Like an angry sumo wrestler-- girthy, well-balanced, and a tad salty. This very much fits a chocolate milk ideal that many hold dear-- its creamy, beefy base does its part to carry a punchy, heavy cocoa flavor across your facial threshold. The sweet and salty components vow for supremacy in a bit of a shoving match, and the salt comes out on top, which nicely accentuates the cream flavor in the home stretch. Grappler-metaphors aside, this is an indulgent treat where a little goes a long way, and a lot goes...well... a lot goes wrong if you drink too much (and you'll want to! :).

Wow- boldly malty, with a flavor that almost makes your mouth water upon initial contact. It's intentionally undersweet (33% less sugar) and much better for it! The sweet/salty balance is decidedly in favor of the latter, and I must say, each sip gets more interesting and enjoyable (and I liked the first one). Texture-wise, it's plenty beefy, carrying a bit of tactile grit likely from the cocoa, and the cream flavor is helped along by the salty snap. Uniqueness is fun-- this stuff is fun to drink, even for someone who has had over 1,800 chocolate milks to this point.

Bright cocoa flavor with nice malty sharpness that peaks in the latter half of each sip. The medium viscosity feels solid and fully-burdened with flavor, and the salty-sweet balance leans slightly (and nicely) toward the former. Well above average in all respects, this won't disappoint from first eye contact to lasting afterglow.

Beefy creamline body that is asked to handle a lot of cocoa flavor, and it does so magnificently. The bold, medium cocoa presence adds to the girth and comes with a bit of a texture on the back end- but it still feels copacetic and is enjoyable to the last drop. Sweetness is kept to a supporting role, which furthers the chocolaty/creamy punch and lets it shine in the aftertaste. Excellent stuff.

From the drop-dead gorgeous look of the unshaken bottle (chocolate at bottom, cream at top) to the excellent high-creaminess-to-thin-viscosity ratio, this is a uniquely delicious treat that drinks quickly (gone before you know it) and truly leaves you wanting more. The sweet/salty balance is finely tuned, the texture is fantastically lithe, and the cocoa presence is tasty and light. Perhaps the creamy base could shoulder more cooca flavor, or maybe that's me getting overzealous. I do have a problem, after all.

Cookies & Cream is a difficult flavor to do justice, and I usually cringe in preparation for a sweetness onslaught that typically goes well above your average chocolate milk. That's definitely not the case here-- this exudes a rich, cookie-forward flavor without the sugary crutch. The creamline body extends the flavor to its asymptotic maximum, leaving you with (finally!) a cookies & cream milk accessible enough to a young palate, and truly enjoyable (but on a different level) to a more mature audience. Kind of like some of the iconic animated 'childrens' films like Toy Story, Frozen, etc. So basically an instant classic, and a standout in the C&C milk genre.

A flavorful punch to the face in the best sense possible-- so much going on here! Fantastic peppermint flavor throughout that registers upfront and intensifies over the next few seconds, leaving you to bask in a deliciously satisfying and cooling afterglow that feels as good as it tastes. The creamy base and cocoa sweetness expertly play their supporting roles, and you're left with a uniquely tasty treat that leaves a lasting impression (literally and figuratively) on the palate.

Delectable thin-viscosity-to-high-creaminess ratio, confidently carrying its cocoa flavor and beautiful grassy lilt across any surface it comes in contact with. Being saltier than sweet further highlights the cream flavor and ensures minimal baggage in the aftertaste. Every bit as pleasant as an early-summer drive through southeast Indiana, but without the torrent of bug guts on the windshield.

Immediately flavorful, with a powerful cocoa punch and blast of supporting sweetness that will raise eyebrows and insulin levels in quick succession. Its delicious creamline base and hefty flavor lends to a solid, indulgent feel throughout, and one that I'm looking forward returning to as I make my way through the gallon jug. 

Delicious cocoa-malt punch with a velvety creamline texture that ends with a salty nip. It remains refreshingly focused on cocoa and cream throughout, and the sweetness plays its supporting role well, doing its part to enhance, not usurp the limelight. In total, it's a solidly built, slightly undersweet and over-creamy non-homogenized chocolate milk well worth your time and attention.

Densely flavorful creamline body that, much like fine wines and chocolate milk reviewers, gets better with age. A few days after opening the half gallon, I sense a grassier note which adds much desired 'dimensionality' to the cream. The cocoa flavor strikes the medium-to-malty part of my gustatory cortex and is warmly chaperoned by the cream flavor for a pleasant entrance and graceful exit-- of course leaving you wanting more.

Warm creaminess with a salty and slightly grassy nip upfront, which sets the tone nicely for the cocoa flavor that tapers off gracefully into the aftertaste. It feels solidly built upon a delicious Jersey creamline foundation and rewards you with an indulgent treat worthy of slow, pensive sips and that coveted top-shelf refrigerator real estate.

Deliciously buttery creamline body with finely-tuned sweet-salty balance in favor of the latter. Its cocoa flavor is on the maltier end of the spectrum and remains a rewarding treat that should pair well with just about anything, though I prefer to drink it in isolation, so I can focus more on the experience. Well that, and because I don't have very many friends. :)

Immediately flavorful with a thin, silky texture that still feels blissfully creamy. The aftertastes leans sweet, but there's a fleeting grassy twinge toward the back end that adds dimensionality to the cream flavor and overall experience. Sixteen ounces goes extremely quickly when you're jonesing local, whole, creamline chocolate milk-- which is why I bought four bottles.