pioneer478 Senior Member Joined: 6 Aug 2007 Posts: 26 Location: MD Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Sat May 3, 2008, 2:27pm Subject: Favorite Coffee
Just trying to get a consensus..what is your favorite overall coffee brand/blend (espresso not included)? Also, has anyone tried Target's Archer Farms coffee? I got it a few weeks ago just because I was there and was running out of Starbucks at home..to my surprise, I found it to be very smooth, and I actually prefer it (at least the Sumatra and Kona blends I've tried so far) over Starbucks...
TheCoffeeKids Senior Member Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 43 Location: Australia
Posted Sat May 3, 2008, 10:32pm Subject: Re: Favorite Coffee
pioneer478 Said:
Also, has anyone tried Target's Archer Farms coffee? I got it a few weeks ago just because I was there and was running out of Starbucks at home..to my surprise, I found it to be very smooth, and I actually prefer it (at least the Sumatra and Kona blends I've tried so far) over Starbucks...
Starbucks doesn't count as coffee. I use a local blend from a company called Cosmorax. They roast quite often so the coffee is fresh when you get it (I'm from Australia).
KevinR Senior Member Joined: 2 May 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Clawson, MI Expertise: I like coffee
Espresso: Bialetti Erika Drip: Bodum Chamford
Posted Thu May 8, 2008, 4:50pm Subject: Re: Favorite Coffee
TheCoffeeKids Said:
Starbucks doesn't count as coffee. I use a local blend from a company called Cosmorax. They roast quite often so the coffee is fresh when you get it (I'm from Australia).
I just like the sentence. I like Allegro's Boyo coffee, which can be found in the Whole Foods market and it is high grown in Cameroon. But I like to try the Kona also to see what the flavor and smell of expensive beans are... can't wait!!
pioneer478 Said:
Just trying to get a consensus..what is your favorite overall coffee brand/blend (espresso not included)? Also, has anyone tried Target's Archer Farms coffee? I got it a few weeks ago just because I was there and was running out of Starbucks at home..to my surprise, I found it to be very smooth, and I actually prefer it (at least the Sumatra and Kona blends I've tried so far) over Starbucks...
RayT Senior Member Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Glendale, AZ Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Sun May 11, 2008, 8:52pm Subject: Re: Favorite Coffee
I'm not totally settled on this, but what I'm preferring right now is an Ethiopian Yerge/Nicarauga limoncillo blend.
I'll do Sbucks in the morning every once in awhile, but I'd never bring it home. If I had to buy someone else's for home use, there's a couple of local shops that roast their own.
Typically I stay away from the whole Sbucks is the devil kind of trip, but if you look around, you'll find a shop or two that roasts their own and that's just always better.
Alee601 Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 14 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Expertise: I live coffee
Vac Pot: Bodum, Aeorpress
Posted Wed May 14, 2008, 4:42am Subject: Re: Favorite Coffee
I really prefer locally roasted beans. I like a lot of acidity, and typically enjoy city roasts, kenya AA and the like. I've tried caribou's Ethiopian Reserve lightly roasted and quite enjoyed it-but still like their Kenya better for it's more floral components. My favorite "home" (as in local) roast is by Flying Rhino in Toledo, I like their Guatamalan San Juan Utaipa. Yummmm!
Recently tried *$ "pike's peak" that they've been advertising and as usual, it had the "charred" taste. My question is: so many people complain about this-is this some sort of Seattle thing (to rephrase, do Seattleites, in general, like a very dark, charry roast) that the company is trying to keep as part of it's culture? I guess I don't get why they don't have any lightly roasted coffees.....and it seems a shame, with their buying power...
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