I tried it 6-7 years ago and haven’t gone back to milk. Coffee tastes fantastic with it even when your coffee has been on pot for hours. Prices are going down every year and we get bew flavours every now and then, my favourite is salted caramel. Oatly > Oddlygood > Elovena > Fazer (doubt you can find last 2 where you live).

I prefer it. I think the oatly brand (full fat version) tastes the best.

I prefer whole fat milk for coffee (and black tea as well) over oat milk, as it is more creamy. I use oak or soy milk for my breakfast muesli.

I generally drink either whole or 2% cow milk in my coffee. Never added sugar, but sometimes half and half or the occasional oat milk phase instead. When you switch exclusively to oat milk for a while, it grows on you. I like oat as the best overall plant milk for coffee, and the Planet Oat original unsweetened in particular as you’ve heard, but it’s definitely a different product with a different culinary experience than cow milk.

But of course it is. Goat milk is also a different culinary experience. It tastes like goat cheese, which is maybe unsurprising but also rather unwelcome in coffee. Each alternative is rather different.

I mostly drink coffee at home. I grind beans one or two scoops at a time immediately before use and brew hot concentrate with an aeropress then dilute to black (americano-ish), but my milk preferences are the same in an occasional expensive coffee shop latte. Oat is the best alternative option. You’re right that it’s not as potent, and I tend to use even more oat milk in coffee than my somewhat heavy pours of cow milk.

I haven’t done careful investigation, but I suspect oat milk has a better balance of impacts on personal health and environment than many of the plant-based options. Almond milk production, for instance, takes enormous amounts of water out of the aquifer under California’s Central Valley, whereas oats are widely grown. Soy milk is controversial health-wise. Oat also tastes better to me than both of them. Coconut is okay but has a somewhat strong flavor and thin texture.

As a highly-engineered food product, you should expect substantial variation from one brand to the next. Try several.

A safer choice for a person with lactose intolerance.

Oat milk is fine, or even just drinking it black unsweetened.

Though in the last few years I’ve gotten into the habit of having my cold brew concentrate with Ripple Unsweetened. And before that was using Silk Protein unsweetened… it was sort of Silk’s version of pea protein drink, I think it got discontinued haven’t seen it anywhere. Ripple goes well with my coffee… Silk’s version was especially good with coffee, I’d still be buying that if it was being sold anywhere. Silk’s was a bit creamier and thicker than Ripple so it sort of gave the coffee some extra flair if that makes sense.

For these type of drinks I mainly try to find unsweetened with a similar nutritional profile like dairy milk e.g. it should have a decent amount of protein, calcium, vitamin D, etc. Most oat milk I’ve seen doesn’t have that so I usually don’t buy it, it’s more something I’d use if I’m at a coffee shop or someone’s house.

I like it. Shake it up. I like almond and rice milk, too.

My favorite with coffee is Almond or Coconut Milk, oat milk isn’t great unless it is the creamy variety!

1. Soymilk unsweetened
2. Oatmilk Extra Creamy
3. Black

Only one brand. I’ve found most oat milks to be watery and plain. I think it’s “Pacific” brand. Don’t quote me on that, I haven’t bought it in a while. I found it to be creamier and just slightly sweet. Pretty decent. I generally drink coffee black at home, so I just don’t buy it.

Silk is excellent and a bit cheaper than Oatley. Smooth, light Oatley flavor that feels just like milk to me. Also great with matcha. Califia regular oatmilk and its Barista variety are also very good.

I’ve also had some random “oil separated and you didn’t realize it” experiences with Oatley I’ve never seen in another brand. Just opened it and poured oil right out. Nope. That and the price keep me away from it.

I used to use milk, but shifted to cream because I use much less and the coffee stays hotter.

Adding to everyone else’s recommendations - Earth’s Own barista’s oat milk is amazing. It was the the one that helped my family stop buying cow’s milk.

As the other commenters say: extra creamy is a requirement, in my opinion. I use Planet Oat Extra Creamy and I have no complaints.

I drink it with milk but my wife is lactose intolerant so she has it with oat. She prefers it to almond and soy milk, however there are vast differences between brands and types.

If you want to try something genuinely competitive, I found the “barista” Oatley to be very good. Typically if it’s marketed for barista use, it’s thick and uses a different binding that works better in coffee. It’s not good for cereal and stuff, though, it often feels like drinking half and half. Lol