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Very unique combination-- a thick, creamy body with understated, but twangy non-sugar sweetness. Cocoa is hard to locate and takes a back seat to the sweetener and relatively prominent cooked milk flavor. The aftertaste leaves an unsatisfying coating in the mouth, but for just 1g sugar, it sort of feels like a 'win.'
Somehow manages to avoid 'face-twisting' territory. The texture is chalky, drying, and heavy, while the flavor is best described as faux-sweetly metallic. You could do a lot worse in this category, but drinking this for pleasure would be an exercise in self-loathing. If you need 32g of protein with minimal caloric baggage, have at it, but don't expect to like it.
You won't believe that this doesn't contain 'coconut' flavor in some capacity. It's an odd flavor, completely devoid of chocolate, but surprisingly pleasant given the low expectations. It drinks a little lighter than its peers, but still has a drying chalkiness that seems to be unavoidable in this tranche. Points for uniqueness and wince-free potability.
As a closet Ensure apologist (don't tell anyone) this is largely similar in texture and flavor to its grown-up (elderly?) counterpart. There's a definite 'vitamin-y' quality to the flavor, but the sweet-salty balance is decent and there's enough fat content to usher each sip toward a satisfying conclusion provided your expectations are adequately tempered.
Paralyzingly brilliant (low) viscosity to (high) creaminess factor-- it drinks like a dream, disperses perfectly, and carries a grassy character throughout that pays respectful homage to its pastoral origins. The cocoa flavor is present more so in the latter third of the sip, and then exists gracefully to a stronger, more durable buttery cream presence that continues to gild your inner oral cavity with warmth. Shake it early and often, as the cocoa settles quickly, and rest assured the connection to your food may never have been so intimate and direct.
Fantastic combination of buttery cream with a grassy homage, and a favorable cocoa-to-sweetness ratio-- this drinks phenomenally well and just 'feels right.' There's a solid, flavorful heft with everything you want in a chocolate milk and nothing you don't.
A pleasant surprise for a canned, (partially) stevia-sweetened chocolate milk that drinks quickly, albeit a tad unnaturally. It's lightly cocoa flavored, undersweet, and fairly chalky given its thin viscosity. There's a lasting aftertaste that has a sharpness to it, but all in all, outperformed (low) expectations.
Lead-like dull flavor, with no semblance of what makes chocolate milk enjoyable-- some sweetness, cocoa, creaminess, etc-- none of those are remotely represented here. There's a mineral-esque, clinical, hold-your-nose-and-take-your-medicine quality to the 'flavor', and an egregiously chalky and drying finish that, as far as I can tell, is an effort to curb that pre-vomit salivation.
Chocolaty and sweet upfront, with a masterfully grassy cream flavor on the back end (my favorite part). It's a satisfying experience not often achieved in chocolate milk, and when it's pulled off to perfection, each sip feels like a tiny little gift-- paving the invisible road from lips to soul with buttery Jersey cream.
Smooth and evenly creamy texture ultimately leaves you wanting more-- not so much more in terms of additional servings, but more in terms of more cocoa presence and dimension to the flavor. It's perfectly competent, and does not suffer the same pitfalls of other high fructose corn syrup containing chocolate milks. It's relatively inexpensive, and paints within its expectations.
Densely drinkable fully-burdened with chocolate (first) and malt (second)-- a truly unique treat that concludes with a confidently creamy sustain and mild honey afterglow. The flavors cooperate rather than compete, and result in and indulgence you've not likely experienced before. And if you have, you'll want to do it all over again.
Pleasantly sweet cocoa flavor upfront that provides a nice initial jolt but fades rather quickly, as the aftertaste retains more of the sweetness and less of the chocolate. It's significantly more enjoyable than its 1% lowfat counterpart which lacks dimension. In summary, it tastes good in a vacuum and sits comfortably among the low-ish tier of whole chocolate milks.
Dead average on so many levels-- certainly identifiable as chocolate milk but aside from a slightly drying finish, there's not much else to point out. It is what you think it is, and if uninspired chocolate milk is your thing, give this your full attention.
Delicious mix of chocolate and malt with a creamy body that is certainly up to the task of delivering and sustaining the flavors. I can't distinguish the flavor from the former (non-A2) chocolate milk-- it's equally indulgent and rewarding.
Chalky and metallic, with a lasting vitamin-y aftertaste. It's fairly thin and has a surprising salty quality which works to its advantage. I've had much worse in this category, but this drinks like a junior varsity port of Ensure. Not recommended for recreational use.
Smoothly subtle flavor that starts mildly malty and ends with a coconutty cameo which fades in gracefully and fades out before you're ready for the exit. It's a very unique flavor combination, and pulled off fairly deftly, though it leaves you wanting a bit more punch. Texture-wise, it finishes with a drying, astringent quality easily remedied by taking another sip...that is, until there's no more left.
Gorgeous representation of my favorite flavor combination. Sweet and chocolaty up front, with a lasting peanut buttery burn that ages more gracefully than Helen Mirren. I'm not sure I'll be able to say the same for myself after I drink this whole bottle in an afternoon. Drinkable dessert, what more could you want?
Noticeably more lithe than the chocolate milk, and delivers a truly accurate and not cartoonish cookies and cream flavor. It has me longing for bits of Oreo solute and the underratedly fun 'panning for gold' process of oral sieving (?). Definitely one of the best CnC versions I've reviewed, and a worthwhile extension of the River Bottom Dairy portfolio.
Intensely bright cocoa flavor backed by a full-bodied creamy base and sweetness that is more than up to the challenge. Knocks it out of the park for what most people would easily consider the best chocolate milk they've ever had. Parallels to melted chocolate ice cream are often made, but rarely substantiated; but in this case, it certainly applies.
Beefy frame, plenty sweet, and an exciting 'wild' side-- yes, chicks will dig this, but so will anyone else lucky enough to try it. It's chocolaty up front, sweet through the middle, and finishes with a wild, grassy note that ties everything together and whets your appetite for more. In a world where novelty in chocolate milk is sometimes challenging to find, this brings a dropkick of indulgence followed by a blinding ray of hope for those paying close attention.
