Mild and slightly earthy, with a body more syrupy-feeling than milky. Less offensive than many other fat free chocolate milks I’ve begrudgingly swilled.
All in USA
Sport Shake Power Shake Chocolate
Super dense, super sweet, and chock full of flavor, and in spite of my initial recoil, I can't say that it’s poorly executed. There's a chalky element, but it’s somewhat mitigated by the cream element-- and the flavor might singe the back of your throat, but that pales in comparison to what it does to your pancreas. Not bad.
Kroger Whole Chocolate Milk
Smooth, sweet, creamy, and delicious— it’s definitely the shining star of the Kroger portfolio. There’s a bit of a sugary aftertaste following the rush of flavor, but it’s easily dealt with by taking another gulp.
Traderspoint Creamery Organic Chocolate Milk
Like drinking a dark chocolate bar- this is an experience not to be missed. Densely packed with cream and OUTSTANDING cocoa flavor— ‘indulgent’ does’t quite do it justice. Your mouth will wonder what it did to deserve such a pleasure.
Hiland Skim Chocolate Milk
It's easy to forget how unnatural skim chocolate milk looks, feels, and tastes— this is no exception. Cloyingly sweet and unsupported by its cream-starved base, you will begin to wonder if even the most sugar-ravenous kids would disparage their young viscera with anything more than a trial sip.
Hiland Chocolate Reduced Fat Milk
Sweet and maple-syrupy, very light on cocoa flavor. It’s smooth, but feels a bit too slick— a slight departure from ‘milky.’
Burbach's Countryside Dairy Chocolate Milk
Densely flavorful and somewhat girthy, but in a benignly delicious way. The thickness is more than warranted by its cream factor, which does well to amplify the cocoa and present the fortunate imbiber with a first-class chocolate milk escapade.
Stensland Creamery Chocolate Milk
Excellent creamy base that delivers a unique experience more highlighted by malt than cocoa. The flavor finishes very cleanly and (physically) won’t cling to your insides, providing a resoundingly satisfying conclusion to each draw.
Land O Lakes Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk
Smooth and creamy texture with a cocoa flavor that kicks in toward the latter half of the sip. It finishes nicely, feels true throughout, and exudes a simplicity that brings me back to my younger days.
O Organics Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk
Strongly sour cocoa taste that doesn't apologize for its boldness-- nor should it. There is a bit of chalk along for the ride, and it slightly impacts the otherwise creamy medium, but overall, it’s a deliciously quick way to add 310 calories to your daily ledger.
Lucerne Lactose Free Chocolate Milk
Sweetish, averagely smooth and creamy, and a pretty straight-forward cocoa flavor. All components come together well enough to crest the good side of the bell curve.
Kalispell Kreamery Chocolate Milk
Gorgeous texture— thin yet creamy— a balance so infrequently struck in chocolate milk. Unencumbered by thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, etc.— you can really tell here. There’s no unnecessary thickness or starchiness, the cocoa flavor is deliciously prominent, and it all finishes extraordinarily cleanly. My only regret is that I didn’t buy more (I bought 3).
Pure Eire Organic Chocolate Milk
Fantastically creamy with a wild edge that provides a truly welcome and interesting character. (I was fortunate to try both the glass and plastic bottle versions, and in my case, the cream mixed much more evenly in the plastic— and that is the experience that I will review.) The cream-to-viscosity ratio is perfectly delivered, and though all other attributes are more than competent, they almost become moot when this ratio is nailed to the degree it is here.
Darigold Refuel Rich Chocolate Shake
Tons of flavor, particularly on the sweet end of the spectrum, which is also its biggest drawback. There’s no fortified taste whatsoever— it’s all very well hidden behind an impenetrable wall of sweet. The cocoa and salt are both stronger than average as well, and help to provide much-needed dimension.
Darigold Refuel Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake
Slightly less sweet, but noticeably more grainy and chalky than its chocolate counterpart. The flavor is very well executed and accurate to how you’d hope it would be— but unfortunately the texture (while not bad for a protein-y drink) is a departure from the smooth and milky ideal.
Twin Brook Creamery Chocolate Milk
Sweet, creamy, not terribly chocolaty, but still highly enjoyable. It disperses naturally, though leaves a bit of a cloying aftertaste— an easily forgivable gaffe given the circumstances.
Bennett Family Farm Chocolate Milk
Delectably creamy and malty, with a natural-feeling texture and well-sustained aftertaste that prolongs the quality of each exquisite sip. The sole downside is the pain and anguish I will feel after having exhausted the 1.89L bottle, knowing that I won’t soon return to western Oregon.
Lochmead Farms Chocolate Milk
Dense, earthy, and a bit on the starchy side— but it’s picked up by a creamy undertone that starts subtly and ends strongly. There’s a uniqueness to the flavor that will raise neither your suspicion nor your opinion.
Fred Meyer Lactose Free Chocolate Milk
Very well balanced and highly drinkable. Not weighed down with excess sugar or that ‘thickened’ feel— a pleasant addition to any grocery order or BYOB gathering.
QFC Lowfat Chocolate Milk
Strongly sweet, but adequately chocolaty and slightly more creamy than average chocolate milk. If the sugar were dialed back a bit, the merits of the other flavors would be more easily accessible and appreciated.