• Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    432·
    2 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
      81·
      2 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·
      2 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·
    2 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).

    • CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee
      2·
      2 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

    • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 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.

  • doctordevice@lemmy.ca
    3·
    2 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.

  • cerement@slrpnk.net
    3·
    2 months ago

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

  • pedestrian@links.hackliberty.org
    3·
    2 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.

  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social
    3·
    2 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.

  • LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    3·
    2 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.

  • BertramDitore@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Driftaway Coffee. I think they’re based in Brooklyn, but I have their subscription shipped to the west coast. They roast and ship on the same day, so I always get freshly roasted beans within a couple days of getting the shipment notification. They focus on sustainability, appear to pay their growers way more than the average, and many of the farms they buy from are women-owned and operated. Been super happy with the quality, and they provide little info-cards with each bag giving details about the region, growers, and tasting notes, so I’ve built up a cool little history/collection so I can always look back and remember a bean I particularly liked.

  • dinckel@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 months ago

    I used to really enjoy Kings Coast. Great value for the money, solid quality, and the way they roast coffee makes the beans have excellent subtle flavor notes, which I really appreciated.

    Unfortunately if you’re not in the US or Canada, you’re out of luck, because in 2021 they stopped shipping internationally completely