Sweet and chocolaty (more chocolate cake than chocolate ice cream(!)) upfront in equal proportions, fortunately the delectably creamy, raw base is up to the task of shouldering the burden and ushering it confidently across your palate, ending in a summarily grassy repose. It's bold, striking, and slightly wild on the back end (my favorite part). A unique drinking experience that ages well, both in terms of the aftertaste and lasting memory.
From texture to cocoa to cream flavor to sweet/salty balance to the gorgeous visuals-- this squarely strikes every note with an assertive brilliance and yet somehow still manages to be greater than the sum of its parts. Not only the best raw chocolate milk I've had thus far, but one of the very best I've had in recent memory. And I have a pretty good memory.
Decidedly average in nearly all facets, this is the dairy version of the straight-line-for-a-mouth-emoji. It's unoffensive, unobtrusive, unimaginative, uninspired. There's a slight astringency to the finish that probably makes it feel a tad chalky, but you have to be looking for it to notice. I suspect most people drinking this aren't searching for something deeper in each sip. I gave up after about 4 myself.
Undersweet for the genre, and a unique flavor that seems destined to nail the 'cream' part of the Oreo, without much of the 'cookie' part. The more I have it, the more I like, in part due to its thinly creamy base that flushes down my gullet with relative alacrity-- and the taste is starting to grow on me. Might take the whole quart before I can truly appreciate this stuff, or perhaps it's just pleasantly smooth and rather demure from a flavor standpoint.
Brilliantly thin and creamy texture that shines from initial sip to lasting aftergolw, carrying a lightly malty cocoa flavor along for the blissful ride. Sweetness is very much in a supporting role and doesn't distract from the creamy deluge, tasteful cocoa accent, and subtle grassy lilt on the back end. A raw chocolate milk with depth and class.
Delicious, well-balanced C&C flavor that is neither cartoonish nor painfully oversweet-- a common affliction in the genre. This is a more mature approach, where accuracy and subtlety meld with its creamline base. Firsts are rare for me nowadays-- and this is the first raw, all-Guernsey, A2/A2 cookies & cream milk I've ever had, and I'm better for it.
Smooth and true mocha milk experience, with coffee and cocoa in delicate balance (one usually dominates the other). It's lithe and goes down quickly-- I'm already starting to feel a warm caffeine buzz radiate from behind my solar plexus. An enjoyable start to anyone's morning.
Powerful, mature, desserty cocoa flavor that glides atop a grassfed, creamline base-- delivering indulgence quickly and evenly, leaving no flavor receptors unstimulated. The grassy finish to each sip is a bonus, and adds punctuation at the end of each flavorful draw. Fans of thickness beware-- this stuff won't clog a drain, but it might be just what you need to ditch the chocolate milk-should-be-thick paradigm for good.
Simply delectable-- this aligns with so much of what I seek out in a chooclate milk. Thin viscosity to high creaminess ratio, a sweet/salty balance prominently in favor of the latter, a punchy-yet-mature cocoa flavor that shines throughout-- due to (and not in spite of) its supporting cast. The creamline body gilds whatever it comes into contact with: lips, tongue, soul-- and imparts a meaningful and lasting cocoa presence that transcends what it should be capable of in physical form. Ok, I'm getting a little flowery here, but doing my best to capture the aphorisms that swirl through as our biologies combine to form something greater than the sum our our individual parts.
Gorgeous from initial eye contact through to warm afterglow. Its unique and slightly earthy cocoa flavor combine with an organic creamline base to deliver an exceptional drinking experience that is meant to be savored, not swilled. Casual chocolate milk fans may lack the nuance (or desire) to give this the attention that it deserves. A wholly-satisfying experience that is highly congruent with Vermont's commitment to quality, locally-sourced agriproducts.
Deep, mature cocoa flavor delivered in the best way possible-- through a thin and endlessly creamy non-homogenized base that engages your tastebuds early and often throughout the 5-second joyride that is each sip. Uniquely delicious, and even uniquely striking in appearance-- the bright brown (almost reddish) coloration accurately foreshadows a powerfully novel cocoa experience, and the creamline signature dusty bubbles languishing on the surface uphold their promise to extend the flavor into the aftertaste and beyond. And by 'beyond'-- I'm still thinking about this stuff and it's been over a month since I've had it.
Thick and sweet with a prominent, medium cocoa flavor that arrives early and stays late-- with the oft-used 'melted chocolate ice cream' metaphor an appropriate one here. It's got a lot of what your typical chocolate milk fan seeks-- strong sweetness, cocoa prominence, and some textural heft-- its popularity in this area is no surprise.
Thick and sweet with a prominent, medium cocoa flavor that arrives early and stays late-- with the oft-used 'melted chocolate ice cream' metaphor an appropriate one here. It's got a lot of what your typical chocolate milk fan seeks-- strong sweetness, cocoa prominence, and some textural heft-- its popularity in this area is no surprise.
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.
Gorgeously smooth and creamy texture that disperses perfectly upon each sip. The cocoa flavor is on the earthy side of malty-- a unique flavor that washes out quickly and leaves minimal baggage. Overall, a pleasantly balanced raw chocolate milk with the creamy base as its standout feature.
Powerfully sweet upfront, and it's a sweetness that lasts through to the end. It carries along a bright, medium cocoa flavor that is well balanced and strong enough to stand out from the sugary base. The sweetness feels heavy-handed, and I suspect that it's more of a 'feautre' than a 'bug' for most people-- but for me it's a tad distracting, as its other features are worthy of more of the limelight. Still, an objectively delicious treat will tickle your sweet tooth to a crying laughter.
Silky smooth texture and very lightly chocolaty with a cooked milk overtone-- pretty much standard fare for a lowfat, lactose free chocolate milk. It's inoffensive and unexciting. I feel like I've written this review a dozen times-- and it's those mid-bell curve, forgettable formulations that make review writing difficult. Gimme an 'A' or gimme an 'F' someone once said-- those are the fun reviews to write. This is a C at best.
In an attempt to remove some calories and all flavor, Nesquik Zero is a no-sugar added version of their already washed-out chocolate concoction. There's not much here-- the Sucralose & ace-K sweetener duo are pleasantly unobtrusive, and you're left with a lightly malty whimper of what may have been chocolate milk at one time. If this is what they were going for, they knocked it out of the park.
Brutally cloying, inauthentic-feeling sweetness clubs you upfront, and if you enjoy punishment and go back for a second sip, your (now lower) expectations will be met, and you will think to yourself "dammit, why did I buy a whole case of these without trying one first?". The sweeteners steer you far off course, though you can catch a glimpse of a cocoa flavor desperate to poke through. Like a half-dead skunk in the middle of the road-- it won't do either of you any good to get it to the other side. Texture-wise, it's fine given the 'recovery' genre, but a long ways from 'milky' or 'pleasant.' Try if you must, avoid if you can.
On the good side- it's nicely under-sweet, allowing a muddy, almost ashy cocoa flavor achieve some prominence. On the bad side-- everything else. It's sludgy, chalky, and under-salted. Again, I appreciate the sweetener restraint, but the flavor that is there rings of Stevia (Reb-M) which, like a zit on the end of your nose, is nearly impossible to hide. Taking nothing away from the keto-friendly, high-protein, grass-fed claims (which are great)-- I only review on taste and drinking experience, and both border on 'foul.'
