From: RobertB 

In article , "Mark"
 wrote:

> Rick Moran over at RWNH says: "I rarely bother with blended beans because
> the quality tends to vary from pot to pot. Starbucks is a perfect example.
> Millstone also supplies uneven results. This is why for going on 40 years, I
> have enjoyed a canned coffee. But not just any canned coffee. Stewarts is a
> Chicago institution and until recently (the last 20 years) was unavailable
> in most stores. This is the most unique blended coffee I've ever had. And if
> you can keep it fresh, will deliver pot after pot of superbly sublime
> coffee..."
> http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/12/01/a-welcome-diversion-lets-tal
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> -coffee/
>
> It's a long article expressing the love of the bean. Here's the Stewarts
> link he refers to:
> http://www.stewarts.com/
>
> When I first read it, I was thinking of ordering some, but haven't gotten
> around to it yet. I buy the 8 O'Clock (A&P) brand once in awhile as well.
>
> "Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
> news:MPG.202ba9ffd67908ce989720{at}news.barkto.com...
> >I may have said it here before -- the best coffee I ever had was in a
> > small shop in the northern part of Costa Rica.
> >
> > I've also found that the name brand coffees in the States (Folgers,
> > Maxwell House, et al) are almost universally bad. Right now, I'm
> > drinking "8 O'Clock" brand, which is tolerable.

Oh, by the way. Gevalia makes some really fine coffee, which I've bought in
beans. They had once a nice selection of European varieties (by country),
which they sold as beans. If you ordered a box of six, the price was quite
reasonable. However, they don't offer that any longer (or didn't when I
last looked) and I've since moved on to the Whole Foods house brand.

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