• Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    462·
    4 months ago

    Find a local roaster.

    The quality is so much better and you support a local business instead of a megacorp.

    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      91·
      4 months ago

      Yup, and most of the big brands are actually Nestle anyway. Fuck Nestle.

      Edit: or Green Mountain which is now Keurig Dr Pepper?, depositor of plastic cups everywhere.

    • GreenBottles@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 months ago

      Also tends to cost more from what I’ve seen. Which, if you drink a crap ton of coffee like I do… matters.

  • Cptn_Slow@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    4 months ago

    I try to get local, but I caved once and got some Onyx Coffee Lab and let me tell you, that was some of the most underwhelming coffee I’ve had. They must have the good reddit bots because it seemed well recommended there and there wasn’t a single blend of the five I tried that was better than what I can get locally (SE Michigan).

    • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 months ago

      Same here. I’ve tried two so far. The first one was gross. The second was… coffee. Not good, not bad.

      I usually order from Trade and most of the time what I get is excellent.

    • CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee
      1·
      4 months ago

      I’ve had coffees from them that tasted like peach black tea and it was mind-blowing they have done some amazing stuff in the past but I’ve only ever gotten their single origins

  • doctordevice@lemmy.ca
    3·
    4 months ago

    Shoutout to Prestogeorge Coffee & Tea in Pittsburgh. Haven’t been able to find coffee I like better than their roasts. I get their Antigua Guatemala Continental (dark roast) and Nicaragua Shade Grown (medium roast) and blend them together when I grind.

    They used to have a Nicaragua Honey Processed coffee I’d get, but it seems like they don’t carry that one anymore so I switched to the shade grown.

  • pedestrian@links.hackliberty.org
    3·
    4 months ago

    Brandywine coffee roasters. They’re based in Delaware. I’ve been blown away by the quality of their subscription. Best beans I’ve purchased in the US.

  • LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    I like the organic coffee that I can source from Galaxy Girl Coffee. If I am in a pinch and can’t wait days for a roast on site; I go for Peets, Caribou Coffee, or if I am feeling particularly odd, Starbucks. I only buy whole bean as I have a coffee grinder and my French Press needs a great coarse grind to work its magic.

  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social
    3·
    4 months ago

    My local roaster is Quartertone Coffee. I’m wearing their tee-shirt right now.

    I also like Dunkin when I make it at home. I find their stores to be inconsistent, though. Sometimes they brew it properly and it’s delicious, and sometimes it’s weak and doesn’t taste very good.

  • cerement@slrpnk.net
    3·
    4 months ago

    Brothers Coffee – subscription (rather than a brand) that focuses on “fresh, ethically sourced, and globally responsible coffee”

    • SlicingBot@lemmy.ml
      2·
      4 months ago

      I use it, but I don’t think I’m on the level of a lot of the posters in this community so take my opinion with a grain of salt

      I like it, the bags are smallish for the cost 17-25 dollars per order. But it varies the type of coffee I drink and it has led to me discovering new brands that I go back to.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 months ago

      I’m on my second year or 3rd year of Trade and have been happy enough.

      Everything I’ve gotten has been good, but I’m not enthused with their recommendations. I’ll look at what they pick for me, but I end up picking my own thing more than half the time.

      It’s let me learn what I do like though, by having access to a good number of things in one spot. I could go to the specific roasters and likely get it for the same price or a buck cheaper, but this lets me search in one spot.

      I try to make the most of it by skipping blends, and doing light to medium roast single origins only, unless there’s a special seasonal blend or something. It lets me get whatever overall vibe I want for that order more closely: extra fruity/chocolate and nut/wine-like/warm and comforting flavors/etc.

      I’ve never gotten the same thing twice, but I do feel I’ve hit up most of their suppliers at least once. Each supplier gets new runs of different things, so even though their regular coffees will be the same each month, keep an eye out for their seasonal or special runs.

      Once you get a hang of what you like, supplement with outside vendors or bounce around on your own.

      In short, it’s convenient, you know what the price will be, and there’s a good variety to pick from, and it tastes fresh. It’s not infinite options, but it should be more than enough.

      • rutrum@lm.paradisus.dayEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        Its a online subscription service but they give you bags from roasters around the world. I see it advertised in youtube videos, and wasnt sure if people had used it to find new brands of coffee they liked.