Excellent creamy taste that stands out but doesn’t usurp control from the other flavors. The texture smooth and authentically milky feeling (which should be a given, but isn’t). There’s legitimacy to the “Norges Beste!” claim on the package.
Q-Meieriene UltiMoo
Malty, flavorful, and a bit on the powdery side. Plenty sweet despite the ’30% less added sugar’ claim, this outperforms its relatively modest nutritional facts and is an enjoyable surprise.
Tine Uten Tilsatt Sukker Kakao
Manages the ‘unsweet’ aspect rather well, as the liquid cascades easily down the hatch with nary a fight. There’s not a lot of flavor; the highlight being a malty finish that becomes evident only in retrospect, but the fact that it's not offensive earns some points given its rather austere nutritional stats.
Tine Styrk Fettfri Melk Kakao 50% More Protein
A tad less bitter than the regular Styrk version, but enjoyment is clearly not the goal here. There’s not a strong ‘protein’ taste or overly contrived texture, but it's a rather shallow experience from a flavor standpoint.
Tine Styrk Fettfri Melk Kakao
Not at all sweet, not at all chocolaty, not at all creamy, not at all recommended.
Tine Sjokoladesmak Milkshake
Wow— after all the ‘milkshakes’ I’ve had in the ~230mL cup, I was prepared for this to be terrible. Couldn’t have been further off! The texture is milky, not over-emulsified sludge, and the flavor is malty, amply chocolaty, salty, sweet, and an absolute pleasure to drink. Perfectly nails the milkshake taste in a container you can take home, store in the fridge, and open when your day needs drastic improvement.
Tine Sjokomelk
Instead of chocolate, I’m getting more of a fake kettle corn flavor (is there true kettle corn flavor?). No qualms about the texture, but in sampling side-by-side with other chocolate milks, the strange flavor becomes increasingly evident.
Tine Litago Uten Sjokolademelk
More of a milky flavor than anything else— definitely light on chocolate, cream, and anything else worth your time, save a maltiness that is prominent despite feeling a little forced. It finishes clean, and is easy to snatch another sip— shit, they get progressively better..
Tine Litago & Stratos Milkshake
Oddly seems to amount to less than the sum of its parts, possibly due to my aversion to ‘thickened' products. It’s very sweet and chocolaty, but the sweetness causes the cocoa to veer undesirably into ‘candy’ territory. It’s more salty than creamy, and feels a bit artificial in the mouth.
Tine Litago Original Sjokolademelk
Thin and delicate flavor— more of a sweet cocoa than a sour or earthy one. It goes down with facility, but rings a little hollow as the satisfaction level from strong cocoa or cream is simply not there.
Tine Litago Lett Sjokolademelk
Less sweetness and cream than the Original version, but the flavor doesn't suffer in proportion because the cocoa is allowed more of the limelight and it works well. This isn’t a product that will blow your tastebuds’ collective mind, but given the nutritional stats, this tastes about as good as you could hope.
McEnnedy Chocolate Milkshake
Highly emulsified, unnatural feel, and a super-sweet, melted-marshmallow-esque flavor that is noticeably better than others I’ve had in this genre (American Style, Milbona Shake, etc.). I would expect young kids to enjoy this, but then again, young kids sometimes enjoy finger-painting with their own feces.
SportyFeel Protein Drink Chocolate
Sweet and dense, feels like it lives up to the “54g carbs per portion” billing. I can think of a lot more enjoyable ways to spend this caloric onslaught, but I will admit this is an awfully fast (and painless) way to 350 calories.
SportyFeel Protein Drink Chocolate Lactose Free
A protein drink that understands moderation and uses it effectively to create relatively smooth, adequately flavorful and appropriately sweet experience.
Nutrilett Smart Meal Rich Chocolate Flavoured Shake
Somewhat velvety feel (initially) and a flavor that approaches cocoa, then skulks away to a nearby damp corner. Eventually, the chalk becomes evident, but by then, you begin to warm to the flavor, and the texture is still pseudo-milky but not to an egregious extent. Mixed feelings, but overall it tasted better than most with low expectations would…expect.
Arla Kaakao-Maito Juoma
Smells like dirt, but to say that it tastes like dirt would be insincere flattery. It’s foreseeably under-sweet, chalky, significantly earthy, and thoroughly avoidable.
Mad-Croc Milk Cacao Energy Drink
Creamy taste, milky feel, and plenty of cocoa flavor to boot. You wouldn’t know that this drink comes from a can. You also wouldn’t know that it contains taurine / caffeine-- that is, until after you're finished, when your tongue feels a little numbed, and there's a little extra bounce in your step.
Power Cow Milk Shake Chokladsmak
Strong cocoa flavor that layers nicely with a creamy taste, capped off with appropriate levels of sweet and salt. It's super thick, especially if you shake for the recommended 30 seconds, and that is the lone (but significant) drawback. It feels more indulgent than the nutrition information would suggest, which is impressive; if you like thickness, prioritize this shake over most others in Europe.
Teho Sport Palautusjuoma Suklaa
Tastes like you'd expect a high protein drink would— undersweet, under chocolaty, over ‘enriched' (multi-vitaminy)-- none of which approach an extreme level (thankfully). The texture is dense and starchy, but not too drying. I've had a lot worse, but tastewise, it’s still sub par in the chocolate milk category.
Ehrmann High Protein Shot Chocolate
Creamy, almost 'airy' feel-- which is unique, as most protein-enriched chocolate milks feel dense or gummy. Lightly sweet with identifiable cocoa, this is a welcome surprise as it doesn't carry too much unnecessary baggage from a flavor standpoint. Definitely feels more indulgent than the label lets on.