An absolute onslaught of flavor (and calories)! Each sip ends with salty whack that will cause your tongue to water-- a very interesting experience. There's so much packed into this drink that it screams for dilution— it’s the most caloric chocolate milk I’ve ever had (that doesn't have chocolate pieces suspended in it), and one that I will remember for years to come.
Tastes and feels exactly like a protein drink, which won't win any flavor contests. Vitamin-y taste and dense, slightly syrupy texture— I feel like I’ve had this same product many times from various different packages.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not at all sweet, not at all chocolaty, not at all creamy, not at all recommended.
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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A protein drink that understands moderation and uses it effectively to create relatively smooth, adequately flavorful and appropriately sweet experience.
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.
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.
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.
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.
