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  • W Westside Steve

    Don't know how many of you own a Keurig coffee maker.

    I really like the convenience even though I realize It's way too expensive per cup compared to making a pot of coffee. Still cost be dammed I found a brand of coffee pods that are pretty dam tasty at a reasonable price. Well reasonable for Keurig.

    Mostly I would drink Newman's on bland available at Sam's club but I took a chance at Maud's who advertises on Facebook. Ordered 100 Kona blend podge for 39 bucks free shipping.

    Nice bold flavor setting it above Maxwell house or Folgers and not quite as harsh as Starbucks French roast.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Don't know how many of you own a Keurig coffee maker.

    I really like the convenience even though I realize It's way too expensive per cup compared to making a pot of coffee. Still cost be dammed I found a brand of coffee pods that are pretty dam tasty at a reasonable price. Well reasonable for Keurig.

    Mostly I would drink Newman's on bland available at Sam's club but I took a chance at Maud's who advertises on Facebook. Ordered 100 Kona blend podge for 39 bucks free shipping.

    Nice bold flavor setting it above Maxwell house or Folgers and not quite as harsh as Starbucks French roast.

    WSS

    Our favorite..the wife and I...is Green Mountain Coffee. We've even been to their visitor center/cafe in Waterbury VT:

    http://www.keurig.com/content/greenmountaincoffee-store

  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan

    I drank the pods at work a few years back, but prefer to grind my own beans and brew it.

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    I drank the pods at work a few years back, but prefer to grind my own beans and brew it.

    Grinding your own bean sounds like a euphemism for...

    ?

    WSS

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  • I gotta bro who is a coffee bean roster all ways get some damn fine coffee as far as keurig I allways liked being able to just make one cup

  • since it's Hawaii, "reasonable" is calc'ed differently...

    https://www.amazon.com/kona-coffee/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Akona%20coffee

  • Kona coffee is definitely the best.

    :neutral_face:
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  • P Pumpkin Eater

    Kona coffee is definitely the best.

    @pumpkin-eater said:

    Kona coffee is definitely the best.

    "Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

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  • mjp28M mjp28

    @pumpkin-eater said:

    Kona coffee is definitely the best.

    "Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

    @mjp28 said:

    "Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

    An extremely hard to find. Most of it is a blend of some kind.

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  • W Westside Steve

    @mjp28 said:

    "Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

    An extremely hard to find. Most of it is a blend of some kind.

    @westside-steve said:

    An extremely hard to find. Most of it is a blend of some kind.

    Many Konas have 0% real island Kona and are knockoff coffees from South America.

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  • I'm glad I never liked coffee. Taste like someone burned a stick and poured it into a glass of hot water.

    "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."
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  • mjp28M mjp28

    @pumpkin-eater said:

    Kona coffee is definitely the best.

    "Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

    @mjp28 said:

    "Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

    I have been there and have bought it there, and bought some from there.

    To me it is fairly bitter and not my personal cup of tea.....or should I say coffee.

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  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @mjp28 said:

    "Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

    I have been there and have bought it there, and bought some from there.

    To me it is fairly bitter and not my personal cup of tea.....or should I say coffee.

    @the-gipper said:

    I have been there and have bought it there, and bought some from there.

    To me it is fairly bitter and not my personal cup of tea.....or should I say coffee.

    Kona and a few other beans and some blends can be acquired tastes for many people.

    We have to drink decaffeinated coffee due to my wife's tachycardia with caffeine but that really doesn't affect the taste that much. We generally buy coffee wire arabica beans in them, I also like Columbian blends I used to get from my cigar dealer.

    On sale are always a good brand also. 😉

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  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @mjp28 said:

    "Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

    I have been there and have bought it there, and bought some from there.

    To me it is fairly bitter and not my personal cup of tea.....or should I say coffee.

    @the-gipper said:

    I have been there and have bought it there, and bought some from there.

    To me it is fairly bitter and not my personal cup of tea.....or should I say coffee.

    fairly bitter???

    We were there two weeks, I drank it every day, and I hate bitter coffee. Pure Kona coffee is not bitter -

    it's outstanding and non-bitter. Surely you didn't get the real stuff.....

    The GipperT 1 Reply

  • another great coffee is Blue Mountain from Jamaica. Also not cheap. I bought some

    for a friend who had friends there - but she warned us to never go off the official

    approved tourist sites, and never get into any taxi that wasn't owned by the gov.

    and... never go off on your own, you could get killed, especially if you ended up

    in Blue Mountain coffee groves, lost. They'd figure you were stealing coffee and...

    pretty much makes me not buy it if I ever found it. But that was a long bunch of years ago.

  • C calfoxwc

    @the-gipper said:

    I have been there and have bought it there, and bought some from there.

    To me it is fairly bitter and not my personal cup of tea.....or should I say coffee.

    fairly bitter???

    We were there two weeks, I drank it every day, and I hate bitter coffee. Pure Kona coffee is not bitter -

    it's outstanding and non-bitter. Surely you didn't get the real stuff.....

    @calfoxwc said:

    fairly bitter???

    We were there two weeks, I drank it every day, and I hate bitter coffee. Pure Kona coffee is not bitter -

    it's outstanding and non-bitter. Surely you didn't get the real stuff.....

    I got it in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm there. How much more real than that can you get?

    Perhaps you like "civet coffee", eh?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

    FYI for you all...it is made from coffee beans that have been defated by monkeys.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @calfoxwc said:

    fairly bitter???

    We were there two weeks, I drank it every day, and I hate bitter coffee. Pure Kona coffee is not bitter -

    it's outstanding and non-bitter. Surely you didn't get the real stuff.....

    I got it in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm there. How much more real than that can you get?

    Perhaps you like "civet coffee", eh?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

    FYI for you all...it is made from coffee beans that have been defated by monkeys.

    @the-gipper said:

    I got it in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm there. How much more real than that can you get?

    Perhaps you like "civet coffee", eh?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

    FYI for you all...it is made from coffee beans that have been defated by monkeys.

    Not to be confused with.....

    Kona coffee is the market name for coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivated on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Only coffee from the Kona Districts can be described as "Kona". The weather of sunny mornings, cloud or rain in the afternoon, little wind, and mild nights combined with porous, mineral-rich volcanic soil create favorable coffee growing conditions. The loanword for coffee in the Hawaiian language is kope, pronounced [ˈkope].

    Because of the rarity and price of Kona coffee, some retailers sell "Kona Blends". These are not a combination of different Kona coffees, but a blend of Kona and Colombian, Brazilian, or other foreign coffees. Usually they contain only the minimum required 10% Kona coffee and 90% cheaper imported beans.

    Current Hawaiian law requires blends to state only the percentage of Kona coffee on the label but not any other coffee origins. There is no matching Federal law. Some retailers use terms such as 'Kona Roast' or 'Kona Style'. To be considered authentic Kona coffee, the state of Hawaii's labeling laws require the prominent display of the words "100% Kona Coffee".....

    Prices vary wildly depending on where you buy it.

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  • I bought mine in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm located on the slopes of Mauna Loa.

    mjp28M sydS 2 Replies
  • The GipperT The Gipper

    I bought mine in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm located on the slopes of Mauna Loa.

    @the-gipper said:

    I bought mine in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm located on the slopes of Mauna Loa.

    Counterfeit coffees are a huge business all over the world including growing areas, I remember years back when they busted sellers some distributing 100% Columbian coffee that wasn't 100% or near that at all.

    Coach purses and Colombian coffee what's this world coming to? Truth is some counterfeits are pretty good largely due to our Chinese friends.

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  • The GipperT The Gipper

    I bought mine in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm located on the slopes of Mauna Loa.

    @the-gipper said:

    I bought mine in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm located on the slopes of Mauna Loa.

    oh my god I have grown up,used to be when anyone talked about anything from Hawaii it was weed

    mjp28M The GipperT 2 Replies
  • sydS syd

    @the-gipper said:

    I bought mine in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm located on the slopes of Mauna Loa.

    oh my god I have grown up,used to be when anyone talked about anything from Hawaii it was weed

    @syd said:

    oh my god I have grown up,used to be when anyone talked about anything from Hawaii it was weed

    Maui wow-wee? (and no I'm not a stoner)

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  • sydS syd

    @the-gipper said:

    I bought mine in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm located on the slopes of Mauna Loa.

    oh my god I have grown up,used to be when anyone talked about anything from Hawaii it was weed

    @syd said:

    oh my god I have grown up,used to be when anyone talked about anything from Hawaii it was weed

    That Kona coffee is some serious shit, Man.

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