I've picked this one up a couple of times when my favorites are sold out and I'm out of coffee, but pretty much each time it is consistently average. If Folgers made a Dark Roast K-Cup that was on sale at the same time, I'd take that over this. That's not to say it's bad, just ordinary.
Pros: Smooth Taste, Not Bitter, Pleasing Roast, Pleasing Aroma
AWESOME TASTE AND THE AROMA IS AMAZING! THIS IS A GREAT CUP OF COFFEE THAT WILL GET YOU GOING IN THE MORNING! I AM VERY PICKY ABOUT EVEN THE "VERY BOLD" BLENDS BEING TOO WEAK FOR ME. IF YOU ARE A LOVER OF STRONG, BOLD COFFEE, THIS WILL DO THE JOB! THE TEXTURE IS DIFFERENT TOO, A LITTLE THICK, AND THE TASTE IS VERY UNIQUE. VERY SATISFYING.
I really wanted to love this coffee since I loved the sample included with my Keurig Platinum Plus machine. Sadly, this is a bit too acidic for my tastes despite the great aroma and flavor. I felt that it also had a rather acidic/sharp aftertaste. I've had my K-cups for about 4 weeks. Yesterday, I put a K-cup into the machine to brew and ended up with a mug full of grounds in my coffee. When I removed the K-cup, the holder was full of grounds as well. Tried a second K-cup: Same results. I also have a friend who had the same trouble with these "exploding" K-cups. My box is stored in a kitchen cabinet with other boxed foods and not exposed to temperature extremes. For the price paid, this is not a good value if, after a couple of weeks, the cups are going to "explode" in my machine and ruin the coffee with grounds.
The coffee is awesome but the k-cups themselves are poorly constructed. I would say that 1/3 of the box I purchased ended up with tons grounds in the cup after brewing. I opened up one of the k-cups that had the issue and the filter inside was completely detached from the walls of the cup. I opened up one that didn't have the issue and the filter was firmly attached. I have not had this issue with any other k-cup brand or variety. What gives?
Pros: Pleasing Roast, Smooth Taste, Not Bitter, Pleasing Aroma