just in time for the last tour of the day. The tickets were six dollars each. While waiting for our tour to start, we read up on all that interesting facts on the walls and TV screens.
***Note that tours are only held during the week days. Please check out their websites for hours of operation. The visitor center and gift shop is open on the weekends. However, if you have never been on the factory tour, I highly recommend you do at least once.
The actual tour itself was supposed to be 45 minutes long, but I think it went by much faster. The tour was packed with many interesting, fun facts about Bluebell. It wasn’t too long and I was sort of expecting a little bit more, but I think it is for all types of audiences, so they keep it short and to the point.
After the tour, we got A free scoop of ice cream. And if you want extra ice cream, it’s only $ 1 each additional scoop. Would highly recommend this place for families, especially those with younger children. It’s a great learning field trip and I’m sure they would not mind ice cream at the end. Hopefully with the all the bad press they have received lately, they can bounce back as I still truly believe they are the best ice cream out there!

Our first visit to the Creamery was when our son was about 5, he went with us today and he’s 31 now, so it’s been awhile. Used to be free and now it costs 6 bucks, but it’s well worth the price of admission, learned a lot of cool stuff… did you know it takes 60,000 milked cows on a daily basis to meet this Creamery’s needs?! That’s a lot of ice cream. Lots of intricate machines doing a multitude of jobs with a lot of people servicing them. Every employee can eat as much ice cream as the want, every day… very interesting, they probably get burned out on it after a while… naah!!! The free jumbo scoop of one of 16 different flavors that are available was one of the high points of the tour, and the gift shop is pretty cool too. We filled up on awesome BBQ at Nathan’s before the tour so a scoop really hit the ever-​growing spot.

The Blue Bell Creameries tour is fun for the phone family and a great way to spend some time while in this part of Texas. When we went in March 2015 the tour was $ 6.00 per adult. We braved heavy rains and flooding to get to Brenham and take the tour and we were glad that we did so.
The web site for Blue Bell is very confusing, yet they recommend purchasing tickets ahead of time. We failed to do this, and were fortunate that we were able to get a ticket at the tour center. The creamery did a great job staffing up for the Spring Break week and had extra tours running beyond their normal schedule. Tour usually stop about 3:00 PM because that is when they start breaking down the equipment for the daily cleaning process.
The tour is guided by a friendly tour guide. Our guide was named Hannah and she did a great job, and you could tell that she really had her presentation down pat. The tour itself goes through a series of hallways that having viewing windows into the different parts of the plan. You get to see the mixing room, the packaging rooms, and a number of spots where you get to see them make novelty items like ice cream sandwiches and bomb pops. It is always fun at factory tours to see all the equipment and watch the product as it twists and turns onto conveyor belts and chutes.
At the end of the tour you get a scoop of ice cream, and what a scoop it is. These kids really knew how to give you a giant scoop of delicious ice cream. If you are in the area, or even within 50 minutes, it is worth a stop. If you are into factory tours, you will definitely enjoy Blue Bell.

A great place to stop and stretch your legs on a road trip! The delicious ice cream at the end of the tour was amazing. The gift shop has a nice selection of items to remember your visit.

I bought a Blue Bell polo in August 2014, and I’m sure that I’ve worn it at least on 50 different occasions. I love showing it off. And telling people not hailing from the wonderful state of Texas that there is indeed a Blue Bell factory.
The tour is fantastic, perhaps one of the best uses of ~$ 10 you could ever spend. After the very informative tour (What was Blue Bell’s first flavor?!), you get a nice fat scoop of whatever flavor you want… whatever is on their menu, of course.
I want to recommend BBC as an all-​day event, but I don’t know if the beautiful property could actually provide enough activity… soak in the farm, and then make your way over to the humble town of Brenham.

We came on a Saturday so no tours, but the Country Store was open and ready for business! The Tour Center was also open for visitors to peruse the historical display, which was really nice. We got to sample many different flavors to help us make a decision on what scoops to order. We got the Krazy Cookie Dough, Cinnamon, and Mocha Almond Fudge. All were great flavors! We were hoping, however, to try more of their newer flavors that we had seen in the display (ie. Magic Cookie Bar) but some weren’t available that day. Each heaping scoop is a mere $ 1. That makes it dangerously easy for an ice cream lover to go overboard. Luckily we stopped ourselves at 3 scoops! Can’t wait for another excuse to come back to Brenham!

If you’re coming home from Austin to Houston. I recommend making a pit stop.
The tour was quite a learning experience. It was so much & learned so much!
It was kinda cool to have that feeling like you’re in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
After the tour, you get to taste the Flavors of the day. There was 32 when I went. You can sample the ones to try.
The first scoop of ice cream is free or you can choose a second flavor but it won’t be a full scoop, more like a big sample on top of your choice of scoop.
Additional scoops are $ 1.
The gift shop is neat, they sell blue bell containers you can use to wrap gifts in. Also a good cheap souvenir!
Did I mention the staff are super duper nice!
One of the ladies recommended funky art for lunch. And she was sure right, it was delicious!

Really enjoyed this Texas treasure. Blue Bell is an iconic Southern brand like Chik Fil A and their ice cream is so good. The only thing I didn’t like was that people were cutting in line when in the parlor and the employees were helping people out of order. They need to set up a cordon or something so there is some order and people’s feelings are not hurt by being passed over. Especially since there was abundant diversity in the visitors if not the staff and some people were being served before others in a way that gave me pause.

Oh Blue Bell how good you are! For anyone that loves ice cream, especially Blue Bell Ice cream, it’s just a great experience to go on their factory tour. I’m a new Texan but I’ve grown to love this ice cream and if you haven’t had a taste of it, you better hurry and get some now, and for those that understand the hype and never have gone to the headquarters, get yourself over there. The experience of watching them go through the whole process of making the ice cream and packaging, and also watching the whole business function is quite fun. And of course, you’re rewarded at the end with some yummy ice cream!

Growing up in Texas or the South you know Blue Bell. My dad promised me 25 years ago he would take me and my sister to tour Blue Bell. Well my dad fell in love with Las Vegas and we have not been on a Texas road trip in years until now. We were staying in Austin and the drive to Brenham is not that bad and very straight forward. We called a head before going and the lady on the phone told me to be at Blue Bell BEFORE 12 noon if we wanted a tour that day.
When we arrived around 11am on a Monday the parking lot was packed with cars, buses and vans. When we went into the visitors/​tour center the place was packed with kids and grandparents. The staff at the tour desk were very friendly and we got tickets for our tour. While waiting for the tour the tour center’s wall and space is filled with wall displays and floor displays telling you about the history of the company and Brenham.
Once the tour starts the real fun starts. The only down side about the tour is you can’t take any pictures or video. They sited privacy of the staff. The tour guides we had were high school or college students. They were very knowledgeable about the company, history and ice cream making process. They were very quick to answer questions. Even odd ball questions from me. You get to see every step in the ice cream making process. For me I got a better appreciation of the ice cream I eat.
The tour ends with going into the ice cream shoppe for your free large scoop of ice cream. If you want more then you can buy scoops for a buck. The ice cream shoppe also has a Blue Bell store were you can buy gifts at a good price point. Nothing was too marked up.
The tour is a great tour and worth the 25 year wait. I would do the tour again in a heartbeat.

This is a good tourist stop for any proud Texan. I appreciate the fact that they don’t price-​gouge you. $ 1 for a huge scoop
If you didn’t grow up in Texas eating Blue Bell, you may not be wowed. Although, I came across a place in Cabo that was known for having the best ice cream; it was Blue Bell.

Came here on a Saturday and found out they don’t do tours on Saturdays. It was a bummer and I should have known based on how empty the parking lot was. However, a good time was still had as the facilities were open including the ice cream parlor and gift shop, and you still get the hat, which the kids love.
At $ 1 per scoop, this was a good chance to try flavors without having to buy the whole tub. The décor of the parlor is very cute, complete with sample cases featuring all of their products. I had no idea they made half the stuff they did. Outside, the grounds are nice to wander around in and to snap a few pictures.
Next time, we’ll have to do the tour for sure!

We were headed back to Houston and how convenient that we have to drive through Brenham to get home! It is National Ice Cream month after all!
Blue Bell debuts a new flavor every July, and this month it’s, «Magic Cookie Bar» — crumbled graham crackers, chocolate chips, coconut flakes, sweet condensed milk with pecans. But of course I had to give it a try, and it was a great choice! And you can’t beat $ 1 per scoop.

Question: Who gets up at 6 AM, drive 6 hours round trip to tour an Ice Cream creamery, and go to work for another 4 hours, just so he can cross an item off his bucket list?
Answer: This guy
If Shiner is the Texas beer, then Blue Bell is Texas’ ice cream. You know you are from Texas if you crave for Blue Bell, and it is found in 23 states (CA isn’t one of them)
Some interesting facts about Blue Bell:
— Blue Bell is named after a type of wildflower found in the region. Why not name it Blue Bonnet, the state flower? That’s because Blue Bonnet is a Spring time flower, Blue Bell is a Summer time flower, Summer = Ice Cream
— It takes 60,000 cows to make enough milk for 1 day worth of production. All dairy farms are within 200 miles from Brenham
— Blue Bell Creameries only operates from 5AM to 4PM, M-​F. Workers cleans the equipment everyday
— Fresh cookie dough are made on site, the whole city smells sweet at 8AM (and that is true)
— There are 50 to 55 different kinds of Blue Bell flavors. The creamery is able to produce/​package 12 types a day. The top selling flavors are Homemade Vanilla, Cookie N’ Cream, Dutch Chocolate and Butter Pecan

Everyone in this part of Texas knows Blue Bell by heart, grew up with Blue Bell, ate Blue Bell all their life, fed it to their kids, etc., yet so many people have not yet gone to the actual Blue Bell Factory! If you are a Blue Bell fan or just happen to be in the Hill Country, B/​CS, or Brenham area, this is a MUST SEE, MUST DO. Do not miss this tour! Put it on your bucket list!
Tickets are $ 6 and can be purchased online (they recommend purchasing tickets online 2 days ahead). The tours are only open Monday-​Friday, morning till 3 pm.
The tour is very enlightening, the tour guide ladies are always so sweet, and the workers we see throughout the tour seem nice too. Some workers waved at us and I waved back. You can tell the workers are not unhappy doing their job. Everything is clean and efficient.
It’s a 45-​minute tour that takes you through the factory where you learn about the history of Blue Bell, how all Blue Bell’s ice creams are made at this ONE SITE (minus another item which I won’t divulge so you can learn on the tour) starting with milk all to the way to packaging. You see all the ice cream pints, ½ gallons, and shop bin size ice creams are made, as well as the bars and ice cream sandwiches.
You conclude the tour with a free scoop at the Blue Bell shop. The scoop is generous and the eating area is spacious and bright. The store has cute items, a bit overpriced, but that is too be expected at a souvenir shop.
It’s only $ 6 to go on the tour and is a great investment. Go now before you leave and never get the chance again!!! (points to fellow A&M students)

I’ve been coming to the Blue Bell Factory ever since I was a little kid but only paid attention to the tour part of the tour until I came as an adult. I was always too excited for the ice cream at the end! It was really interesting to watch how Blue Bell ice cream is made and packaged.
Tours are during regular business hours Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 3 PM. After 3 PM, the factory workers start cleaning up. The tour is $ 6 and includes a large cup of your favorite flavor of ice cream at the end. I chose Black Cherry and it was refreshing and delicious!