Homestead Creamery

New Kroger opened here in Rincon, GA this week and with the new opening there was this «new» milk etc. I talked with the man representing the company especially after I heard him tell someone they had buttermilk. When I told him I had churned buttermilk as a boy he said, «As a buttermilk connoisseur you will like ours.» So I tried it– well it was very thick and MUCH better than any of the other brands– however it wasn’t churned buttermilk. I think he said they use a yogurt instead of vinegar. Vinegar (cultured) really makes it bitter. However he did say their regular milk wasn’t homogenized which means I can churn their milk and make my own buttermilk– which will taste better than ANY other buttermilk.
Now before I end this let me say I also tried the chocolate milk and bought my first bottle– yes love the environmental glass, shame we are becoming a throwaway society– Thank you Homestead for returning to glass. Will try the ice-​cream next week. Oh and I loved the chocolate milk. :)

This is the best ice cream I’ve ever had in my entire life, and I’ve had A LOT of icecream. I’d bet money that this is the best ice cream in the world, IT’S AMAZING. All other ice cream pales in comparison. In addition to the ice cream, the staff is super friendly, it’s an adorable store, and there’s a super cute petting zoo out back! I would 100% recommend this place to anyone (and I have, quite a lot), it’s great! Also I just can’t say it enough, best ice cream EVER!

We’ve stopped in to the Homestead Creamery the first time with some family. Wow, were we impressed. This is a true creamery, fresh milk… in bottles. We brought them home because we couldn’t return them (9 hour drive) for a refund. They turned out to be a good souvenir.
While inside we had to have some hand dipped ice cream, talk about delicious. My only regret is we live too far away to make this a weekly stop in our routine. Stop in, try them out you won’t be disappointed!

Great sandwiches, awesome ice cream and wonderful staff. Will def be back next time at SML. Send more flavors to RVA Krogers!

Love the ice cream best ever and the chocolate milk yum I come here all the time it is so worth the drive. Thanks Homestead.

Such a cute and quaint little place. Came to live with my mom and she bragged about it. So worth it. Very friendly and delicious.

Review based solely on the ice cream sold at grocery stores
Vanilla — probably the best vanilla I’ve ever had. So creamy, so smooth, and so soft. Amazing
Black Raspberry — great flavor, very creamy but not as much as vanilla. Very solid
Chocolate — pretty disappointing, grainy texture, not very creamy and does not melt well
Please send more flavors to grocery stores (ahem cookies and cream). The only one I haven’t tried from my local store is butter pecan

Cute place, wonderfully nice people.
Tons of flavors to choose from, was impressed with all of the options. Tried a few flavors:
Cookies and cream — the BEST, so good
Strawberry cheese cake — also very good
Cookie dough — creamy good!
Orange cream — oK
Got a «adult» waffle cone of cookies and cream — was a huge serving (enough for two) not «soft serve» but not hard — just the right consistency — SO FRESH!

Love this place the milkshakes are the best and they have meany other items that you will like be so if your ever in the area stop by

My oh my I must say I am thankful for my local whole foods because Homestead has the best chocolate milk I have ever had in my 28 years of life, after having their chocolate milk my kids will not accept any other kind lol a gift and a curse but I will go to say this if ever whole foods decides to part ways I will be making a weekly trip from Washington, DC to VA for the chocolate milk alone can’t wait for the fall going to bring my family out there for I hear they also have the best ice cream as well, which there were more traditional places like this with real homegrown products from your own local neighborhood

Literally the BEST ice cream I’ve ever had. This is our third family vacation in SML & Homestead Creamery is one of the main highlights of our trip. My favorite this year is the toasted coconut — YUMMO! They offer regular & kid-​sized cake and waffle cones; I always get the kid-​sized cone. Both types are equally delicious & it’s a generous portion (for a relatively small, adult woman). My husband loves the banana pudding ice cream. My son alternates between the moo-​tracks milkshake made with chocolate milk and the always reliable root beer float. His girlfriend really enjoys the butter pecan and the toasted coconut. All of the sandwiches are pretty special as well — I think it’s because they’re made on fresh, home-​made bread.
Homestead Creamery also offers fresh milk, naturally flavored milk (chocolate, strawberry, & orange), half & half, and heavy cream in glass bottles. Further, they have great fresh produce, fresh butter, home-​made breads & cinnamon rolls, locally-​made jams, jellies & sauces, candies, and gifts.
Last but certainly not least, the people who run the creamery are amazing. They’re polite, helpful, cheerful, and genuinely happy to be there. They are an absolute pleasure!

I don’t even know what to say except that it’s the BEST ice cream ever. It’s so creamy and fresh and delicious. My favorite is the mint chocolate chip, and my husband like cookie dough. Seriously if you’re in the area give it a whirl.
If many of you like the same flavor, they sell some you can take home. They also have a café and fresh meat and produce.
To be honest, we’re just in it for the ice cream!

Most fresh ice cream you will eat! The ice cream texture is soft and creamy as you pick up a scoop of it, it will slowly drip from your spoon. There is nothing more refreshing than ice cream and with no preservatives. You can taste every piece they incorporate in their favors — including butter pecan, pineapple orange, and blueberry muffin.
The ambiance feels like a hole in the wall and family owned business. There is a small farmers market inside the shop, so make sure to give yourself a little tour. They also sell ice cream in a box in the back to share with your loved ones.
Prices are reasonable. Fair warning, you can share ice cream for two with the regular size. I usually get the kiddy size which is plentiful.

Great place! Neat store! Fresh! Stopped by mid afternoon to grab a bite to eat and of course some ice cream. There was a small line hut it went fast! I got the chicken salad croissant with cheddar cheese and lettuce and tomato and my son got the peanut butter and jelly! The chicken salad was great and the croissant that they put it on made it even better. My son said the peanut butter and jelly was ok but it tasted good to me. Fresh bread makes for a great sandwich! When we finished our sandwiches we got ice cream! I got a large strawberry milkshake and my son got the kids waffle cone with peanut butter ice cream! As always they were both delicious!

Our favorite place to grab a pannini and of course, ice cream! I always make sure if we stop here when visiting Smith Mountain Lake.

Just discovered (glass bottled no artificial hormones) Homestead Creamery products in our Kroger stores here in the Augusta, Georgia, area ~ yay! My mom’s side of the family has been in the dairy farming business in Alleghany County, Virginia, for about 85 years, so was glad to see Virginia on the bottle and available for me to buy down here in Georgia! Tried out the buttermilk, which was quite thick & rich, didn’t see any flecks of butter though… Plan to try the whole milk and the heavy cream next.

Yummmmmm!
I wanted to stop in here last time I was at SML (last summer) but they were closed. So I rectified the situation during this trip.
Stopped in on my birthday with my fiancée and mother to get some ice cream. I didn’t have any, since I was planning to eat a big dinner and dessert, but I had a little of both of theirs.
My fiancée ordered the Blueberry Cheesecake ice cream in a bowl and it was very delicious. It almost tasted just like blueberry muffins or something — yum yum yum. He also had a scoop of birthday cake ice cream on the underside of the bowl — I tried it but the blueberry was better.
My mom went old school and did just a classic chocolate shake. It was SOOOO good. We saw their secret, they put their fresh chocolate milk in their chocolate shake. Genius. It was so thick and delicious — it tasted like a Wendy’s frosty but so much better. I almost wanted to get one and have that instead of fried bananas with dinner later — but I was strong and only had about three bites.
I didn’t realize that it was like a legit farmer’s market in there either — they had some huge yummy fresh produce like apples, lettuce, kale, carrots, squash, peppers, etc. Looked delicious. They had candies, salsa, chips, mixes for soup, and a section with fresh peanut butter (chocolate, honey, original).
There is also a deli for fresh meat slices.
Everything looked yummy — I’ll be coming back for one of those chocolate shakes next time I’m in town! Mmmm!

My local The Fresh Market in northern Illinois had their egg nog for the holidays. Oh. My. God. The best egg nog ever. Not kidding.

I ordered the «Sassy but Classy» sandwich, which was turkey, cheddar, onions, tomatoes, and chipotle sauce on wheat bread.
It was $ 5 for half a sandwich but I knew I’d be ordering ice cream later so I decided to pace myself. The sandwich was toasted on a panini press and the cheese melted beautifully while the chipotle sauce added some nice heat. It was a combination of flavors that worked very well together.
Then, I moved on to the main event — ice cream! I’ll admit that there are times when I’m not in the mood for ice cream from Homestead Creamery. They use their own milk to make it and it is extremely rich and thick, almost like custard. It tastes great and I love the variety of flavors they offer, but sometimes it’s overwhelming. That wasn’t the case over the weekend.
I ordered a cup with two scoops — dark chocolate and birthday cake. The dark chocolate was rich and decadent, but the birthday cake was the one that hit it out of the park. It was the perfect flavor of birthday cake and it even had small bits of sprinkles and a chocolate ribbon to make it look like a cake.
Other flavors I’ve had that I also recommend include the apple pie, chocolate, peach, and cherry vanilla.

I was first introduced to Homestead Creamery when I saw their milk and heavy cream in the grocery store and decided to give it a try. Who can resist a glass bottle? Their milk and heavy cream was by far the best I have ever had. I find the texture much more thick, creamy, and rich than other versions of liquid dairy.
So I knew I had to visit this store/​café. Not only to order ice cream, but also to try more of their milks (they don’t sell heavy cream in the stores near me).
The store is a bit in the middle of nowhere, but that adds to the fun of going! When I arrived their I was greeted by their charming store front. Clean, old-​fashioned, and quaint are some words that come to mind.
Inside their are various grocery items (meats, cheeses, candy, mixes, dips), much of it local. I enjoyed getting some peanut butter freshly ground out of a little peanut grinding machine! In addition, there was also a café menu of savory things, but I didn’t try any of it, maybe next time.
I of course tried their ice cream (my main reason for going) and I also bought some produce, milk, and sausage – all very tasty. The ice cream was delicious (I had 2 scoops: rum raisin and pumpkin pie) and I am looking forward to my next visit to get more!