UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Spring is on the horizon which means it’s time for one of the Berkey Creamery’s favorite traditions: voting is open to crown this year’s scoop champion in Flavor Madness.
Sixteen flavors will compete to become this year’s champion in the online tournament, which begins today, March 17, and will run for four weeks. Voting opens at 10 a.m. each Monday and closes at noon each Friday.
“We look forward to this time of the year!” said James Brown, assistant manager at the creamery. “The weather is getting better, Blue White Weekend is just around the corner, and the return of our Flavor Madness competition kicks everything off!”
Voting will take place on the creamery’s website, and participants are encouraged to share their picks on social media by using #PSUFlavorMadness and be entered for a chance to win ice cream. The scoop champion will be announced April 12, followed by a sale on the winning flavor from April 15 to 19.
Ice cream fans can choose their favorite flavors each week and can submit votes in each matchup, starting with the Berkey Creamery “Sweet 16.”
The starting matchups include:
- Chocolate vs. Butter Pecan
- Peachy Paterno vs. Lion S’mores
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough vs. Thon Gold Ribbon Ripple
- Peanut Butter Cup vs. Grilled Stickies
- Peanut Butter Swirl vs. Alumni Swirl
- Vanilla Bean vs. Happy Happy Joy Joy
- WPSU Coffee Break vs. Raspberry Fudge Torte
- Cookies-n-Cream vs. Strawberry
Notably, two fan-favorite flavors — Death by Chocolate and Bittersweet Mint — have been retired from Flavor Madness and moved into the “Hall of Flav.” These flavors are still available for purchase at the Creamery, but will not be part of this year’s competition.
Participants will receive discount codes for the creamery’s online shop, and those within the 48 continental U.S. states will be entered automatically in a drawing for six free pints of Berkey Creamery ice cream, with a new winner chosen every week. Winners will be selected at random from the pool of each week’s players with a valid email address.
Participants must reenter each week to be eligible for that week’s prize. Winners will be contacted by email and must respond within seven business days to claim their prize.
Complete contest rules are available at the Berkey Creamery's website.