Abundantly flavorful and an aftertaste that remains true, and yet leaves you wanting more. There’s a warmness to the cream that feels like a fleece sweater on a chilly morning— exactly what you need.
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Cornell Dairy Lowfat Chocolate Milk
Impressively well-balanced, mature flavor with a clean, satisfying finish. Its 1% base seems maximally leveraged to provide a surprisingly (and inspiringly) indulgent payoff. Definitely one of the best low-fat chocolate milks I’ve had in a long time.
Acme Fresh Market Chocolate Lowfat Milk
Commendable ratio of cocoa flavor-to-sweetness, which goes down smoothly save for a slight drying of the mouth. It manages to stand out by being pleasantly understated— paradoxical as that might sound— reminding us that everything is possible through chocolate milk.
Superior Dairy Lowfat Chocolate Milk
Somewhat dull cocoa flavor supported by a competent saltiness, and delivered through a fairly dense, not-quite-milky medium.
Hershey's Plus Protein Chocolate Milk
Beefy feel, and a nigh-stinging sweetness that ultimately dominates the cocoa, veering the Hershey’s-licensed flavor into its rightly ‘candified’ domain. It feels fortified, and carries a chalkiness that strays from its milky roots. Ultimately, you could do a lot worse from a taste perspective in the ‘fortified’ market— but when compared with elite chocolate milk, the flavor gap is much more pronounced than the protein gap.
Nice! Organic Chocolate Milk
Unique, in that the salt hits you before the sweet, and the cocoa flavor follows shortly thereafter (albeit briefly). It finishes cleanly, and may leave you searching for a deeper, more lasting chocolate experience. You could also convince yourself of a slightly ‘soapy’ aftertaste— though it’s still a positive experience throughout.
Cloverleaf Creamery Chocolate Milk
Exudes a confident simplicity that many of us long to attain— it’s extraordinarily well-balanced, prominently chocolaty, and an absolute dream to imbibe.
Shumway Farms Raw Chocolate Milk
Punchy cocoa flavor accentuated by a salty snap that ensures a clean, wholly satisfying finish. On the texture side, its brilliant viscosity-to-creaminess ratio provides maximum drinkability perfect for any situation— post-morning-workout guzzle, mid-afternoon introspective procrastination, or after-dinner fireside confabulation. I endeavor to try them all.
BYU Creamery Mint Brownie Chocolate Milk
Delicious potable representation of the reputed ‘mint-brownie’ in these parts. The cooling sensation strikes early in the sip, and refreshing mint flavor develops in the latter half— accompanied by strong dark chocolate throughout the journey. The flavors are expertly combined to provide that satisfying, rewarding feeling that you’re sure to get; do your best to bask in the moment.
Darigold FIT Chocolate Milk
Girthy, chalky, and a restrained flavor profile that deftly avoids funkiness. Drink this for its impressive characteristics if you must, but look elsewhere for more hedonistic pursuits.
BYU Creamery Cookies 'n' Cream Milk
Painfully sweet, in a way that marks so many cookies ’n’ cream milks— causing me to postulate that perhaps the two are inseparable, or inevitable. The sweetness lasts well beyond the swallow and devolves to an unwelcome lining that you’ll seek to remedy. Sugar-rush seekers, this may be your calling card— all others, have ice cream instead.
BYU Creamery Chocolate Milk
Highlighted by a mature, slightly earthy cocoa flavor that remains the focus throughout. There’s a slight astringent quality to the texture that seems to increase your oral cavity’s friction coefficient, though this is remedied by taking further draws, enabling you to postpone the sensation until the pint is exhausted. Points for uniqueness.
Rosehill Dairy Chocolate Milk
Fantastically smooth and silky texture, and a straightforward cocoa flavor that capitulates to a pleasant, mildly-salty flick at the end. It’s a pleasure to consume at any speed—sip/lap/guzzle/etc. and remains impressively effortless in its delivery.
MTSU Creamery Chocolate Milk
Chocolaty in a way that many strive for, but few achieve. The gorgeous texture delivers cocoa with care and reverence, and the flavor deliciously violates its oral curfew— reinforcing the age-old trope that sometimes it feels good to be ‘bad.’
Stooksbury Dairy Creamery Chocolate Milk
Buttery in the way that only creamline milk can achieve— this is a perfect paradigm of the cream-to-viscosity ratio that I value so much. The flavor disperses and sustains with silky uniformity that feels effortless yet highly rewarding.
Mills River Creamery Chocolate Milk
Substantially built with a buttery, creamy payoff that feels authentic and accentuates the cocoa masterfully.
Prairie Farms Chocolate & PB Flavored Milk
A legitimate onslaught of flavor— hyper-sweet, uber-salty, and surprisingly peanutty. Despite its heavy-handedness, once your tastebuds (and viscera) calibrate a few sips in, it’s an enjoyable detour from the traditional.
Harvest Farms Organic Chocolate Milk
Coarse, chocolaty, and a not-quite-‘soapy’ sourness that distracts from the rest of the flavors. It’s appropriately under-sweet and responsible feeling— it’s just held back by the odd competing flavor that pulls you out of the experience.
Weigel's Premium Chocolate Milk
Flavorful and clean-finishing, it’s easy to burn through a pint on a warm Tennessee spring afternoon. It paints within the lines but delivers on its promise of sweet, chocolaty refuge.
Sunrise Dairy Chocolate Milk (plastic)
Slightly thinner and less sharp than the its glassed counterpart, but still uncompromisingly chocolaty and direct.