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Coffee drinkers, a question...
Posted on 11/3/10 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 11/3/10 at 9:16 pm
I always drink Community Dark Roast.
I have a friend who works in purchasing for an east Texas grocer chain.
He told me that Community was going to stop shipping the vacuum-packed bricks to their stores. We would only be able to get the regular bags (which is less coffee at same price).
My question is this...
Is River Road coffee as good as I've heard?
I will be at the LSU/Alabama game and I'm going to pick some up before I head back to TX.
My grocer friend wants some to sample and possibly start selling it in their stores.
I'm going to try it myself, but I just wanted an overall opinion if it's as good or better than Community.
Thanks for any responses.
I have a friend who works in purchasing for an east Texas grocer chain.
He told me that Community was going to stop shipping the vacuum-packed bricks to their stores. We would only be able to get the regular bags (which is less coffee at same price).
My question is this...
Is River Road coffee as good as I've heard?
I will be at the LSU/Alabama game and I'm going to pick some up before I head back to TX.
My grocer friend wants some to sample and possibly start selling it in their stores.
I'm going to try it myself, but I just wanted an overall opinion if it's as good or better than Community.
Thanks for any responses.
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Posted on 11/3/10 at 10:29 pm to T-BRO
I like River Rd a lot. I buy their whole bean Creole blend, it is a medium dark blend, and the organic decafeine. It only takes an extra few seconds to grind my own and it is worth it. The afternoon pot is decafeine and it is so rich it is hard to tell the difference.
I like Community also, but I give the edge to River Rd, it is the best decaffeinated I have ever had.
I like Community also, but I give the edge to River Rd, it is the best decaffeinated I have ever had.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 10:33 pm to T-BRO
Community and River Road coffee are pretty close in taste. A lifetime Community drinker would likely pick up on some difference in taste though. The owner of River Road is a former Community employee. I suspect his roasting method is pretty similar to Community and they probably both purchase a similar bean.
Posted on 11/3/10 at 11:01 pm to T-BRO
Having worked at the Community plant for 10 yrs., why would they stop shipping the vacuum packages, doesn't make sense. Everything they package besides office coffees are bricks 
Posted on 11/4/10 at 5:11 am to T-BRO
Community = overrated and over priced. Maxwell House makes just as good a coffee in the can for cheaper. Don't get this "I only drink Community" crap. Maybe it is just because we are a nation of sheepeople.
Experiment a little. There are much better coffees out there than Community.
Experiment a little. There are much better coffees out there than Community.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 5:27 am to T-BRO
quote:
Is River Road coffee as good as I've heard?
i drink both on a regular basis
and i'd say yes.
and i'd also say that
CDM
French Market
and
Luzianne
are all also very good...
Louisiana coffee is sometimes very underrated.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 7:16 am to heypaul
I load up on river road coffee everytime we come over for games. Have lots of friends over here in Texas that I've turned on to it...we all love it!
Posted on 11/4/10 at 7:20 am to T-BRO
quote:
Is River Road coffee as good as I've heard?
Yes, not to mention they are great people. I used to work next door to them. Since we had to "deal" with the smell of them roasting beans everyday, they supplied to office for free
Posted on 11/4/10 at 7:52 am to Daygo85
quote:
Experiment a little. There are much better coffees out there than Community.
I have and I do.
I like Seaport out of Beaumont and Dunkin Donuts coffee, but I always come back to Community.
It's what I grew up drinking and it's HOME.
<======= definitely not a sheople (more of a sheep dog), but thanks for all the responses.
I'm looking forward to trying River Road.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 8:06 am to Daygo85
quote:
Community = overrated and over priced. Maxwell House makes just as good a coffee in the can for cheaper.
Blasphemy
Maxwell house tastes like shite compared to community. I always bring my own coffee when I travel since I can't stomach maxwell or folgers.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 8:23 am to Daygo85
quote:
Community = overrated and over priced. Maxwell House makes just as good a coffee in the can for cheaper. Don't get this "I only drink Community" crap. Maybe it is just because we are a nation of sheepeople.
BS. Maxwell House is garbage and you can never say Community is overpriced.
Besides, neither one of them are all that great. This is like fighting about budlight vs coorslight vs millerlight.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 8:30 am to T-BRO
You can't find the vacuum sealed bricks in Tallahassee anymore - only the regular bags. And the New Orleans blend isn't called that either - its just called 'coffee and chickory medium dark roast'.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 8:39 am to HeadyMurphey
quote:
Is River Road coffee as good as I've heard?
We switched to it a few years ago and love it, just found we have to use more grinds per pot vs community
Posted on 11/4/10 at 9:02 am to T-BRO
Mellow Joy>Community>Maxwell House
Posted on 11/4/10 at 9:13 am to cast away
Thanks for the tip, I'll try the Mellow Joy also.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 9:20 am to T-BRO
quote:
Thanks for the tip, I'll try the Mellow Joy also
No prob. FWIW i just got back from Costa Rica and their coffee blows ours out of the water. I brought back 15 lbs of it.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 11:03 am to cast away
Go buy coffee from perks on perkins road. money
Posted on 11/4/10 at 11:11 am to Tiger Authority
I have been drinking River Road for 3 years and i like it. I also drink Capital Heights coffee of government on a regular basis.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 12:20 pm to cast away
bought 3 kg of local ground costa rica coffee,the stuff had 10% sugar mixed in the bags.i drink my community black,so i wound up giving it all away. 
Posted on 11/4/10 at 12:22 pm to 4orlsu
CDM
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