Peet's coffee

by Impedimenta Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:10 pm

how do you peeps in the west coast drink this bitter coffee? :-) tea was good.

by nevada Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:20 pm

Bitter as in lacking sugar or overroasted beans making the coffee too strong? I usually have their caramel machiatto and it tastes good.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:32 pm

nevada wrote:Bitter as in lacking sugar or overroasted beans making the coffee too strong? I usually have their caramel machiatto and it tastes good.

Are you on the West Coast ?

by Petrichor Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:38 pm

We are doing Printed Patiala's with t-shirts and Bristot Americano coffee these days, actually late nights.

by Idéfix Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:40 pm

Impedimenta wrote:how do you peeps in the west coast drink this bitter coffee? :-) tea was good.

I don't go to Peets. I go to Philz, which is the best coffee shop for coffee snobs. They grind the beans for each cup after you order it, and ask you to taste your coffee before you walk away, so they can get it just right for you.

Peet's coffee Home_worldcup

by nevada Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:42 pm

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
nevada wrote:Bitter as in lacking sugar or overroasted beans making the coffee too strong? I usually have their caramel machiatto and it tastes good.

Are you on the West Coast ?

Yes.
And, just saw this on the internets:
Peet's coffee Cool-coffee-says-types-personality

by Guest Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:47 pm

ok, so based on nevada's pic, I am reflective and also indecisive. In a world of unknowns, I like the safe pick. I am also happy and energetic. I claim to love coffee, but really I just love ice cream.

by Impedimenta Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:06 pm

nevada wrote:Bitter as in lacking sugar or overroasted beans making the coffee too strong? I usually have their caramel machiatto and it tastes good.

too strong kinda bitter. I am the coffee to go kinda person:-) what you lack in your coffee, you make up in your scenic beauty, at least the SFO/bay area:-) so, all good.

IDE - i am no coffee snob. i just think my filter kaapi at home is the bestest of all:-)

by Nila Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:18 pm

I like peet's coffee...I've been to coffee shops for about 5-8 times in all my life in BA. I make the best filter coffee at home.

Mostly, it is like we are in the middle of nowhere and running late to arrive home and there is a option between sb and peet; I pick peets.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:35 pm

Impedimenta wrote:
nevada wrote:Bitter as in lacking sugar or overroasted beans making the coffee too strong? I usually have their caramel machiatto and it tastes good.

too strong kinda bitter. I am the coffee to go kinda person:-) what you lack in your coffee, you make up in your scenic beauty, at least the SFO/bay area:-) so, all good.

IDE - i am no coffee snob. i just think my filter kaapi at home is the bestest of all:-)

peet's is great coffee. after we discovered it on the west coast, we switched. we get peets at the grocery stores here in new england pre-ground or beans. our everyday coffee is peet's sumatra. the guys who started starbucks learnt the trade at the feet of alfred peet. not sure what you dislike about peet. it's starbucks that i find bitter for no good reason.

by southindian Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:40 pm

It's not coffee if you are drinking sugar and milk. Your coffee got to have a taste. Starbucks Sumatra bold is good.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:25 pm

southindian wrote:It's not coffee if you are drinking sugar and milk. Your coffee got to have a taste. Starbucks Sumatra bold is good.

i told you. the starbucks founders were schooled by alfred peet. starbucks sux doggy doo compared to peet's coffee. alfred peet is is THE guy who taught americans about coffee. starbucks is a cheap knockoff of peets. i was drinking starbucks for years until i found peets. never going back.

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:26 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
southindian wrote:It's not coffee if you are drinking sugar and milk. Your coffee got to have a taste. Starbucks Sumatra bold is good.

i told you. the starbucks founders were schooled by alfred peet. starbucks sux doggy doo compared to peet's coffee. alfred peet is is THE guy who taught americans about coffee. starbucks is a cheap knockoff of peets. i was drinking starbucks for years until i found peets. never going back.

Starbucks is lawnmower coffee?

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:30 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
southindian wrote:It's not coffee if you are drinking sugar and milk. Your coffee got to have a taste. Starbucks Sumatra bold is good.

i told you. the starbucks founders were schooled by alfred peet. starbucks sux doggy doo compared to peet's coffee. alfred peet is is THE guy who taught americans about coffee. starbucks is a cheap knockoff of peets. i was drinking starbucks for years until i found peets. never going back.

Starbucks is lawnmower coffee?

starbucks is for american college kids who don't know any better. seriously, the closest i have come to good european coffee in the US is peets.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:37 pm

here's the thing. i don't want to put down some $3000 for some fancy espresso machine for my morning joe. i want to have good drip coffee from a standard machine. we tried all kinds of stuff ranging from maxwell house to starbucks. everything sucked. peet's is the first brand we found where we can make a great cup of coffee using an ordinary drip coffee machine. they surely know what they're doing.

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:39 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:here's the thing. i don't want to put down some $3000 for some fancy espresso machine for my morning joe. i want to have good drip coffee from a standard machine. we tried all kinds of stuff ranging from maxwell house to starbucks. everything sucked. peet's is the first brand we found where we can make a great cup of coffee using an ordinary drip coffee machine. they surely know what they're doing.

An electric drip or a manual one?

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:39 pm

electric.

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:40 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:electric.

Try the manual one. More labor-intensive but worth it.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:44 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:electric.

Try the manual one. More labor-intensive but worth it.

recommendations on a any particular make?

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:45 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:electric.

Try the manual one. More labor-intensive but worth it.

recommendations on a any particular make?

Try the one from Chemex.

by goodcitizn Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:51 pm

We use Keurig for making coffee. Tempted to try Peet's. Wonder if it comes in K-cup. Will check our grocery store on my next visit.

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:53 pm

goodcitizn wrote:We use Keurig for making coffee. Tempted to try Peet's. Wonder if it comes in K-cup. Will check our grocery store on my next visit.

Yes it does.

by goodcitizn Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:57 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:We use Keurig for making coffee. Tempted to try Peet's. Wonder if it comes in K-cup. Will check our grocery store on my next visit.

Yes it does.

Good. Will definitely try this coffee. Thanks for letting me know.

by Petrichor Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:59 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:We use Keurig for making coffee. Tempted to try Peet's. Wonder if it comes in K-cup. Will check our grocery store on my next visit.

Yes it does.

and Gets very bad reviews.

by goodcitizn Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:02 pm

Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:We use Keurig for making coffee. Tempted to try Peet's. Wonder if it comes in K-cup. Will check our grocery store on my next visit.

Yes it does.

and Gets very bad reviews.

Really? What do they say?

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:07 pm

goodcitizn wrote:
Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:We use Keurig for making coffee. Tempted to try Peet's. Wonder if it comes in K-cup. Will check our grocery store on my next visit.

Yes it does.

and Gets very bad reviews.

Really? What do they say?

I only found two reviews on their website:

http://www.peets.com/coffee/single-cups/major-dickason-s-blendr-single-cups.html

Mike , drinking Peet's since 2004 4/25/13
Mclean, VA
I love drinking Major Dickason's at home, but I sure have been missing it at the office. I've searched in vain for anything similar to this blend that comes in a k-cup style package.

I'm very happy to have found these single-cups from Peets. Now I can have my favorite coffee at work too!

CSJohnstone , drinking Peet's since 2007 4/25/13
Sidney, NE
First, was terribly excited to see K-Cups arrive. I quickly worked through all that I had and loved them.

MDB was my favorite and I will order it again and again.

by Nila Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:12 pm

Nothing beats coorg coffee. Kapi Luwak is the best coffee and peets is second best.

Coorg is all time best.

by Petrichor Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:12 pm

Keurig doesn't heat up the water enough...you need Vue for that - Peets K-cup is not compatible with that.

by goodcitizn Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:15 pm

Hellsangel wrote:I only found two reviews on their website:
http://www.peets.com/coffee/single-cups/major-dickason-s-blendr-single-cups.html

Thanks for the link. Sounds good to me.

by goodcitizn Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:22 pm

Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:Keurig doesn't heat up the water enough...you need Vue for that - Peets K-cup is not compatible with that.

We don't have Vue. But why would Peet make k-cups, besides vue-cups, if the coffee isn't good in kuerig?

by Petrichor Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:38 pm

Of the blends, MDB is tolerable. As to why Peets would do k-cups, probably the answer is whatever the market will bear.

kuerig water temp issue is exacerbated if it is darker roast which Peets is.

Ultimately, if you are happy with it, thats all that matters.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:45 pm

i don't know why major dickason gets such great reviews. for drip coffee I like their sumatran much better.

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:48 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:i don't know why major dickason gets such great reviews. for drip coffee I like their sumatran much better.

The reviews were for the K-cups. I didn't read any of the other reviews for other blends in K-cups on their website.

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:13 pm

I read a few more reviews of other blends of K-cups from Peet's. But I did not find any blend that gets 'very bad reviews'.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:42 pm

Idéfix wrote: I go to Philz, which is the best coffee shop for coffee snobs. They grind the beans for each cup after you order it, and ask you to taste your coffee before you walk away, so they can get it just right for you.

one man's opinion: http://cjroo.blogspot.com/2010/07/peets-vs-philz.html.

like the guy who wrote this blog, i am not a coffee snob. i don't drink a whole lot of it. if you want you can call me a beer snob. i am not really into fancy coffee drinks with various french or italian sounds at the end. i just like a good flavorful, fragrant cup of coffee in the morning like i was used to for some 17 years at my parents' house. for a long time i tried a multitude of things in the US none of which came close to producing my mother's magical early morning brew. peets sumatra did it in the end. what's great -- she loves it too when she visits.

by bw Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:18 pm

are there nespresso compatible peet's pods?

by bw Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:20 pm

Nila wrote:Nothing beats coorg coffee. Kapi Luwak is the best coffee and peets is second best.

Coorg is all time best.

i can't bring myself to try this knowing where the beans have been.

by Hellsangel Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:35 pm

bw wrote:are there nespresso compatible peet's pods?

Nope. But I liked the Arpeggio a lot. Thanks for the reco.

by bw Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:45 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
bw wrote:are there nespresso compatible peet's pods?
Nope. But I liked the Arpeggio a lot. Thanks for the reco.

nice - i go through all the 8,9,10 intensity levels - roma, arpeggio, ristretto, indriya etc.

did you figure out how to program the water level to more than the default 2 levels?

by nevada Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:48 pm

Wow, looks like everyone is into the latest coffee gadgetry. I still have the old $15 coffee machine from years ago. For taste similar to Indian coffee, I like this one:

Peet's coffee Timeline_1890

It is sold in American grocery stories on the west coast and probably on the east coast too.

http://www.frenchmarketcoffee.com/coffee

by garam_kuta Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:02 am

nevada wrote:Wow, looks like everyone is into the latest coffee gadgetry. I still have the old $15 coffee machine from years ago. For taste similar to Indian coffee, I like this one:

It is sold in American grocery stories on the west coast and probably on the east coast too.

http://www.frenchmarketcoffee.com/coffee

since you seem to like chicory, i recommend Cotha's straight or half & half seattle mountain blend arabica ground at 'turkish' setting

by Impedimenta Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:39 am

nevada wrote:Wow, looks like everyone is into the latest coffee gadgetry. I still have the old $15 coffee machine from years ago. For taste similar to Indian coffee, I like this one:

It is sold in American grocery stories on the west coast and probably on the east coast too.

http://www.frenchmarketcoffee.com/coffee

this actually looks good. i am going to give this a try. right now, i use a blend of dark french roast and bold sumatra from wegmans. works wonderfully well with my manual filter contraption from back home.

by Hellsangel Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:43 am

bw wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
bw wrote:are there nespresso compatible peet's pods?
Nope. But I liked the Arpeggio a lot. Thanks for the reco.

nice - i go through all the 8,9,10 intensity levels - roma, arpeggio, ristretto, indriya etc.

did you figure out how to program the water level to more than the default 2 levels?

Didn't have to. I use it during the day when I prefer a smaller quantity. I use the manual drip brew for early mornings.

by Merlot Daruwala Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:26 am

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
southindian wrote:It's not coffee if you are drinking sugar and milk. Your coffee got to have a taste. Starbucks Sumatra bold is good.

i told you. the starbucks founders were schooled by alfred peet. starbucks sux doggy doo compared to peet's coffee. alfred peet is is THE guy who taught americans about coffee. starbucks is a cheap knockoff of peets. i was drinking starbucks for years until i found peets. never going back.

I agree. I discovered on my last visit that the Peet's at Boston downtown (near South Station) where I used to grab my morning cuppa everyday has now closed down. What a pity.

by Merlot Daruwala Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:29 am

nevada wrote:Wow, looks like everyone is into the latest coffee gadgetry. I still have the old $15 coffee machine from years ago. For taste similar to Indian coffee, I like this one:

It is sold in American grocery stories on the west coast and probably on the east coast too.

http://www.frenchmarketcoffee.com/coffee

I found this brand quite good too:

Peet's coffee Chicory

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:52 pm

Impedimenta wrote:how do you peeps in the west coast drink this bitter coffee? :-) tea was good.

I have given up coffee - on a trial basis with a few exceptions.

(This is in-line with my reveal all/ reveal nothing policy).

by goodcitizn Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:28 pm

My wife got Peets MDB K-cups coffee last night. Tried out this morning. I like it better than other K-cup brands I've had. But I still yearn for southern indian foaming filter kapi. IMO nothing in the world can top it.

by Guest Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:34 pm

goodcitizn wrote:My wife got Peets MDB K-cups coffee last night. Tried out this morning. I like it better than other K-cup brands I've had. But I still yearn for southern indian foaming filter kapi. IMO nothing in the world can top it.

oh wow so much enthu

by nevada Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:36 pm

Merlot Daruwala wrote:
nevada wrote:Wow, looks like everyone is into the latest coffee gadgetry. I still have the old $15 coffee machine from years ago. For taste similar to Indian coffee, I like this one:

It is sold in American grocery stories on the west coast and probably on the east coast too.

http://www.frenchmarketcoffee.com/coffee

I found this brand quite good too:

I like this one too. I first discovered it at Trader Joe's then switched to French Market because it tastes similar and the can is bigger.

by Petrichor Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:38 pm

I normally take exactly one cup of filter coffee (Kothas) in 2% milk brought to a boil every day. Thanks to this thread, my consumption went up over the past 24 hours, by 400%. I had the very southern indian tasting filter kaapi at the local tamil restaurant with too little milk and I could practically smell the coffee powder - hated it. Always liked my milky coffees with subtle tones of Chennai. No k-cups or vue-cups in my near future.

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