Immergut Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels

One thing that we both knew that we wanted as part of this road trip was at least one really good soft pretzel. M and I did some intense research to figure out which pretzel bakery on our route would offer us the best tasting soft-baked pretzel for us to try. We decided on Immergut Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels located in Intercourse, PA. Aside from our (possibly just my) incredibly immature giggling at the name, we loved the charm of this quaint PA Dutch town.

Unfortunately, we spent too long in our other locations earlier in the day, and we got to Intercourse much later than we had originally planned. Immergut was closing within 5-10 minutes so we first worried that they would be out of pretzels, and we then worried that if we did get one, it clearly wouldn't be fresh so it wouldn't be the best representation of what they had to offer.

Immergut, as you can see, is a small building that has a couple benches out front that are perfect to sit on while you eat their pretzels. The inside of the shop is relatively small as it has a counter for making sales and also a section in the back for the employees to roll out the dough and make the pretzels. They also have a few drink machines set up as they sell drinks, too. We got a lemonade because it was 90+ degrees, and that called for some serious liquid refreshment. It was a little more sweet than tart, and it was really refreshing.

So in the end, yes, we did get a pretzel to share. Since it was the end of the day, and since it wasn't fresh, we don't feel that we had a proper representation of Immergut, but if a slightly old pretzel tastes as good as this one did, we can only imagine what the fresh ones taste like. Warm, soft, and buttery is just where these begin. The outer crust has just the right bit of bite to it, and it's the first feeling before your mouth explodes in warmth and butter and just a touch of sweetness. We brushed off some of the salt like always when we get pretzels, but the remaining essence of the salt added a little extra dimension to the flavor.

While we found that this wasn't as good as the pretzel we got from Miller's Twist in Philly, we have to make sure it's noted that Miller's Twist was fresh, and this had been sitting for some indeterminate amount of time. Overall, it was still a very tasty pretzel, and we hoped to get the pretzels a little fresher (and earlier) the next time.

Immergut Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels, 3537 Old Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse, PA.