Harman’s Cheese & Country Store

This is an authentic general store. It’s a small place space-​wise but they pack so much stuff in here! We actually went to Sugar Hill to visit the Sugar Hill Sampler but I didn’t find what I was looking for there (things for a custom gift basket I’m putting together for Christmas.) However, Harman’s had everything and more. So many of the dip mixes, jams, cocoa mixes, pickled vegetables, soups, crackers, condiments, jellies, etc. are actually made in either New Hampshire or Vermont AND are natural and not full of preservatives. Also they have the best cheese around. They offer samples too so you can taste and see. Please note: BRING CASH or a check book as they do not accept credit cards. Like I said, this place is the real deal, it’s sort of like stepping back in time (and they didn’t have credit cards back then!)

Small selection but great cheese. If you really like it, you can even order online and they’ll ship it to you. After sampling, we got the 2 yr aged cheddar and the smoked cheddar. They were delicious! The other they had out to sample was an olive oil garlic and a sage which were both good but we decided that perhaps we shouldn’t buy EVERYTHING we see. The one thing we got at the last minute was the smoked cheddar string cheese which was the worst cheese ever ever ever. Stick with what you’ve sampled so you won’t be disappointed!
It’s a small store, but packed with random things such as jams, jellies, and pickled everything. We even saw some garlic jam/​pastes that were strange and questionable. Very interesting. Nice friendly folks. Cash only though – which would have been helpful to know. Overall – pleasant experience.

Nice little place to visit. As another reviewer noted, your GPS will send you too far! We also got turned around. Very small inside but they do have a lot of little cute things to purchase. I thought they would have more of a selection of cheese, but we ended up trying the smoked string cheese and purchased some aged cheddar. We also had some of their bottled kickin cow soda, it was pretty neat. The staff member who helped us was very nice.

Great cheese. Friendly workers. The woman working greeted us happily and told us to help ourselves to the cheese samples and dipping sauces. There’s only 5 – 6 cheeses to try, but they were delicious. I couldn’t resist buying a block of the smoked cheddar! It’s a very tiny store that sells a few random souvenirs along with the cheeses. It’s worth checking out, but not if you are coming from far away. But there are other things to do in the area, so if you are there, stop on by.

I’m a bit surprised by the negative reviews. Yep, it is small and cramped. It’s an antique home in New England, this is part of the charm. They sell many local food products here. The real star is the cheese though. We always have to stop by and pick up some cheese and not just for ourselves. We usually get requests from family. The smoked cheddar is one of the best smoked cheddars I have ever had. The regular cheddar is great. I’ve ordered the smoked cheddar, the regular cheddar and the cheese spreads by mail order for holiday gatherings. It always get rave reviews and I am always asked where I got the cheese.

People told us, you like cheese? You have to go to Harmans. You just have to!
Well we did, but a) the GPS really doesn’t like their address so we turned around a couple times before we eventually found it and b) other than the two types of cheddar out when we got there, the rest of the stuff was not really cheese and it just sort of felt awkward in there ha
We park in the back, and I knew the second we parked that this little cheese shack couldn’t have much going on… But we went in and our hypothesis was confirmed. It is a tiny tiny little shop. Don’t get me wrong, I love little shops and supporting local businesses, but this place was like a cheese closet. So I sampled the few types of cheeses out on a table, and tried one jam on a semi stale cracker and then my mom just looked at me and gave me that sign of, you done? without saying any words whatsoever. It was just awkward in there, and I am not really sure why? The lady working there didn’t say hi to us or anything, and I’m sure she doesn’t get that many visitors that I thought maybe she would have been more excited? Oh well. good thing there are many other cheese shops in the world!
**Just wanted to add that I appreciate that the owner reached out on Unilocal in response to my review! Shows that this local business really does care about its visitors which is great! And Unilocal,you should maybe change their listing to not being a cheese store since the owners says it is technically listed incorrectly!

Harman’s is located right next to a shed sized post office which shows you how «small town» this place really is, in the best way possible. It shouldn’t just be known for it’s cheese. Mind you the cheese is excellent. When I went this week there were a few kinds of aged cheddar which were very tasty. I bought a pound of the «really aged» cheddar (which I found a coupon for a dollar off in a tourist brochure), there was an amazing smoked cheddar, a garlic and olive cheddar, and a few others all which can be sampled at their sample table when you walk in. What made me entirely happy about the delicious cheese was if I fall in love with any of them or wanted to try a new kind I can order them online and have them shipped to where I am. I wouldn’t have to wait ALL YEAR just to have some more! The general store part offers everything I was looking for but couldn’t quiet find any where else. One word, well technically two: Maple mustard! I’d been looking for it all over the White Mountains but I couldn’t find any. This stuff is awesome. Not only did I find the maple mustard but also maple hot chocolate. They sell anything from old time sodas to dip mix and t-​shirts. On the way out there was a box labeled free inside were the biggest zucchini I’d ever seen. That goes to show you that the town would rather share than have veggies go bad. Harman’s is a little out of the way but there is a cute odds and ends place the next road over and a historic furnace just down the road. I thought the ride was 100% worth it. The views are amazing!