Coffee bean suggestions?

[vo328]

Hi Folks,

I have been drinking Starbucks coffee for years now, and always grind my own beans at home just before brewing. I guess I am used to the Starbucks coffee "goodness" and have tried just about every bean type they have. I've tried some local coffee houses and just don't enjoy the coffee, as it for some reason it just doesn't seem as rich in flavor.

I'm now interested in branching out and trying some new beans, as fresh as can be, which is why I come to the Head-fi crowd for some coffee know-how! Any suggestions or reviews of beans you really enjoy(ed)?

Thanks!

 

[warubozu]

Check the following thread for some suggestions:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...ht=COFFEE+BEAN

 

[909]

My favorite coffee...

Long Ears Coffee

I order the light and medium roast since lighter roasts have more caffeine

 

[Eno]

I have bought from Pura Vida Coffee for over 5 years and I find their coffee which BTW is shade grown, organic, fair trade coffee to be excellent.

I buy 5lbs a month of the Sumatra in whole bean for $42.95 which is the price they give to a business. Otherwise $57.95.

Link to Sumatra

 

[Publius]

Screw mail order roasted coffee! Get a popcorn popper and roast your own.

http://sweetmarias.com/

$5 a pound for astonishingly top-shelf stuff. I've been doing it for a couple months now and I'm starting to really get the hang of it.

 

[GlendaleViper]

Oso Negro - My favourite is "Heart of Darkness".

[EDIT] Publius, thanks for that link!

 

[Kirosia]

check out the forum at www.coffeegeek.com

 

[john_jcb]

Roasting your own beans is the way to go. You control everything and are assured of freshness. Look at the number of different green beans that are available compared to pre roasted.

I like the beans from Jamaica the best. A little more expensive but worth it.

There are several fairly long threads on this subject you may want to look at.

 

[kugino]

for pre-roasted stuff, i really like peet's. major dickason's rocks.

but i'm a home roaster and strongly recommend doing your own roasting. at greencoffeebuyingclub.com you can buy green beans for less than $4/lb. shipped. get yourself a roaster and with the money you save doing your own, you pay for the roaster in about 10 months and the rest is more money for audio gear!!

sweetmarias.com will get you started in home roasting.

i've been quite fond of various african origins (ethiopian harrar; kenya hirriga) lately...and i've just ordered some galapagos and brazilian poco fundo, which i've never experienced. i have a puerto rican coming soon, too...my coffee and wine.woot habit have curtailed my headphone purchases...but boy, am i enjoying my drinks nowadays!

 

[Lazarus Short]

For a change, you might try Turkish coffee. Boil espresso-grind coffee and ground cardamon, sweeten with honey or sugar. It is part of my morning ritual, and very satisfying. Like most things, it may take some practice. I began with an old Turkish recipe I found on the web. Now, I do it my way, and yes, the Fez fits in there somewhere.

Laz

 

[Voltron]

Great stuff and as fresh as you can get not roasting at home. Excellent beans and excellent little kiosk in San Francisco's Hayes Valley. Click on the pic and check it out.

 

[abs@nilenet.com]

I am not a coffee drinker myself, however, every time I have been to Jamaica, all my friends requested that I bring them back some Blue Mountain Coffee.

Happy Coffee Drinking!