Spotted this at my local OD a few days ago. Both Green Mountain 'Dark Magic' and 'Breakfast Blend' 18oz bags of whole bean coffee were $3 each. Only the whole bean versions. Not the ground ones. So about $2.70 / pound. The sell by dates were from December '19 for the Dark Magic and Sept '20 for Breakfast Blend, but for the price I picked up all the 5 bags in store, with my store rewards. I figure whole beans last a good while vs ground anyway. Only tried the breakfast blend so far and seemed pretty good to me.
I checked Brickseek yesterday and ended up driving around to three other close together stores and picked up another $40 worth, using up additional rewards I had. Most stores had 2-3 bags of each in stock. Turns out the sell by dates were pretty much along the same lines. Dark Magic Dec '19, Breakfast Blend Sept/Oct '20.
In going around, I also found some Caribou Coffee 'Daybreak Morning Blend' K-cup 24 packs in one store for $4 / box. Something not seen in any of the other stores, so probably not widely available. Picked those up too to try.
Breakfast Blend sku 5523773 @ Brickseek [brickseek.com]
Dark Magic SKU 9238346 @ Brickseek [brickseek.com]
Daybreak Morning Blend K-cup sku 759730 @ Brickseek [brickseek.com]
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However the beans really do need to be fresh, even if whole bean. 6 months old is okay, but over a year is not worth it unless they are free or you really need to save money.
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using a 64oz ball jar with a wide fermentation lid
i'm able to keep freshly roasted beans over 2 months
at room temps - before the flavor notes begin to turn.
using a 64oz ball jar with a wide fermentation lid
i'm able to keep freshly roasted beans over 2 months
at room temps - before the flavor notes begin to turn.
I have a hard time believing that. I have a small air tight jar with a one way air valve and even then i can tell when the coffee is old.