I want to like this coffee but it makes it very difficult for me. It’s like it can’t decide what it wants to be, dark or medium. Keurig’s website describes it as “a hearty, full-bodied blend of medium and dark roasts. Bold yet refined. Strong, yet smooth.” Another description calls it an “inspired blend of medium-roasted Central American coffees and darker-roasted Indonesians.”
To me, the different coffee beans just don’t seem to go together. I mostly detect medium then get a dark roast kind of bite at the end. This was one of the first K-Cup boxes that I purchased, and I worked my way through it. I got it again in a variety pack and decided to give it another try. It does have a pleasant aroma and won’t burn a hole in your gut which is a bonus. And given the choice, I would choose this K-Cup over a breakfast blend or flavored coffee (those just aren’t my thing) but that’s about it.
For those households with a medium and a dark roast drinker this might be a happy compromise.
6/25/12: I tried Newman’s again recently, and it was much better than what I remembered. Dare I say I even enjoyed it? Oh, these fickle taste buds.
I’m glad you reviewed this. I love Newman’s Own everything, most of the time, but this one confused me. I didn’t understand how it could be Extra Bold and medium roast at the same time. It vexed me. I want to try it, but I don’t want to commit… I have 24 cups of commitment I’m trying to unload as it is. haha!
How strong a coffee is has nothing to do with how long the beans are roasted. It has to do with how much ground coffee is used to make the cup. So, although the beans are given a medium roast and the coffee tastes like a medium roast, the Extra Bold K-Cups have about 30 percent more ground coffee in them, so the coffee will taste stronger.
You are funny. I’m going to mail you one to satisfy your curiosity.