Favorite Coffee Blend?

[Shannacore]

I'm almost out of coffee beans and want to try something new! I've been trying to pick up a bag o' beans from a different local coffee shop every time I run out, but perhaps I should look a little further than ABQ.

Do any of your local coffee shops sell beans (online)? If so, which?

Medium roast preferred~

[Autotune]

I'm almost out of coffee beans and want to try something new! I've been trying to pick up a bag o' beans from a different local coffee shop every time I run out, but perhaps I should look a little further than ABQ.

Do any of your local coffee shops sell beans (online)? If so, which?

Medium roast preferred~

you need to get some Kopi Luwak

[Shannacore]

you need to get some Kopi Luwak

Is that the super expensive poop coffee?

[Thec]

http://www.liquidplanet.com/Liquid-Planet-Organic-Guatemalan-p-623.html

[quido]

http://www.espressoroyale.com/

[Kraftwerk]

Blue Mountain Coffee is really good, the real blue mountin stuff from Jamaica. Most specialty coffee houses should have it, I get mine for about $40/lb near me. It's worth it, very good. This is assuming you only grind right before brewing.

[bamzal]

tim hortons

[Extunarian]

Blue Mountain Coffee is really good, the real blue mountin stuff from Jamaica. Most specialty coffee houses should have it, I get mine for about $40/lb near me. It's worth it, very good. This is assuming you only grind right before brewing.

My friend recently took over a local coffee place. He got really snobby about grinding and brewing equipment.

I thought it was ridiculous and all coffee tasted the same but goddammit if those cheap grocery store beans run through a burr grinder and brewed with this fancy pourover thing wasn't worlds better. More amazing when he used the expensive beans.

I guess what I am saying is if you're going to try other beans, make sure you try at least one batch run through a decent grinder and a french press or something other than auto-drip.

[Kraftwerk]

My friend recently took over a local coffee place. He got really snobby about grinding and brewing equipment.

I thought it was ridiculous and all coffee tasted the same but goddammit if those cheap grocery store beans run through a burr grinder and brewed with this fancy pourover thing wasn't worlds better. More amazing when he used the expensive beans.

I guess what I am saying is if you're going to try other beans, make sure you try at least one batch run through a decent grinder and a french press or something other than auto-drip.

I had a similar revelation after I bought a grinder few years back. It's just so much better fresh than if you even grind it the day before and let it sit. World of difference is right.

[feanan]

Awesome coffee place in chicago.

http://www.metropoliscoffee.com/

[Shannacore]

Blue Mountain Coffee is really good, the real blue mountin stuff from Jamaica. Most specialty coffee houses should have it, I get mine for about $40/lb near me. It's worth it, very good. This is assuming you only grind right before brewing.

I use a burr grinder and a french press. The only way to go! It's a little more 'involved', but it's certainly worth it.

[Shannacore]

http://www.liquidplanet.com/Liquid-Planet-Organic-Guatemalan-p-623.html

Gonna give this a try. Since you're the only one who linked an actual blend and not just a coffeeshop/supplier website ~

Thx!

[Shannacore]

Also! If you're looking for a good coffee tumbler, I would HIGHLY recommend this one (http://www.starbucksstore.com/Stainless-Steel-Gradient-Tumbler%2C-12-fl-oz/011019720,default,pd.html?cgid=tumblers-and-travel-mugs)

I've had it for about two years (not in that 'seasonal' color), and it has never leaked for me. Took me forever to find something that I could take on my bicycle or scooter commute that wouldn't leak due to all the wiggling around it would experience.

I don't really like Starbucks beans, but their coffee mugs/tumblers are really great.

[Autotune]

Is that the super expensive poop coffee?

yea, you can find the beans just about anywhere. If you haven't tried it, might as well.

Obviously not something you just start drinking, but yakno

[Lexical]

I use a burr grinder and a french press. The only way to go! It's a little more 'involved', but it's certainly worth it.

I beg your pardon, but espresso is the only way to go.

[BigSlip]

I hear the powder coffee in jail can give you a nice kick in the ass

[Telin]

I recommend Lavazza Gran Filtro coffee. It's Italy's #1 coffee and has good flavor and is very, very smooth. You can find it at http://www.amazon.com/ They make a lot of espresso blends, but if you're intro drip coffee then Gran Filtro is the best they make. There is a dark roast too, but I think the original roast tastes best.

If you don't want to spend that much on coffee, Tim Horton's (rated 5 stars) is also listed on amazon and is very cheap.

Now at the grocery store I just switch between Dunkin' Donuts (all-american), Starbucks Sumatra (earthy, herbal), and Starbucks Veranda Blonde (smooth, mild).