# Help! I need to find a decaf coffee that doesn't suck! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [August 28, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930 "2012-08-28T15:03:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/1 "2012-08-28T15:03:47Z")
Yeah, I know. I need to cut out caffeine, and while lowering my coffee consumption has helped it hasn’t solved my problem. I guess this means I have to go all the way, but I don’t want to give up the _one and only thing_ I genuinely like about mornings. I prefer the darkest roasts I can find and I drink my coffee black so there will be no compensating for bad taste by covering it up. Bold, dark, and strong is my favorite. I’m almost done with my last bag of regular; where can I find a good dark, rich and bold decaf? ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/2 "2012-08-28T15:07:54Z")
Peet’s Coffee Decaf Sumatra ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/3 "2012-08-28T15:20:35Z")
I find Dunkin’ Donuts decaf quite tolerable. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/4 "2012-08-28T15:22:25Z")
Dunkin’ Donuts is not bold, dark and strong. At least it wasn’t 7 years ago. Perhaps that has changed? ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/5 "2012-08-28T16:18:04Z")
I drink both decaff and regular Starbucks and Peet’s. I don’t really taste the difference, but I don’t drink it black. Both of those brands offer French and Italian roasts and espresso roasts. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/6 "2012-08-28T16:59:15Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > Peet’s Coffee Decaf Sumatra Good choice. I think I favor their Decaf Major Dickason’s just a bit more. I don’t think I’ve found anyone who makes decaf better than Peet’s does. ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/7 "2012-08-28T17:57:13Z")
Decaf 8 o’clock coffee isn’t offensive, but it’s not awesome either. I’d give it a resounding “meh.” ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/8 "2012-08-28T18:10:00Z")
I don’t always drink decaf, but when I do, I prefer CAFE BUSTELO decaffienated. Stay decaffienated, my friends. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/9 "2012-08-28T18:36:32Z")
I favor [these folks](http://www.coffeefool.com/Decaf-Organic-Fair-Trade-Fool-s-House-French-p/2043.htm); It’s also available in non-free-trade-organic varieties, but I don’t consume coffee fast enough that I need to worry about pricing on it, really. ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/10 "2012-08-29T04:10:14Z")
Thanks for the suggestions. I am already a Peet’s fan, and that’s something I can actually get at Safeway so I think I’ll start there. **Airk** - Thanks for that. I was hoping for some ‘off the beaten path’ mentions, so I will have to give them a try. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-need-to-find-a-decaf-coffee-that-doesnt-suck/632930/11 "2012-08-29T14:23:07Z")
[Illy](http://www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/en/home)is my favorite. I can’t tell the decaf from the regular. Both excellent. They have dark roast and medium. I like to try lots of different coffees, but I always come back to this one. Not cheap. Where I live, it’s ~$11/lb.