Shults Family Farm Chocolate Milk

Beautiful creamline flavor and texture with a light to medium cocoa flavor and a modest vanilla-like finish, which is nicely unique. There's an elegance to the subtlety here that becomes more apparent with each sip. I finished the pint, and would happily go for another.

Clark Farms Creamery Chocolate Milk

Absolute jaw-dropping flavor coming at you from all sides-- chocolaty, sweet, salty, buttery, creamy-- everything is cranked up to the max yet it remains balanced and easily drinkable. I refuse to believe that this is reduced fat (2%)-- it's in elite company even among whole chocolate milks. I could hand this to anyone in the world and be 100% confident that they would enjoy it.

Creamworks Creamery Chocolate Milk

The beautiful look of it may have gotten my expectations a bit too high, as there wasn't much of a flavor punch to speak of, but still drank nicely albeit on the chalky/drying side. Its creamy base could certainly shoulder more flavor, perhaps I got a somewhat blander batch than usual. In the grand scheme of things, it's still well above average, but lacking that extra gear to thrust it toward the top.

Dygert Farms Creamery Chocolate Milk

Interesting combination of thick and smooth-- with a strong creamy presence that could easily carry more flavor. The flavor that is present, is an enjoyable, salty and only slightly malty one-- unique and tasty in its own right, but resolutely in bland territory.

Edsall Hill Dairy Chocolate Milk

Fantastically buttery throughout-- in a way that intensifies with each sip and ultimately provides one of the most satisfying afterglows I've had from a chocolate milk thus far, and that's saying something. The cocoa flavor is fairly understated, and I must say my repeated attempts to locate it are only making me enjoy this more and more.

Kriemhild Dairy Farms Chocolate Milk

Everything I love in a chocolate milk-- simplicity, warm buttery creaminess, and a wild grassiness that has a 'feral' quality-- and I mean that in the absolute best way possible! The cream separation may stymie some folks, but this is a fantastic example of what 'real' chocolate milk is and should be!

Bunker Hill Creamery Chocolate Milk

Just…wow! An incredibly unique combination of: super chocolaty, powerfully sweet, nicely thin, yet indulgently creamy! I love that it has the confidence in itself to avoid the standard thickeners and to gum up the texture unnaturally. As a result, you have one heck of an indulgent treat that wouldn't be a bit out of place on a high-end dessert menu. But for now, it's in my fridge, and I'm delighted to have it!

Midland Farms Low Fat Chocolate Milk

Not bad for an institutional, low-fat chocolate milk. The amiable texture carries less sweetness, allowing the creaminess and chocolate to grab the limelight (which is admittedly rather dim). Slight drying sensation several seconds after the swallow, but I've had much worse in the genre.

Maola Extra Rich Chocolate Milk

Creamy, smooth, moderately chocolaty experience with a noticeable 'cooked milk' flavor that some might mistake for a 'caramelish' dimension. It does not live up to the past Marva Maid Extra Rich at all. There's no apparent richness beyond what your typical whole chocolate milk offers. It's good, not great.

Nestle Nesquik Whole Chocolate Milk

Certainly thicker, creamier, and more cocoa-focused than its standard lofwat cousin, but the texture feels a bit over-emulsified and there's a sweetness that lingers slightly past its curfew. It's a marked improvement and easily the best of the Nesquik lineup, but falls short of most other mass-produced whole chocolate milks in its peer group.

Nance Farm Creamery Chocolate Milk

Gorgeous non-homogenous base that is easily the star of the show, though it feels slightly underburdened with flavor. I like that it's not overly sweet, and the chocolate flavor that exists is pleasant while it's there, but whisks away quickly leaving you wanting more.

Muscle Monster Chocolate Energy Shake

An improvement over past iterations, but still lacking heavily in most relevant measures. It drinks a lot more watery than it looks and feels-- and has a pretty restrained flavor (which is better than having a strong, awful flavor). A chalkiness sets in about 4 seconds after the swallow, and it will even spread to your lips if unchecked. In short, not as offensive as I was braced for, but to call it a pleasant surprise would border on hyperbolic.

Southern Craft Creamery Chocolate Milk

Wow- a chocolate milk not afraid to be different! Beneath the gorgeous visage lies an undersweet, dark-chocolate-adjacent vein of indulgence that, when it mixes in uniformly with the cream, delivers a prominently unique experience-- the memory of which will last well beyond the product itself. I love the non-homogenous creamy base unimpeded by starchy, faux-viscosity-- this disperses swiftly but not before leaving an impression, and like good houseguests, leaves you wanting more.

Dakin Dairy Farms Chocolate Milk

Powerful upfront (slightly earthy) cocoa hit complimented by a strong but fleeting sweetness, thanks to a salty snap that curbs the sweet and accentuates the cream flavor on the way out. It drinks every bit as quickly as it satisfies your craving for potable indulgence.