# Can anyone suggest a non-bitter, K-cup (Keurig) coffee brand/blend? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [January 30, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503 "2011-01-30T13:57:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/1 "2011-01-30T13:57:24Z")
Feel free to opine if you drink your coffee black and recognize that many blends of coffee here in the good ol’ USofA are bitter, especially when consumed black (free of cream/sugar/etc). Neumann’s Own: Fairly Bitter Green Mountain Dark Magic: Very Bitter Green Mountain Sumatran Reserve: Almost as bitter as Dark Magic Emeril’s Stuff: Off-the-charts bitter So, for our Keurig, can anyone confidently say there is a non-bitter coffee that we can consume black? We don’t mind if we have to order on-line or get from an obscure source, and we aren’t the type to worry about cost. Now I needs my morning coffee! :o Be back with this caffeinated expression for some opinions later: :eek: . ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/2 "2011-01-30T14:31:19Z")
Moved IMHO --\> Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/3 "2011-01-30T14:47:37Z")
I like the Diedrich French Roast very much, but then again I just had a cup of the Dark Magic and I didn’t find it particularly bitter (I drink it black with a Splenda). I am also partial to Coffee People Jet Fuel. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/4 "2011-01-30T14:54:53Z")
Have you tried the Green Mountain Vermont Country Blend? It’s a mellow sort of coffee. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/5 "2011-01-30T15:02:49Z")
Im envisioning a new blend right now. Green Mountain: Confrence Coffee Blend Seriously though, it’s been my experience that the French Roasts have less bitterness. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/6 "2011-01-30T15:24:09Z")
Italian Roast. Not too watery and on the sweet side. Let it be known that I brew my cups at 4 ounces each because, otherwise, they are far too weak. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/7 "2011-01-30T15:25:40Z")
> [@ptr2void](#): > > I like the Diedrich French Roast very much, but then again I just had a cup of the Dark Magic and I didn’t find it particularly bitter (I drink it black with a Splenda). I am also partial to Coffee People Jet Fuel. Dark Magic does tend toward the bitter but I can brew it at 6 ounces and not have a cup of brown water, so it has that going for it. Coffee People Jet Fuel? Sounds intriguing. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/8 "2011-01-30T16:45:42Z")
Buy yourself the insert and put whatever coffee you want into it. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/9 "2011-01-30T18:32:53Z")
Donut Shop and Timothy’s Italian Blend are both good and not too bitter. Make sure it’s Donut Shop, _not_ Donut House, which isn’t as good. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/10 "2011-01-30T18:38:36Z")
I think the Folger’s k-cups (caf and decaf) are fabulous. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/11 "2011-01-30T23:39:38Z")
Thanks for all the suggestions. We will try some out and report back. As for the insert: Have one. We use it in a pinch, but kills the joy of the Keurig. Gonna hunt for those suggested now! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-suggest-a-non-bitter-k-cup-keurig-coffee-brand-blend/569503/12 "2011-01-31T00:53:17Z")
Gloria Jean Cappuccino Tully Breakfast Blend are both pretty smooth and I drink my coffee black.