# "Coffee Milk" in South Texas? WTF? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [July 22, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390 "2022-07-22T19:32:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390/1 "2022-07-22T19:32:00Z")
I thought Coffee Milk was strictly a New England-- or at least an East Coast-- phenomenon. But today I saw this in my local H-E-B (Texas grocery giant H.E.Butt Grocery Company). [![](https://i.imgur.com/jcMa2BI.jpg?1) ](https://i.imgur.com/jcMa2BI.jpg?1) The company is [1836farms](https://1836farms.com/) located near Dallas. They even deliver-- food items as well as milk. Whaddaya know. I hope they survive. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390/2 "2022-07-22T19:47:53Z")
“COLD BREW” suggests it’s really a local version of [bottled Frappuccinos](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/33947027/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&width=1200) rather than [traditional coffee milk.](https://imbibemagazine.com/coffee-milk/) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390/3 "2022-07-22T19:50:33Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I thought Coffee Milk was strictly a New England-- or at least an East Coast-- phenomenon. But today I saw this in my local H-E-B (Texas grocery giant H.E.Butt Grocery Company). Coffee milk is actually a thing in Rhode Island, not New England as a whole. And The Takeout (a sister site to the AV Club) had an [article](https://thetakeout.com/what-is-coffee-milk-rhode-island-official-state-drink-1849212043) about the stuff just the other day. (I grew up in Connecticut and never heard of the stuff, although I generally avoid coffee anything.) ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390/4 "2022-07-22T21:33:59Z")
Mama used to make it for us kids when we were little. Southern Louisiana and East Texas. At least, I’m assuming it’s the same thing. What she made was a tall glass of milk with enough added coffee to make it brownish. We called it coffeemilk. I got her to make it for me with chocolate milk once (at least), and that was my favorite “invention” for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390/5 "2022-07-24T01:25:30Z")
I’ve bought Vernor’s Ginger Ale in Central Texas. Texas gets all sorts of interesting imports. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390/6 "2022-07-24T13:54:42Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > “COLD BREW” suggests it’s really a local version of [bottled Frappuccinos](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/33947027/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&width=1200) rather than [traditional coffee milk.](https://imbibemagazine.com/coffee-milk/) Yup, not real coffee milk. The real stuff is made with Autocrat coffee syrup shown in this [small portion of a grocery store coffee milk aisle here in RI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_milk#/media/File:Autocrat_Coffee_Syrup_bottles.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390/7 "2022-07-24T14:08:01Z")
I got my first taste of coffee by mixing it with milk. I don’t remember the proportions. Mom probably filled the glass 3/4 milk and topped it off with fresh coffee. It changed as I got older. At some point it was half milk and half coffee. Eventually I used just a spoonful of creme in my coffee. It’s interesting that some people enjoy coffee milk into adulthood. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-milk-in-south-texas-wtf/968390/8 "2022-08-03T14:33:36Z")
Haven’t heard of 1836 Farms yet… Lucky Layla/Lavon Farms is the only local dairy that I’m aware of. I imagine I can get it at HEB Central Market, if it’s available at regular HEB stores elsewhere.