How long does chocolate milk last outside of refrigeration? We push it to the limits here in a multi-day UPS transit from western North Carolina to Kansas City-- but also get a chance to visit the creamery a few months later for an on-site, straight-out-of-the-cooler, untainted review of local favorite, Mills River Creamery chocolate milk.
The local chocolate milk search continues through Tennessee, visiting dairy farms whether they're open, or...not. And where does Middle Tennessee State University sit in the collegiate chocolate milk power rankings? Only one way to find out!
It's chocolate milk road trip time, and the Volunteer State is more than up to the task! Heading east from Nashville, we hit some old Tennessee favorites as well as a brand new dairy that had just started pumping out its very own liquid gold. You may not think of Tennessee as a dairy state, but those who know, know.
Hiking the Grand Canyon with close family, old Nikes, and expired chocolate milk-- it was an experience I'll never forget! We also stop by the local Sprouts in Prescott, AZ to assess the chocolate milk scene and do some old school parking lot drinking.
What's the best chocolate milk in Las Vegas? Probably not a question that comes up very often, but in a city built on probability (and possibility)-- we go deep on chocolate milk-- scouring the Strip and surrounding areas to find some of the truly great chocolate milk available in Sin City. As with most things in Vegas, it’s there if you know where to look!
Ohio further cements itself as one of the top chocolate milk producing states in the country, as I review some of the chocolate milks that I wasn't able to pick up my first time through Ohio-- Origin, Dugan Road Creamery, Woodruff Jersey Farm, and Rowdy Cow Creamery. Which is the best? You just might have to seek all of these out and try for yourself.
Heading west from KC, we stop at Junction City (to-be chocolate milk world heritage site, in my view) and Manhattan, home of Kansas State University's renowned Call Hall-- known far and wide for its delicious dairy confections. Lastly, we review a new 'indulgent' addition to the growing Kroger chocolate milk portfolio-- likely available in a store near you.
Would a break from the North American winter coincide with a break from the outstanding chocolate milk I've lately had throughout the US and Canada? And where does Costa Rica-- a nation known for its chocolate-- fit into the global chocolate milk landscape?
Thirteen hundred different chocolate milks over the course of 882 days works out to be about 1.47 per day— just shy of the doctor-recommended rate of 1.50 (Kevorkian et al., 1991). Half of the last 100 chocolate milks reviewed were courtesy of the great state of Pennsylvania, which has been officially crowned as the World Capital of Chocolate Milk. The next hundred won’t come easily: a reassuring sign that it’s all worthwhile.
Who doesn’t love an old-school Top 10 countdown? Here we explore Washington state’s highly underrated chocolate milk scene and determine which is best. As with Highlander, there can be only one.
