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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:39 am 
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my morning cup of joe is


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:29 am 
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something Central American from Intelligentsia or, failing that, from Peet's.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:37 am 
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These days it's illy - espresso or, if I am feeling particularly Continental after my morning workout, a cappuccino.

A cheap Mr. Coffee machine does the trick quite nicely.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:56 am 
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Home roasted!

Other than that, I usually get Intelligentsia (or Peet's if I'm near one).


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:04 am 
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I mainly buy Metropolis, though sometimes Intelligentsia. Generally one of the light roasts, esp. those from Latin American or Africa. For espresso, I usually stick with Metropolis' Red Line blend.

Sometimes I order beans from Paradise Roasters.

I will try Asado for the first time today.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:55 am 
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The house roasted Colombian at Costco in Lincoln Park.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:04 pm 
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For dri, I am wrapping up some beans I bought from Klatch Roasting and Counter Culture. I am alternating between Kenya, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica single origins. When these are done I'm switching back to homeroasted.

For espresso, I am trying out some Counter Culture blends at the moment and will roast up some of the Sweet Maria's espresso green bean blends I have in the coffee stash. I have tried Klatch & Intelligentsia espresso blends before and like them and do want to try Metropolis' Red Line soon.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:23 pm 
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Home roasted!

Other than that, I usually get Intelligentsia (or Peet's if I'm near one).


Where do you get the unroasted beans & roasting equipment?

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:23 am 
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http://www.sweetmarias.com/ and http://www.burmancoffee.com/

Intelligentsia had green coffee on their website a while ago, but it's been removed. I keep meaning to ask someone about that.


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I've been mostly buying the in-house stuff at Whole Foods. It is pretty good, but now I wonder what others think. How does it compare to the other brands mentioned here?


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:14 am 
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Ethiopian from Peet's, or whatever Dark Matter I can get my hands on at Star Lounge.


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:26 am 
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jblth wrote:
I've been mostly buying the in-house stuff at Whole Foods. It is pretty good, but now I wonder what others think. How does it compare to the other brands mentioned here?


I used to drink Allegro (the WF brand) fairly often. It's good. Some stores roast their own beans and the coffee is much fresher at these locations. Those that don't roast in-house sometimes have pretty old beans in their bins (the bins are marked with the roasting date). In this case, I'd stick to the pre-packaged Allegro beans.


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:30 am 
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Darren72 wrote:
I will try Asado for the first time today.

How did you like Asado, it is my current favorite of the local coffee roasters.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:43 am 
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G Wiv wrote:
Darren72 wrote:
I will try Asado for the first time today.

How did you like Asado, it is my current favorite of the local coffee roasters.


I had my first cup this morning and like it a lot.

I had read the Asado thread last fall, but had forgotten most of the details. In particular, yesterday I mistakenly expected to find a line-up of beans from 25 different countries. :) They had freshly roasted beans from Uganda and the owner said it was a medium roast. Uganda is a large coffee-growing country, but most of the crop are robusta beans. I don't think I've ever had Ugandan coffee. Owner was very friendly.

I picked up two half-pound bags for about $7 or $7.50 each. I tend to like light roasts and this was a touch dark for my taste, but it was very good and may even make good espresso. I will definitely try to work Asado into my regular rotation.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:58 am 
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i also like chock full o'nut's coffee
this brand is also a massimo zanetti beverage
there web site is
mzb-usa.com

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Grew up on this stuff, been drinking it ever since.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:56 pm 
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Darren72 wrote:
I picked up two half-pound bags for about $7 or $7.50 each. I tend to like light roasts and this was a touch dark for my taste, but it was very good and may even make good espresso. I will definitely try to work Asado into my regular rotation.


Quick tip about this... Asado's take-home bags contain a mix of light, medium and dark roasted beans. At least to my naked eye, it sometimes appears that the mix hasn't been evenly incorporated, with mostly dark at the top and mostly light at the bottom. So it might help to give the mixture your own good shakeup. Best coffee in town, for my tastes.

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Grew up on this stuff, been drinking it ever since.



Hard to argue with a winner. Great stuff; though I also like French Market (the coffee, that is).

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:52 pm 
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I make a blend - one part any fresh ground bean with one part Trung Nguyen (the vietnamese coffee). Yum.

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Lately Starbucks Verona Blend


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We used the Whole Foods brands for several years and noticed that the quality dropped as the prices rose.

While vacationing in Saugatuck, we bought some ground coffee at the Uncommon Grounds Café for use in our room. We enjoyed it so much that we now buy it online for use at home.

Large variety of coffees. Obviously, we like the freshness and flavor. Very reasonable prices (including shipping). Frequent sales or discounts.

Uncommon Grounds Cafe
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Godiva's breakfast blend - if only because my girl grabs it whenever we are Dominick's. Prepared well, its a good, clean robust coffee.

I'd rather be drinking an east African medium-dark roast from Julius Meinl or Fox and Obel though, but at like 15 bucks a pound its more of a luxury.

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Metropolis, it switches between the different options. I have it sent to me in Indiana.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:54 am 
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I understand the sourcing issues, but San Rafael beans from Metropolis, my standby coffee, were so amazingly good, but have not been roasted in some time. The other roasts that I have tried have been less satisfying. More recently I picked up some beans from Star Lounge on Chicago and have been very happy with them.

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Many years ago I saw Eight O'Clock coffee get high marks in a Consumer Reports comparisonds. Hadn't tried it before, but gave it a first try. Have been happily buying and brewing Eight O'Clock ever since. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

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Anyone else have experience with Fratelli? It's a local company. I buy their 12 oz bags at Caputo's. It's cheap -- $4.99 I think, but pretty good. It's not on par with some of the top coffees, but definitely worth the price.

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Used to drink Trader Joe's dark roast coffees.

Now, I have switched to Community Coffee Dark Roast and Dark Roast with Chicory.

http://www.communitycoffee.com/ccc/flas ... story.html


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I picked up a bag of Resistance Coffee's Kropotkin Kaffee, "a revolutionary roast for changing times," with a bearded anarchist on the bag and the slogan "Chicago's only 100% Liberation-Oriented Roaster."

Gives me a chuckle every time I look at it.

Martha Bayne explains how the revolution will be espressoized

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I rotate through the Ethiopian Harrar, Colombian Supremo, Guatemala, and Sumatra Mandheling, all decaffeinated, from Casteel Coffee in Evanston.

They taught me that their Mocha Java is a 50/50 blend of the Ethiopian and Sumatran - so I do that once in a while for variety. I tried their fair-trade Mexican decaf, but I just don't like it.

I've been a customer since the previous owner had a small shop on Davis street in Evanston - probably in the late 80's.

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rfleisch1 wrote:
I've been a customer since the previous owner had a small shop on Davis street in Evanston - probably in the late 80's.

Wasn't that on Main St.? Or am I thinking of another coffee roaster?

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