Gloria Jean's Black Gold Extra Bold

Purchased: K-Cup Package from online Keurig coffee distributor

Bean Origin: Tastes like Arabica, but who knows.

Additives: Half and half, as usual.

Taste: I swore off Gloria Jeans as soon as I realized that hanging out at the mall was both lame and pointless. Drinking GJ beverages was like consuming a $5.00 milkshake. Sure, it was good, but put enough sugar, chocolate, and whole milk into something and it's bound to taste good. Despite countless years in my teenaged life of boosting Gloria Jean's stocks, I can't say with confidence that I've ever actually drank their coffee...sticking instead to their blended shake beverages (which provide only the concept of coffee hidden somewhere inside).

Black Gold Extra Bold (both redundant and rhyming) is not the worst coffee I've tasted. It's not the best, either. Poorly roasted "bold" coffee usually tastes bitter, and this does not. The best bold blend tastes rich, almost savory (see my last post), and this does not. The one adjective I can use to describe this coffee is....smokey. Perhaps these were tossed into a smoker with some damp applewood chips. Seriously, this is the only coffee I would consider drinking at a barbeque.

Stating that I would drink this again is almost a moot point. My coworkers buy this stuff in bulk, and I've specifically stated no preference to what they purchase other than my desire for bold or dark roasts. They've complied, and they've also provided me with quite the variety. Maybe sometime down the road I'll realize how peversely terrible this coffee is, but right now I'm just enjoying it's unique taste.

This Coffee is Equivalent To: Beef Brisket prepared by a toddler.

Buzz: I suddenly have a headache, but that could just as easily be the result of this spreadsheet I'm working on.