Thread: Coffee reviews

Originally Posted by jsuiters

I order mine green and roast them myself. I started this a little over 10 years ago and still look forward to my roasting day. Roasting my coffee is one of my relaxation things. Just focus on getting a good roast and all the other things go away.
John

How long does it take to roast? What are you using to roast them?

I like my coffee like I like my woman. tan and weak. I actually like a super dark roasted bean. I know nothing about how they roast but i love the flavour,.

I like Bowtruss (definite favorite), Intelligentsia, and Metropolis espresso roasted beans.

Originally Posted by earcutter

I was in Seattle - went to the "original" Starbucks - had their Pike Place Roast - loved it.

Came back to KS - went to the billionth Starbucks - had their Pike Place Roast - hated it.

I sometimes buy a pound of Pike Place Roast here in South FL. Sometimes their 'House Blend.' Always beans and I grind them myself. I like both of those blends well enough. I also buy Peets House Blend, or Major Dickinson's Blend. All of these are 'alright' but not really favorites in the true sense of the word. They are what works, at a price I can afford, rather that coffees I'd highly recommend.

Thirty years ago I was living in Montclair NJ and there was a place on Church St, or was it Avenue ....... called 'Beans,' where some upscale shops were. I fell in love with a blend called Mocha Java, which has nothing to do with chocolate BTW. I'm sometimes able to find MJ around here, always beans, I never buy ground coffee, but it doesn't seem to taste as good as I remember it back in the '80s.

As far as Starbucks modifying their blends to suit regional tastes ....... I find that difficult to believe. It seems to me that it would require more diversity in sorting it all out than it would be worth. I could see them pushing specific flavors, varieties in one local as opposed to another, but not varieties of the same blend, such as Pike Peak, from one region to another. Just IMHO.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

How long does it take to roast? What are you using to roast them?

Depends on the bean. I get most of my beans from Sweet Maria's.

I made a video for my English Class process project. The video contains links and instructions. It is about three years old. The very first video I ever made so don't expect anything close to well spoken, but you can see how easy it is to do.
Hope it helps some.

http://1drv.ms/1uFdaC0

Maxwell house works great for me since I finally took some time to research proper brewing technique.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I sometimes buy a pound of Pike Place Roast here in South FL. Sometimes their 'House Blend.' Always beans and I grind them myself. I like both of those blends well enough. I also buy Peets House Blend, or Major Dickinson's Blend. All of these are 'alright' but not really favorites in the true sense of the word. They are what works, at a price I can afford, rather that coffees I'd highly recommend.

Thirty years ago I was living in Montclair NJ and there was a place on Church St, or was it Avenue ....... called 'Beans,' where some upscale shops were. I fell in love with a blend called Mocha Java, which has nothing to do with chocolate BTW. I'm sometimes able to find MJ around here, always beans, I never buy ground coffee, but it doesn't seem to taste as good as I remember it back in the '80s.

As far as Starbucks modifying their blends to suit regional tastes ....... I find that difficult to believe. It seems to me that it would require more diversity in sorting it all out than it would be worth. I could see them pushing specific flavors, varieties in one local as opposed to another, but not varieties of the same blend, such as Pike Peak, from one region to another. Just IMHO.

Pike's is one of my favorites....I sometimes pick up a box or two for the Keurig or some grounds for my favorite way to make coffee....strong and in the percolator!

My current fav is Dark Matter. And like Twisted Oak, my second choice is Inteligentsia.

My hands down favorite is Jamacian blue mountain that stuff is awesome! And always whole bean!

I've become lazy over the years. It's k-cups for me. The Coffee People used to make some damn fine brews before being bought out by Green Mountain Growers. Now I have to brew it on the smallest setting, just to get any flavor