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    Please don't hit me over the head. I just want to ask if anybody has tried Coles dark roast coffee beans.

    Doe it taste nice? Does it have any taste?

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    Originally posted by pamount View Post
    Please don't hit me over the head. I just want to ask if anybody has tried Coles dark roast coffee beans.

    Doe it taste nice? Does it have any taste?
    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. Yes (refer to # 2)

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    • #3
      Originally posted by pamount View Post
      Please don't hit me over the head. I just want to ask if anybody has tried Coles dark roast coffee beans.

      Doe it taste nice? Does it have any taste?

      Sorry if I sound a bit snarly, I woke up to find that I have no beans in the cupboard this morning... I'm guessing Coles beans are roasted overseas, if you are lucky within the last 12-18 months, the first 2 may shots may be alright and then you will be left with stale beans that produce no crema and taste. And don't take offence (I've tried to be as polite as possible), but I'd rather go without a coffee than know what 'Coles dark roast beans' are like... after all, this site is called Coffee 'Snobs' not coffee 'Savers!'

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Adsy View Post
        ... I'm guessing Coles beans are roasted overseas,...'
        BIG assumption !
        What makes you think that ?
        FYI ..100% Arabica, roasted and packed in Australia !
        ..and Fair Trade also.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by pamount View Post
          Please don't hit me over the head. I just want to ask if anybody has tried Coles dark roast coffee beans.

          Doe it taste nice? Does it have any taste?
          Im sure they'll have taste.
          whether its nice or not depends on one's interpretation of nice.
          Im guessing they are cheap to buy so you probably don't have much to loose if you're curious.
          Just check the use by date, its not uncommon to find supermarket beans on the shelf way past their use by date.
          Personally as a snob, I wouldn't go near them when we have so many choices for quality fresh beans.

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          • #6
            I buy it for the office coffee machines... they looked old, oily, and tasted horrible for me with a weird aftertaste like funky old olive oil I used to get from working at an olive oil bottling factory ...

            but the staff likes it and drinks it everyday with no complain...

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            • #7
              While I appreciate good coffee and nowadays roast green beans on a wok to please my palate, I also have a thrifty streak in me and I can be time-poor, so I won't look down upon anyone else who wishes to save time or money. I have not specifically tried that brand of coffee, but if it's anything like other supermarket roasted coffee then unless it was roasted a very long ago or stored badly I would expect it to be enjoyable for the first several days, before it gives the impression of rapidly deteriorating. Even then, all may not be lost as it may still be acceptable to your palate to use the coffee in other ways, such as:

              1. Iced coffee
              2. As a flavoring in cakes etc.
              3. Coffee-chicory blend

              I have rescued some appalling coffee with the help of chicory, although I understand that chicory is not to everyone's liking so I cannot universally recommend it.

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              • #8
                Well, the coffee beans I've been buying lately are "Caffé Aurora Medaglia D'oro All' Italiana Italian Blend Beans" (hows that for typing?), as I'm still unemployed as of now. I don't mind saving money but I won't drink coffee that tastes awful. I guess if somebody can give me a simple comparison of how this Coles coffee tastes compared to what I normally buy.

                Although I must confess I was recently given a free bag of Gloria Jean's Smooth Classic Blend Ground Coffee. It seems nice enough but it would probably work out more expensive than the 1 kilogram bag of coffee beans I normally buy.

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                • #9
                  Wow... those 2- I wouldn't use them even as drain cleaner. Positively disgusting rancid stuff.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Talk_Coffee View Post
                    Wow... those 2- I wouldn't use them even as drain cleaner. Positively disgusting rancid stuff.
                    As I'm unemployed, which coffee would you recommend for a similar price?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by pamount View Post
                      As I'm unemployed, which coffee would you recommend for a similar price?
                      Well, I can't transplant my preferences into your head, my friend, but I'd pay a little more and drink fewer, but better, coffees.

                      There's a reason for the price of the Aurora stuff. There's a reason why it's difficult to improve on quality at a set low price.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by pamount View Post
                        As I'm unemployed, which coffee would you recommend for a similar price?
                        I'd recommend you offer a great cafe or roastery a couple of hours a week- in exchange for some real coffee. Who knows? It may even lead to employment

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Talk_Coffee View Post
                          I'd recommend you offer a great cafe or roastery a couple of hours a week- in exchange for some real coffee. Who knows? It may even lead to employment
                          Great. I get my Bachelor Degree and somebody tells me to work in a coffee shop for no pay.

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                          • #14
                            Have you considered roasting your own? Have a look at the wealth of information and experience on this forum.

                            Here:
                            http://coffeesnobs.com.au/showthread.php?t=25312

                            You could start simply (and very cheaply) using a popcorn popper and some BeanBay green beans. You could probably start roasting your own using a basic setup that would probably cost not much more than what you currently pay for a kilo of the afore mentioned beans with a result that would be significantly better (and more rewarding) than what you are currently drinking.
                            Last edited by STS; 20 February 2014, 09:02 PM.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by pamount View Post
                              Great. I get my Bachelor Degree and somebody tells me to work in a coffee shop for no pay.
                              Well, I worked the graveyard shift at a rough service station immediately on obtaining my Bachelors degree.......wasn't beneath me.

                              You'd be surprised how much a variety of experiences can help you in later life...even if it seems less than desirable at the time.

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