Eight O'Clock Coffee

Jeremiah likes to read Yahoo News. There was an article recently that said that Eight O'Clock Coffee beats Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts and Folger's in Consumer Reports taste test. At first Freddy and I thought he was saying that coffee tastes better at 8am as apposed to any other time of day. It took us a while to catch on but we decided to give it a try.

So, Jeremiah picked up a 12oz bag of Eight O'Clock Coffee at HEB where it was only $3.77! One star for that. That is a great price, but let's see if our discerning taste buds will agree with the latest consumer reports. I brought my personal grinder from home and we brewed up a pot. Everyone in the office was very interested. Some have heard of Eight O'Clock coffee from the Yahoo news feed. Others knew of it for years. Turns our it's been around for 150 years! We where not alone in our ignorance however, there were plenty of people in the office that have never heard of such a brand.

The initial test was of course the aroma test. The three of us agreed (an uncommon occurrence) that it smelt very good. Another star goes to the under dog coffee.

Once brewed and poured we took our first sip. It was very smooth. Not at all bitter. It was delicious! We were pleasantly surprised. Could this be our new coffee brand of choice. Have we snobbishly passed up the lowest priced and best tasting coffee for an over priced trendy brand that burns their beans. Ashamedly, yes. But no longer. We at Webtoast Media now prefer to drink Eight O'Clock coffee. I guess I need to add two more stars to give it Four Stars. Or should it have five? Whatever is the best.

The ironic thing is that we don't usually get a cup until about 9am. Perhaps our next test will be to find the perfect hour to drink coffee. Nah.