Can't cite much improvement over the UHT version, though it seems to taste better (perhaps due to the colder temperature). Ultimately, I’d have to have them side-by-side to assess a difference. Well rounded.
Gropper Schokogeschmack
If blindfolded, most people would identify this as eggnog. Very strong noggy flavor (to an almost boozy extent), it just comes as a shock when expecting chocolate milk. It’s sweet as heck, and has tons of flavor, just in the wrong direction.
Nestle Nesquik Trinkfertig (Germany)
Decently creamy for relatively low fat, the German version is much preferred to the more southern-European Nesquiks that contain cinnamon. This tastes like a decently well-rounded chocolate milk that (blindly) I would not have associated with the Nesquik brand. The thickness feels artificial though.
Landfein Schoko Drink (Low Fat)
Nothing much registers in the front of the mouth, but you get a creamy aftertaste in the back. As you’re regretting the sip, you get a nice back-end quality that implores another sip, so here goes.. Yep, still lacking flavor.
Landfein Schoko Drink (Whole)
Adequately salty and creamy, but the cocoa flavor is hard to locate. Overall, still a drinkable and flavorful experience with a decent amount of wasted potential on the chocolate side of the ledger.
Chocomel
Reminds me of Cacaolat, it’s very flavorful and leaves an aftertaste as well as a bit of a film in the mouth. The texture is pretty grainy, but it’s for a reason— there’s a lot of taste going on here. It’s easy to want more.
Upländer Bauern Molkerei Bio Schoko Milch
Great combination of thin viscosity with a powerful creamy/milky snap. Reminds me a bit of the Demeter brand in look, feel, and taste (there is a noticeable malty component that outshines the cocoa), but different enough to distinguish itself. Very nice.
Cow Cow Brown Trink Schokolade
The flavor is not bad, but the texture is way too thick for my liking. The cocoa flavor is mature (not overly sweetened) and tamed way down from the ‘dark’ version. If I could lower the viscosity, I would enjoy it more.
Demeter Schrozberger Milchbauern Kakao Vollmilch
Very nicely smooth texture and strikingly light color. The taste has a grain component to it (not the texture) that is maybe 60% wheat and 40% malt. I cannot taste cocoa, but the overall experience is still pretty good.
Hochwald Eisschoko (Box)
Chalky and a bit malty, but after each sip, the sides of my tongue want to create saliva— like your mouth is watering. Can’t say that is an appetizing image for anyone, but it’s truthful nonetheless. Taste is ok, but there will usually be a better option in your dairy case.
Schwälbchen Haltbarer Kakao
Considerably more bland than the whole milk version— what happened to all the taste? There’s very little to move the needle in any convincing direction. The sweetness, salt, and cocoa seem to be competing for who can be the least prominent. Not gross or anything, but just boring.
Münsterland Classico Kakao-Drink
Watery, sort of malty but too diluted to carry much of any flavor. More preferable to a lot of other ‘diet’ versions, as it’s nicely thin and goes down without a fight.
Bio Primo Kakao Schoko Drink
Same as Schweitzer Choco Bio: Flavor that is an absolute punch in the face, this should not be missed. Very chalky, but for a good cause— incredibly strong and tasty cocoa flavor, plenty of cream, sweetness, and salt. Simply one of the best I have ever had!
Milbona Der Leichte Schoko Drink
Sourish, very chalky, whatever flavor it is that comes through tastes unnatural. There’s a watery finish which (thankfully) sweeps away the bad flavor— like hosing out the inside of a catbox.
Milbona Schoko Drink
Less sweet and more creamy than Milbona Lisas Schoko Mix, and still quite enjoyable but lacking the punchier flavor that the other version had.
Milbona Milch Drink Lisas Schoko Mix
Good flavor, nice viscosity and texture with a creaminess still present. More sweet than chocolaty, but overall above average.
Drink Fit Choco (500mL)
Smells like hot chocolate, tastes like sweetened tobacco spittle. Strong flavor which will shock and displease you, and only if you’re me would you take a second sip.
Schwälbchen Frischer Kakao
Overflowing with flavor— strong notes of cocoa, cream, sweetness, and especially salt. Perhaps just a bit too strong on the salty and sweet levers, which pains me to say (because it works pretty well here). The sweetness has a slight syrupy quality.
Cow Cow Dark Trink Schokolade
Unbelievably strong cocoa taste, I feel like I got a buzz from the first sip! There’s such a strong component of raw cocoa here that the bitterness comes through as well. It’s not very sweet, and it is extremely thick— what a unique drink this is!
Hofgut Haltbare Schokomilch
Definitely more of a vanilla flavor than a chocolate one, but it works. The salty quality makes you almost think that it’s like a vanilla-peanut butter mixup which, admittedly, isn't chocolate milk— but it’s positioned as such and doesn’t disappoint from a taste perspective.