Carries a stronger ‘milky’ flavor than that of chocolate, and there’s even a touch of ‘buttery’ that provides a tiny facet of novelty in an otherwise conventional chocolate milk.
Cadbury Caramilk Caramel Chocolate Milkshake
Highly sweet and accurate caramel flavor— fans of a caramel/chocolate mix should be put on notice. It’s dense, but has a pleasing feel and though the flavor is cranked up to peak levels, it remains enjoyable in moderation.
Hershey's Double Chocolate Milk Shake
Wow— tons of flavor in every category! The thick, but very supportive base unfortunately outperforms its cocoa flavor— which is intense, but carries a boozy note that honestly tastes like it was spiked with alcohol. If this quality were less prominent (or gone altogether)— this would elevate the score significantly.
Mr. Big Chocolate Milkshake
Incredibly strong wafer-ish flavor that borders on ‘popcorn butter’— packed into one of the sweetest drinks you will ever consume. The onslaught of flavor will cause your mouth to salivate and your pancreas to spew insulin like a busted water main.
Nestle Nesquik Chocolate Milk (Canada)
Relatively bland and boring— more sweetness than any other quality and feels empty during and after each swallow. It’s smooth and milky enough such that it doesn’t feel unnatural, just uninteresting.
Sealtest Chocolate Dairy Beverage No Sugar Added
The Splenda taste is immediately recognizable (if you’re familiar with it) and it adequately sweetens the otherwise cardboard-y flavor. The aftertaste has an acidic bent that reminds me (only slightly) of the post-vomit stuff that you continue to spit out before the initial ‘rinse’.
Neilson Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Sweet, but empty— with just a hint of ‘wheaty’ flavor toward the back end. The more I try it, the more I want something else.
Neilson Chocolate Milk
Smooth, sweet, and otherwise rather quotidian. A decent all-purpose chocolate milk that will satisfy in a pinch.
Sealtest Partly Skimmed Chocolate Milk
Slightly bolder cocoa flavor than average, and a thin viscosity / smooth texture doesn't get in the way of its delivery. It would benefit from a stronger cream presence, but you can only do so much with 1% milk fat.
Neilson Chocolate Milk 25% Less Sugar
Surprising that it's only 25% less sugar, and not 100% less-- as there’s startlingly low sweetness, especially when sampled after normal chocolate milk. It manages to avoid tasting bitter, however, it avoids tasting like much of anything at all. Not offensive, but feels rather pointless.
Neilson Trutaste Lactose Free Chocolate Milk
Rather powdery in a way that becomes more egregious once the liquid portion washes away. You're left with a virtual sand dune in your mouth that eventually grips your uvula, causing spontaneous (but manageable) glottal mucous production. The flavor is much less offensive and doesn’t rely too heavily on sweetness.
Organic Meadow Chocolate Milk
Thin, yet creamy and buttery. Downplayed sweetness allows the mature (and initially muted) cocoa presence to leave a lasting impression, along with a slab of chalk for good measure. Deliciously unique!
Harmony Organic Chocolate Milk (1L carton)
Excellent creamy quality that the cocoa flavor unfortunately cannot live up to. I convinced myself that I tasted chocolate because I wanted to like it more than I actually did. On my second cup now, and while getting a pleasant maltiness, I also detect a slight rum-like flavor that I can't shake since having identified it.
Lactantia Lactose Free Chocolate Milk
Its best attribute is the thin and smooth texture that make it quickly drinkable, though you may wonder for a second what you just swallowed. Not because it carries a flavor that is ponder-worthy, not because it's alarming, just that it’s on the bland side: far from awful, far from inspiring.
Selection Chocolate Milk
Powdery feel straight away, and a decidedly boring sweet milky flavor that is light on cocoa and salt.
Side Hill Acres Chocolate Goat Milk
Fairly bland upon first taste, then devolves to a grainy-ish, salty, yet creamy quality that’s difficult to adjust to. I’m left longing for more chocolate and a more satisfyingly punctuated finish.
Byrne Dairy Chocolate Milk
Super smooth, very creamy and malty, but not particularly chocolaty. Manages to feel indulgent without a significant flavor punch.
Clover Farms Chocolate Milk
Powerfully malty to an extent that you double-check the label, which says ‘chocolate.’ Lovers of malt will find this irresistible, those expecting chocolate will be disappointed. I like it more for its uniqueness than anything else— it’s a pleasant departure from the bog-standard chocolate milk you typically find in gas stations.
Pittsford Farms Dairy Chocolate Milk (473mL)
Salty, malty, and rather powdery— leaving your mouth dry and longing for stronger chocolate flavor. The creaminess is its best attribute and is executed well, but undercut by the powdery/grainy texture.
Bimbo Leche Nito Chocolate
Attractive coloration, flavor that’s reminiscent of sweet & salty caramel candy. It’s almost milky, but has a ‘thickened’ feeling that is a departure from natural.