All tagged 8.5
Powerfully sweet and chocolaty, with a dense thickness that epitomizes that 'chocolate-milk-as-melted-chocolate-ice-cream' paradigm. If you have tastebuds, this will find them, and work them out Jack LaLanne style, until you're doubled over and pining for bland food. The heavy-handed sweetness is tempered a bit by a significant salty presence that comes through in the latter third of the sip. This is amped-up, and a fun ride while it lasts.
Delicious creamy, raw body that carries a lightly malty cocoa flavor with minimal sweetness to detract from the experience. It's confidently under-sweet, and once the cocoa flavor fades, the true star of the show is revealed-- a delicious, dare-I-say buttery back end, with a grassy homage to its roots in the aftertaste. It might not be as 'sexy' to you as it reads here, and sure, it could easily shoulder a heavier cocoa presence, but that can develop over time. This isn't dating material, it's marriage material.
Smooth and true mocha milk experience, with coffee and cocoa in delicate balance (one usually dominates the other). It's lithe and goes down quickly-- I'm already starting to feel a warm caffeine buzz radiate from behind my solar plexus. An enjoyable start to anyone's morning.
Delicious and true-to-form cookies & cream flavor with a twinge of earthiness on the back end. I appreciate that it's opted for realism as opposed to a cartoonish representation of the C&C profile-- it's not heavy-handed on the sweetness and it's a slower burn of an experience rather than an upfront assault like so many have been.
Delicious, sharp-ish malty flavor resonates throughout, seemingly in lieu of a cocoa flavor-- sounds like a knock, but it's actually very tasty. The salty/malty flavor pairs well with the (relatively) thin viscosity and lovely creamline base. Fans of chocolate malt- take notice-- this will not disappoint.
Wow- bold and very defined coconut flavor-- it's definitely the main feature here. It's still very sweet, but there's synergy with the (supporting) cocoa flavor atop the agile creamline base. The bouquet is impressive as well-- it smells like an appetizing sunscreen (if such a thing existed) and is sure to give you a unique drinkable dairy experience!
Still thick, sweet, and chocolaty as prior formulations, though to me (as someone who has had lots of PL over the years, but cannot test the versions side-by-side) it feels slightly thicker (unfavorable) and saltier (favorable) which cancel each other out from an enjoyment standpoint. While there is still a Jersey cow on the label, it now reads 'Taste the Promised Land Difference' rather than saying 'Taste the Jersey Cow Difference'-- which, to me, seems like an admission that PL is no longer using 100% Jersey milk. All that said, it's still an enjoyable treat that is one of the better national brands you'll find in the States.
Remarkable in many ways-- all of them good. A whole, creamline, protein-fortified chocolate milk is an extremely rare find, and in this case, fantastically well conceived and executed. The added whey protein concentrate carries no flavor or textural baggage whatsoever-- it does add a little thickness but there's no way that I would know that without having looked at the label. I dig that the most prominent flavor is a salty-maltiness (not sweetness)-- and despite lacking a powerful cocoa presence, this is simply one of the very best tasting (and drinking) protein-fortified products that I've ever had. And I've had hundreds.
Alas-- mocha milk done right! It's well-balanced with both a cocoa and coffee presence, and a sweet/salty ratio appropriately in favor of the latter. The base is still very much milky (as it should be) rather than a watered-down, washed out caricature of what mocha often is. I am a coffee drinker and coffee lover, and I would gladly replace my morning cup of joe with this stuff.
Sharply salty with a buttery, creamy girth that is not for the faint of heart. One of the thicker chocolate milks I've had in recent memory, so fans of an authentically beefy base take notice. The cocoa flavor plays third fiddle after the cream and salt, and it tends to arrive late and leave you wanting a bit more. It's deliciously unique, both from flavor and texture profile, and it doesn't take much to satisfy. The experience ends cordially with a warm and slightly grassy goodbye.
Medium-to malty cocoa flavor over a warm creamline base-- deliciously well balanced and a breeze to sip-- I'm nearly two pints in and finally remembered that I need to write the review. In short, if you like non-homogenized chocolate milk, you may not be surprised, but you won't be disappointed here.
Warmly creamy base and well-rounded across the board, this is a worthy steward of the creamline chocolate milk mantle that I've come to love so much. Easily drinkable and effortlessly indulgent, why anyone would homogenize milk these days is beyond me.
Refreshingly restrained for a C&C flavored milk-- it's quite under-sweet for the genre and provides more of a (chocolaty) cookie hit than a (sugary) cream one-- and I must say, that's a character that I admire, both for the uniqueness and for the flavor ratio itself.
Deliciously balanced representation of the mocha flavor with a chocolate presence on the front end and warm, lasting coffee simmer on the back end. The creamline base does its job extremely well in a supporting role, and a pint goes surprisingly quickly though my intent was to savor it as I would my morning cup of joe. I'll do it with the next pint, I promise.
Gorgeously creamy base that is more than up to the task of delivering deliciousness straight to your brain stem. It starts with a punchy sweetness that remains prominent for the first 2/3 of the sip, then it gives way to the cream flavor which surges in the latter third and sets the tone for the aftertaste. In my experience, the cocoa flavor is tertiary (*fancy word, I know) but pleasantly malty while it lasts. It's unique, and feels brilliantly on the palate; alas I should have bought more.
Velvety cream with a wild goaty homage that provides unique depth to each sip. The cocoa is curtailed by a sharp(ish) salty/maltiness that feels like it belongs with the rest of the package. In short, this is a structurally sound, delicious chocolate goat milk worthy of your time and attention.
Approaching a sharp-ish maltiness that feels desserty and is nicely delivered by its substantial but lithe, non-homogenized base. The flavor distributes quickly and strikes mainly to the rear sides of the tongue, making each swallow a purposeful deliverance of yum.
Despite being a lover of chocolate and coffee individually, much of the choco-coffee synergy is unfortunately lost on me. That said, this remains a well-balanced (and well-caffeinated) treat that is worth the caloric opportunity cost. If mocha is your scene, do not pass 'Go' or collect $200, go directly to Sweet Grass Creamery and pick some up.
Begins and ends with a delicious buttery essence to the cream, which does its job with care and reverence, and could shoulder a fair bit more flavor if asked. The lightly malty flavor that is there plays a supporting role to the cream and results in a uniquely tasty treat that doesn't need to employ gimmicks to be memorable.
Luxurious creamline body adorned with a lightly malty cocoa dusting-- it's classy without bells and whistles, and rewarding in its simplicity-- quite possibly like dairy farming itself.
