# What are the best-tasting Keurig cup brands/flavors? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285 "2016-04-15T17:46:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [April 15, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/1 "2016-04-15T17:46:03Z")
I like the convenience of my Keurig coffeemaker, although I have several other ways of making coffee, too. Everybody and his dog is into Keurig cups now. I’m a sucker for those wall-sized displays of all the Keurig brands/flavors in Bed, Bath & Beyond. Which ones do you think taste the best and make the best coffee (given the limitations of the method)? I like really strong coffee (but not dark roast) and I usually wind up using less water to kick up the coffee-ness. I don’t particularly care for flavored coffee. I have the kind of Keurig machine _(actually it’s a Mr. Coffee, as my TWO previous Keurig brand machines ceased to function after a few months of use)_ that you pour in one cup each time you want to brew a cup; i.e. there is no reservoir of water. One cup in-one cup out. Very simple. So far, I think Gevalia has the consistently best flavor. I also like Timothy’s. I tried Bob Marley coffee thinking it would be bold and brash, but it was weak even when I used less water than recommended. Anyhoo, forget what _I_ like; what do YOU like? ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/2 "2016-04-15T17:55:02Z")
I also like strong coffee but not dark roast. I use 8 O’Clock Columbian; to me it’s strong enough and very consistent. I used to use Trader Joe’s and grind the beans when making the coffee which made wonderful coffee but took energy. Now I am lazy. To me the 8 O’Clock Columbian is perfectly acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/3 "2016-04-15T18:01:54Z")
I alternate randomly between [Tully’s Hawaiian blend](http://www.amazon.com/Keurig-Tullys-Hawaiian-Medium-Coffee/dp/B00LOPMPI0/ref=sr_1_4_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1460743259&sr=1-4&keywords=tully%27s+hawaiian+blend+k+cups) and [Donut House](http://www.amazon.com/Donut-House-Collection-Light-Coffee/dp/B007Z2HWJS/ref=sr_1_9_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1460743175&sr=1-9&keywords=donut+house) light. Neither of those is a dark roast, but flavor-wise, they’re very 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:** [April 15, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/4 "2016-04-15T19:52:29Z")
Thanks ever so. I remember Tully’s as being very tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/5 "2016-04-15T20:22:07Z")
Not a huge fan of those (and I’m a coffee hound, which partially explains it.) It’s like some suit sat down and thought, “How can we squeeze out as much profit as possible from a coffee maker?” I don’t have one; I use a traditional coffee maker. But I was housesitting for my sister for a week, and that was all she had, so I lumped it. I had brought my favorite coffee, a Hawaiian macadamia nut blend, and used the little reusable grounds cup instead. Even doing that, it used more grounds than I normally would overall. I figure if I really want something different, I can go hit up Starbucks or Peet’s. But I usually don’t. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/6 "2016-04-16T16:30:21Z")
I suspect there are other Keurig users here, amirite? ---
**Author:** ![bb49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/7 "2016-04-20T23:21:58Z")
After trying dozens of different flavours of k-cup coffees, I’ve settled on two, Starbucks Pike Place and Van Houtte’s Columbian. The rest just don’t cut it. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/8 "2016-04-21T01:06:42Z")
I like Newman’s Own - Newman’s Special Blend. I also like the [Kauai Coffee](http://kauaicoffee.com/a-better-cup-by-design/) pods. They make a good, strong coffee. As a bonus, they are a ‘pod’ without the plastic cup–so there’s less waste–but they fit in the regular keurig-style brewers. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/9 "2016-04-21T01:27:28Z")
Thanks for those suggestions! I thought this thread was a goner. I’ve had my eye on the Kauai pods, and I’ve found most Keurig cups make too weak a brew for my taste. Because I have the “pour in the water, get coffee” type, I can decrease the amount of water I use, but sometimes I get a ludicrously small cup of coffee out. I have tried the Van Houtte’s cups and they are good. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/10 "2016-04-21T09:59:50Z")
**Newman’s Own** has been my go-to for a good while, but I recently tried the Kirkland brand (Costco) **Pacific Bold** that is much cheaper and found it made a damn fine cup of coffee. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/11 "2016-04-21T12:21:38Z")
I use the San Francisco Bay Fog Chaser from Costco. $0.363 per cup in the 160 pack, and less trash to dispose of. ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/12 "2016-04-21T15:31:11Z")
My favorite is [Stew Leonard’s New York City Roast](http://www.stewleonardsgifts.com/item_detail.cfm?ItemNmbr=922), which I can buy at my sort-of-local grocer – it’s about 40 minutes to the nearest Stew’s. It’s strong and bitter; the opinions of others that I’ve convinced to try it seem to sharply divide into “really good” and “worst thing ever.” It’s probably not worth the mail-order price though. My second favorite is [Marley Coffee’s “Talkin’ Blues” 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain](http://www.cw-usa.com/marley-coffee-real-cup-k-cup-talkin-blues.html). After trying dozens of varieties, this was the first coffee that I found for our Keurig that I thought was actually good. Until then, I liked the k-cups for convenience, but I thought everything I had tried had resulted in really sub-par coffee. Unfortunately, since I first found it, it’s gone from pricey to ridiculously expensive, at over $2 per cup now. ---
**Author:** ![Braddock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Braddock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Braddock)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/13 "2016-07-20T23:48:29Z")
Espresso Forte by Peetes Coffee! ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/14 "2016-07-21T06:00:04Z")
Green Mountain “Sumatran Reserve”. Tasty. I just can’t abide the cost, even if it’s not prohibitive. Convenient for sure, and easy. Perfect for inveterate, confirmed bachelors and misanthropic cranks who don’t need (or want) a whole pot. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-tasting-keurig-cup-brands-flavors/752285/15 "2016-07-21T22:55:01Z")
Peet’s, Major Dickason. It also happens to be what they brew in the cafeteria at work.