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I'm a fan of Indonesian, and I've been drinking Peet's 'Garuda Blend' for 30 years off & on. I've had better, but rarely. Here's a link for the adjectives: http://www.coffeereview.com/review.cfm?ID=1453 I like Trader Joe's Sumatra Lintong too, and it's a H*ll of a lot cheaper.
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Originally Posted by milepig
(Post 20210631)
I used to have great luck buying beans at Costco, but over the past few months they're dramatically reduced the options to the point where I want to explore other options.
Do you have Trader Joe's? Joe's Bay Blend is a really nice coffee. |
Trader Joe's Bay Blend if you like dark roast.
Trader Joe’s – Organic Fair Trade Breakfast.Blend if you like mellower coffee with all those pedigrees. At TJ's prices, you could try some of their other roasts to see what you like. Edit: Looks like Michael El beat me to this recc. :D |
Originally Posted by gfunkdave
(Post 20211119)
Just noticed you're in Chicago. Ignore my Starbucks thought and run, do not walk, to either Intelligentsia (on Broadway at about Wellington, downtown, or in the Merchandise Mart) or Metropolis (on I think Granville by Sheridan). Metropolis roasts its beans on site, and Intelligentsia is similarly awesome. Another excellent option is Peet's Coffee on North and Sheffield (in the strip mall). Peets has a good selection and they will make you a taste of any kind you want. All three are exclusively fair trade (or more). http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/ http://www.metropoliscoffee.com/ http://www.peets.com |
i am a total fan of audubon coffee, roasted by the rogers family in california.
pleases PM me if you intend to try it out, as i get a bonus if i refer you. |
Originally Posted by donnde
(Post 20219830)
My local Whole Foods carries both Intelligentsia and Metropolis. Certainly not cheap, but I do like the Redline Espresso. We have friends who love Intelligentsia, so we bring them some when we pop over to their house for a casual dinner, instead of the usual bottle of wine.
That said, I think $12-17/lb is the going rate for high quality coffee these days. |
Did some drinking with the Rodgers boys (Jim & John) in the old days. They were hooked up with Costco & building roasters at each store. They were always nervous since Costco was 80% of their biz. It's good to see they've branched out. I like their regular coffee and buy it a lot. It's priced well in 5lb bags.
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Originally Posted by ianp
(Post 20217583)
Buy freshly roasted from a local roaster , I find that after 6-8 weeks after roasting the taste goes downhill .
The beans you buy in supermarkets could have been roasted months if not years before you get them .. By and large we roast and ship Monday through Thursday. Webstore orders need to be placed by midnight of Wednesday to ensure we can have that order fulfilled in the same week. Orders placed after midnight of Wednesday may have to wait until the following Monday before it can be fulfilled. |
Originally Posted by thelark
(Post 20223037)
I have been ordering my espresso from atomic cafe. Their shipping policy is in line with their roasting schedule to ensure freshness.
http://www.atomicafe.com/policies.html |
Originally Posted by gfunkdave
(Post 20218409)
Years seems excessive, but weeks or months is plausible. |
Originally Posted by ianp
(Post 20217583)
Buy freshly roasted from a local roaster , I find that after 6-8 weeks after roasting the taste goes downhill .
The beans you buy in supermarkets could have been roasted months if not years before you get them .. |
Originally Posted by nrr
(Post 20234850)
I just looked at a bag of whole bean EIGHT O'CLOCK coffee, it has a "best used by" date--so this gives you a rough idea of how long it's been on the shelf.
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I've got to 2nd (or is it 3rd or 4th by now?!) the Intelligentsia recommendation. I had the extreme luck of living in The Heritage at Randolph and Garland (aka right around the corner from the Loop Intelligentsia) and getting my morning fix there is one of the things I miss the most about Chicago. I have a chemex (actually bought it at that very store) and I get the beans from a place by my NYC apt that stocks Intelligensia beans, but it's still not the same!
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Originally Posted by whackyjacky
(Post 20218686)
I'm a fan of Indonesian, and I've been drinking Peet's 'Garuda Blend' for 30 years off & on. I've had better, but rarely. Here's a link for the adjectives: http://www.coffeereview.com/review.cfm?ID=1453 I like Trader Joe's Sumatra Lintong too, and it's a H*ll of a lot cheaper.
Now that I'm in Minneapolis, and Peet's is hard to find, I go with local roaster Peace Coffee's blends. |
Trager Brothers in Charlottesville, Va. All organic and fair trade. Stumbled on them during a stopover. They ship as well. tbcroasters.com
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