Any other coffee snobs here?

I wanted to see if anyone here also loves good coffee.

I guess I'm a middle of the road coffee snob... I want good taste, but not high prices. I used to buy starbucks (loved the gold coast blend) religiously, but then started using World Market coffee... Same taste as starbucks, but much less expensive.

I have ever ordered from coffee roasters online with mixed results. I ordered a shipment from Intelligentsia Roasters and had both great and not-so-great coffee from them. I also just ordered a shipment from la colombe coffee, so we'll see how that is... Ordering online can be quite pricey.. I just paid apx. $55 for 4 12oz bags of coffee. Obviously, I don't plan on making this a habit. :p

I love coffee with medium roast, sweetness, nutty and buttery flavor and a lot of body. I'll let you guys know how the la colombe goes, but my current favorites from world market are: sumatra, island blend, and mocha java blend. These sell for $9.99 for 24oz bags.

Currently my favorite brewing method is french press, although I think I could get a better grinder (using a hand-powered burr grinder at present).

I'd love to hear from other coffee lovers and what you like in a coffee and where you get yours from.

I love coffee so much I have the permanent jitters. Haven't blinked since July of 1996! :rofl: All joking aside, I'm more of a Dunkin Donuts chick, myself. Although, if a place is serving coffee, you can bet I'm drinkin' it! I'm not all that particular, but between SB and DD, I lean towards DD.

I like a little coffee with my cream and sugar. :D

Here is one of my current favorite places, I like it because it's walking distance from where I work and they do all of their own roasting so the place always smells great. http://flamencoorganic.com/ Try their Ethiopia Worka Natural Process, Sundried Yirgacheffe. It's got a real unique taste.


(They also have a boa constrictor on their front page)

What are some recommendations for good medium roast k cups? I really like the caribou coffee medium roast and the gevalia medium roast isn't bad!


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I'm a coffee nut as well, just finished my second cup of the day. I love getting the k cup variety packs on Amazon, it's a good way to try all different coffees without committing to a whole box.

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What are some recommendations for good medium roast k cups? I really like the caribou coffee medium roast and the gevalia medium roast isn't bad!


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I like Donut Shop k cups as far as medium roast goes :).

I will definitely give that one a try! I know it seems to be faring popular.


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Oh my gosh! I love coffee and I use my Keurig religiously! I really like the Donut House and Millstone K cups. I really like anything that is French vanilla or a good medium roast coffee.

Cool! I thought there were other coffee people here. :) I haven't gotten a keureg yet... Too attached to my french press. :p That said, we have one in the office where I work, so I guess I could buy some k cups and try them at work.

MarkS- I will definitely check them out!

I'm a Folgers french roast kind of girl. :p. Not really snobbish I guess, but I don't care for lots of other coffee, including Starbucks. I like my Folgers, with International foods (only) Irish cream creamer. Nom.

I like blueberry, cinnamon roll, and Kahlua k-cups on our keurig. I don't like go to the national coffee exchange or anything. Lol.

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Cool! I thought there were other coffee people here. :) I haven't gotten a keureg yet... Too attached to my french press. :p That said, we have one in the office where I work, so I guess I could buy some k cups and try them at work.

MarkS- I will definitely check them out!

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If you like french press, you should give the aeropress a try. It makes a darn good cup of coffee for such a simple product.

I wouldn't call myself a snob, but I do like a good cup of Joe...I like Starbucks French Roast and Sumatra. Also love Coffee People's Jet Fuel and Black Tiger. Recently got a few bags of Eight O'Clock coffee and it was surprisingly good. Dunkin' Donuts is good but a bit too light for me. It's been a long day and I have to work all night so looks like it Jet Fuel for me! :D

Living in coffee central I can tell you....Starbucks isn't coffee. Sorry, I just don't like my coffee made from scorched over roasted beans. Okay...now that I'm done bashing I will say I love my french press but can't beat the ease and selection for the ol Kureg.

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Living in coffee central I can tell you....Starbucks isn't coffee. Sorry, I just don't like my coffee made from scorched over roasted beans. Okay...now that I'm done bashing I will say I love my french press but can't beat the ease and selection for the ol Kureg.

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Apparently I'm a fan of scorched, over roasted coffee beans...yummy! :)

Thats because you don't live here.....its an import there! At first I would not have said I'm a snob but my own comments are teaching me otherwise! Cheers.....

Yeah. Starbucks is terrible. You couldn't give me a cup of it.

Nespresso Pixie at home + french press.

Stump Town for the press - or Stump Town cold brew. Can be seriously expensive, but what they hay, you only live once.

I'm willing to spend a good amount of money on really good coffee. While I was in Costa Rica, I bought a small bag of coffee for 20 dollars (I know I know), and it was the best coffee I've ever had. Well worth the money.

Dunkin Donuts if I'm paying for it.
Folgers or Green mountain coffee if I'm brewing it myself.

EDIT: and I only drink regular coffee. No decaf or lattes or cappuccinos. Just regular coffee.

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I haven't gotten a keureg yet... Too attached to my french press. :p That said, we have one in the office where I work, so I guess I could buy some k cups and try them at work.

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Keurig machines are the ultimate workplace coffee makers...:gj:

You should invest in a whirly-pop and give this website a try then :gj:
http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.php
Home roasting is right on par with home brewing in my book--you won't ever do it enough to make it cost efficient, but the fruits of your labor always taste so much better than what you can buy!

We have a local coffee shop that makes really good lattes. But as a poor college kid, I can't afford five dollar drinks. So I saved up and got the things to start making them myself. I have a whole cabinet dedicated to my love of cafe drinks, and another cabinet dedicated to tea. I've perfected one of my favorites that this place makes. It's a honey and cinnamon latte with red chile in it. Sounds weird, but in New Mexico we put chile in everything, and it's amazing.

When I'm on my way out the door though, I use my Keurig. I got mine brand new for less than forty dollars, and it's one of the nicer models. After christmas last year, I collected the Kohl's cash from people who don't usually shop at Kohl's but did when they were doing their holiday shopping. I waited until they were having a thirty percent off sale, went in with all my family's kohl's cash, and got my Keurig for almost a hundred dollars off! And it's probably one of the best purchases I've made. I love being able to have a single cup of coffee in under a minute.

Not sure if I'm a snob or just super picky. I only drink one cup a day when I'm at work. If I feel adventurous I'll hit starbucks later in the day which is rare.

The cafe at work: hazelnut or french vanilla
Keurig: I love my keurig.
Dunkin: hazlenut with 2-3 sugars and skim. I'll get the iced version in the summer.
Starbucks: don't drink the coffee but I will go for select macchiatos and specialty drinks
Wawa(philly/nj/de people know what wawa is. it's like a 7-11 but waaaaaay better): i'll drink almost anything from this place.

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I got mine brand new for less than forty dollars, and it's one of the nicer models. After christmas last year, I collected the Kohl's cash from people who don't usually shop at Kohl's but did when they were doing their holiday shopping. I waited until they were having a thirty percent off sale, went in with all my family's kohl's cash, and got my Keurig for almost a hundred dollars off! And it's probably one of the best purchases I've made. I love being able to have a single cup of coffee in under a minute.

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That is some savvy shopping right there...:bow:

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Wawa(philly/nj/de people know what wawa is. it's like a 7-11 but waaaaaay better): i'll drink almost anything from this place.

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If they only sold 93 octane...:rolleyes: ...other than that, wawa rocks. :D

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I wouldn't call myself a snob, but I do like a good cup of Joe...I like Starbucks French Roast and Sumatra. Also love Coffee People's Jet Fuel and Black Tiger. Recently got a few bags of Eight O'Clock coffee and it was surprisingly good. Dunkin' Donuts is good but a bit too light for me. It's been a long day and I have to work all night so looks like it Jet Fuel for me! :D

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My boyfriend and I both like the eight o clock original roast! Not too bad for cheaper coffee!


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Don't now if we are snobs....per se but it's got to be the Starbucks Blonde Roast!! OMG its so good! My husband and I fight over the last cup daily! LOL. We do not have a fancy machine or anything bc I am a klutz and I manage to break coffee carafes all the time! We finally got smart and bought a machine with a stainless steel thermos thingy. Its fantastic! No worries if you remembered to shut off the coffee pot anymore. There is no heating element.

I've got a moka pot that I use daily, a french press that I use to use all the time but now only use on occasion, and a vacuum pot that I'm still trying to figure out, so you could say that I'm a coffee snob lol.

I like thick cuban coffee the best, but at work I survive on black coffee by the gallon.

I also have a keurig but I mainly use that to make tea/hot water.

We bought a keurig for my son for Christmas, and while I like a lot of the flavored drinks, hot chocolates and fruit tisanes, I haven't found a coffee k-cup that I like as much as freshly ground beans brewed in my Mr Coffee stainless steel drip coffee maker. Maybe I just haven't found the right one yet.

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I've got a moka pot that I use daily, a french press that I use to use all the time but now only use on occasion, and a vacuum pot that I'm still trying to figure out, so you could say that I'm a coffee snob lol.

I like thick cuban coffee the best, but at work I survive on black coffee by the gallon.

I also have a keurig but I mainly use that to make tea/hot water.

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I work with a guy who has all that stuff and he drinks coffee around the clock. I would consider him an addict and/or afficionado. So maybe you could be that as well. ;)

MarkS- Just saw the aeropress in a demo online today. Looks interesting, but I would probably want one that would do a larger cup of coffee... Will look into it though.

I've been considering looking for another brewing method similar to a french press, but with easier cleanup, so the aeropress might be a solution, or a pour-over method.

I may also be looking into a new burr grinder to use instead of my hand grinder.. Trying to get a more consistent grind.

Best coffee I ever had....Senor Sweets....in Cabo San Lucas....stuff was black as night and tasted amazing! I drank about 3 cups with some gelato at 9pm and didn't get to bed until 3. Good stuff.

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MarkS- Just saw the aeropress in a demo online today. Looks interesting, but I would probably want one that would do a larger cup of coffee... Will look into it though.

I've been considering looking for another brewing method similar to a french press, but with easier cleanup, so the aeropress might be a solution, or a pour-over method.

I may also be looking into a new burr grinder to use instead of my hand grinder.. Trying to get a more consistent grind.

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The thing with the aeropress is that it doesn't actually make an espresso (they say it does, but it's not really an espresso), it's more of a coffe concentrate. Then after pressing I just add enough hot water to make it a regular cup of coffee.

I'll add enough ground coffee to what their directions say for 2 cups, then after brewing and pressing I'll add enough hot water to fill a 16 oz cup and it seems to be about the right strength for me.

Remember that around the rest of the world a 'cup' of coffee is about 6 oz, only in the US does a cup of coffee equate to a 25 oz travel mug. ;)

Oh, and burr grinders are definately the way to go, those grinders with the whirling blades will basically turn your beans into chunks of various sizes and dust so it's impossible to get an even grind with them.

Heh.. True. I'm drinking out of a 16oz starbucks "grande" mug right now.

I'll keep that in mind about adding hot water to the aeropress coffee. It might be a good solution if it works well... It would be faster than the french press at least.

I have a keurig and I enjoy it. I've found my favorites are an offbrand that makes caramel and french vanilla lattes. I want to say its western family? I find them at winch for like 5 dollars for a 16 pack. Im one of those coffee people who loves cafe coffee and special drinks and its nice to make something similar at home :)

And I feel like im the one person in the PNW who says this, but im not a big fan of dutch bros at all. Their coffee is ok when I'm in a jam and don't have other options but its very bitter- I usually get white mochas with two shots of caramel and still not sweet enough :(

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I have a keurig and I enjoy it. I've found my favorites are an offbrand that makes caramel and french vanilla lattes. I want to say its western family? I find them at winch for like 5 dollars for a 16 pack. Im one of those coffee people who loves cafe coffee and special drinks and its nice to make something similar at home :)

And I feel like im the one person in the PNW who says this, but im not a big fan of dutch bros at all. Their coffee is ok when I'm in a jam and don't have other options but its very bitter- I usually get white mochas with two shots of caramel and still not sweet enough :(

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You're not alone! I don't like Dutch Bros. either. I can drink it if it's what someone else is paying for, but it would never be my first choice.

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You're not alone! I don't like Dutch Bros. either. I can drink it if it's what someone else is paying for, but it would never be my first choice.

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I've never heard of this Dutch Bros??

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I've never heard of this Dutch Bros??

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For real? I think there may be more of them in Oregon than WA but we have three or four of them just in the TriCities. There are a lot of them, maybe just not in your area? I don't think I see them when I go to Seattle. Aren't you around there?

Most of the coffee I drink is from Door County Coffee Co. I love their hazelnut cinnamon with french vanilla creamer. Otherwise I like Seattles best Hazelnut Creme.

http://www.doorcountycoffee.com/

RE: Dutch Bro's

It's a chain with locations in Arizona, Cali, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, and Colorado. I do believe the majority are in Oregon (and the states bordering us), but don't quote me on that. The abundance in Oregon is part of my grouch- they tend to close out better, local shops (I've noticed the ones in my home town like to park themselves RIGHT next to local, one stand coffee shops and then the other stand goes out of business or sees heavily decreased business :( ) and there are SO MANY OF THEM. D: I wouldn't mind the quantity if I could find a drink I liked from there :( Though I must stay, every store I've been too has really good/sweet staff. The only reason I go to one is because they are so nice and one of the girls adores Tali and Argo, so if they are in the car, I stop by. And they really like my dad, so now that he can't go, I go when I can. IDK D:

just if their dang coffee was sweeter lol

@BrandiR- Have you had Java Crew? I reallyreallyreally love their coffee, but I don't know how big the chain is. Not in Corvallis though of course. The only other coffee place I know that uses Big Train Chai which I love, but apparently no one knows what it is. I always get the 'huh' face if I ask if they carry/use it

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@BrandiR- Have you had Java Crew? I reallyreallyreally love their coffee, but I don't know how big the chain is. Not in Corvallis though of course. The only other coffee place I know that uses Big Train Chai which I love, but apparently no one knows what it is. I always get the 'huh' face if I ask if they carry/use it

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I've never heard of it. I live in the TriCities (WA) and we have an abundance of Dutch Bros, Starbucks, and several "Slut Huts" as I affectionately call them :) (Am I allowed to say that?)
None of the drive through coffee here is especially great. There are a couple of Roaster's, which I think is a chain, and they're pretty good.

I once went to Seattle (almost 4 hours away) for the sole purpose of having good coffee! We got up at like 5 in the morning, drove to Seattle and walked around trying all of the little cafes we saw. After about four hours and 18 gallons of overpriced espresso we drove home. I don't think I slept for about six days after that, but I'll say Seattle has some good coffee!

Cafe bustello man myself


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Still waiting on my order from la colombe... Apparently the polar vortex that spat up snow here in Georgia has delayed my delivery.. I just hope the freezing temps and extra time won't destroy the flavor of the coffee.