Well rounded boxed chocolate milk with a thin creaminess that is appreciated. This contributes to an (admittedly) intangible good ‘feel’, which, along with the appropriate level of sweetness, does well to support its ample cocoa flavor.
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Delisse Boisson Lactée Gout Chocolat
Everything feels ok and it goes down the hatch without a fight, but it's light on flavor. It’s averagely sweet, salty, and creamy, but there’s no punch to the cocoa at all.
Dunn's River Nurishment Active Chocolate
Hides the fortification well and despite a noticeable density, it manages to deliver a natural-ish consistency, and creamy, balanced flavor that doesn’t skew too heavily in any particular direction. You could do a lot worse in the ‘recovery’ drink market from a taste standpoint.
Funtime Chocolate Milk
Earthy cocoa presence with not much else to pick up the slack. The flavor dissipates quickly which suggests a watery base. I'm sure 29 pence doesn't buy what it used to.
Best-in Milk It! Chocolate Milk Shake
100% rotten-- even shelf-stable milk has its limits. Took a big swig of this and had to run to the sink, unfortunately, most of the mouthful went down the hatch. I’ll update this review if I can get a non-spoiled version.
Protein Boost Chocolate
Thin and somewhat smooth, but unnatural feeling. The overt (phony) sweetness will shock and displease you. Reckon it's antifreeze without the cool green color.
Spar Chocolate Milk (UK)
Chocolaty, but carries a rather sour, powdery, earthiness. Plenty of sweetness, but not enough salt or cream to balance things out.
UFit Chocolate Flavour High Protein Milkshake 22g
Mild, fruity sweetness and chalky medium— it’s not horrendous, but definitely not chocolaty or something you’d drink for enjoyment. Tongue-watering faux-sweetener aftertaste drags it down a bit further though.
UFit Chocolate Flavour High Protein Milkshake 50g
More bland and starchy than the 22g version, but a similar taste. I’d say it’s slightly more preferable as the aftertaste is less overt.
Gerlinea Chocolat
Thick, chalky, and finishes with a strong, multivitamin twang that they attempt to mask with heavy-handed sweetness. The cover-up is always worse than the crime.
Fairebel Volle Melk Met Chocoladesmaak
Deliciously creamy and balanced with an aftertaste that is both satisfying and enticing for the for the next sip. Everything feels ‘right’— it’s the best chocolate milk I’ve had in Belgium.
Inex Ta Boe Choco Loco
Despite having zero sweeteners (natural or artificial), this does *feel* like it’s artificially sweetened. It gives a sensation on the tongue not too different from artificially sweetened products I’ve had, but I do trust the label. It’s not offensive, especially considering the zero sweetener claim— they’ve done well to make it palatable.
Vitalac ChocoVit Sport Energy
Noticeably thicker (though still less so than average) and a fair bit more flavorful than the glass bottle version— thanks mostly to a maltiness that pervades the experience. A uniquely-flavored drink that is more malt than cocoa, but makes that formula work.
Cora Halfvolle Chocomelk
Silky smooth and well rounded flavor though nothing stands out in particular. The chocolate flavor is more present up front, it washes away fairly quickly, but by then— you’re already well into the next sip.
Inex Samson Chocodrink
There's some kind of action that goes on in the back of the mouth, akin to a how a relatively light liqueur might feel. Maybe this stuff is starting to ‘turn’— it’s not quite to the boozy stage but has a disconcerting feel, and a sourness that fills the remainder of the experience.
Winny Chocolademelk
Gorgeous aesthetics when poured out of the box (which might be the most generic-looking packaging I’ve yet seen!), but nothing more than a lightly sweet, mildly flavored, recognizably cocoa beverage. Simple from first look to first taste.
Cecemel Demi-Ecreme
Not much of a downgrade from the standard version— the strong flavors are all still preset and the 11 calorie (per 100mL) difference seems negligible from a taste standpoint. The grain seemed a bit larger and more noticeable in this version.
Boni Choco Lait
Feels like average chocolate milk that’s been watered down just a little. It spends little time in your mouth, and never really gets a chance to establish much of a taste. It’s not offensive, but certainly not indulgent.
Pur Natur Organic Cocoa Milk
Generous amount of salt brings out the cream and malt— providing a refreshingly unique flavor that isn’t heavy-handed with cocoa. It’s remarkably drinkable, thanks to the sharpness of flavor and thin viscosity (yet still a creamy taste).
Carrefour Chocomelk Halfvol
More of a milky feel than the Carrefour Choco Halfvol, and a different (mildly sour) cocoa flavor that does not set itself apart in any meaningful way from the legions of other chocolate milks mingling atop the bell curve.