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I'm finally running out of beans after amassing a small mountain over christmas. I had been using hasbean but fancy a bit of a change, I've used pact but found that all their coffees tasted pretty similar.

What's good fellow coffee snobs?

Bonus points if I can get fresh beans delivered on a regular basis.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:01 pm
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[url= http://www.macbeans.com/ ]LCS[/url]


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:04 pm
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Clifton Coffee, Bristol. Close to work, very friendly. Great coffee.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:05 pm
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I've used [url= https://www.liminicoffee.co.uk/productlist.html ]limini coffee - limini blend[/url] for a good while now, very decent taste and crema in the cup


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:09 pm
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Tesco


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:12 pm
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I asked Mrs S for a subscription to http://jamesgourmetcoffee.com/ for my 40th birthday last november.

I get two 250g bags a month, which tends to last about 3wks. Its been interesting esp as Im drinking coffee from beans Id never have considered before. Some arent to my liking, but Im testing the range of my tastes along the way.

I work from home, so dont get to nip out to Costa/Neros/your LCS like the caged animals that you are, so I like to have the treat of good beans at home, freshly ground each cup.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:13 pm
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House of Coffee is really good.
Their Mount Everest Supreme is fantastic


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:18 pm
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Jamaica


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:20 pm
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I [s]work from home[/s] live in the sticks, so dont [s]get to nip out to[/s] have Costa/Neros/your LCS

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Posted : 01/02/2016 10:20 pm
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even Malvern has a TWO neros and a Costa now ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:22 pm
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Roasting party
Roundhill coffee
Department of coffee and social affairs
Square mile
Small batch
Tate coffee
Origin
Pharmacie
Drop
Atkinsons
North Star
Climpson and sons
Ozone
Nude
James Gourmet
Modern Standard
Workshop
Caravan
Notes
Union


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:22 pm
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Sainburys taste the difference for the percolator. 2 bags for a fiver. Or Amazon for the dolce gusto caps. Judging by the responses I don't qualify as a coffee snob.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:25 pm
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Kwop


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:28 pm
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Try others but usual end up disappointed and go back to:-
Rave
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Glen Lyon


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:35 pm
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Still get mine from Hasbean.

Tried some fancy posher supermarket beans from Sainsburys and Waitrose, claiming to be fresh. Horrible. Not touching supermarket packs now and gone back to Hasbean. Some say it's not dark roast enough, but I like they way they do it, and a lot of their coffee has chocolate and caramel taste which I like.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:38 pm
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As per Bruneep: macbeans.

They roast on site and the owner goes all over, checking out the various estates personally. Sell you from 125g bags up, bean or fresh ground. Been going to them for years and years.

Owner has always been very helpful and picks his staff with care.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:42 pm
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Rave coffee. Decent price and the Italian blend suits my taste.

Also rate square mile.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:46 pm
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McDonalds


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:50 pm
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Greggs and Starbucks minifranchise - they're both fair trade


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:00 pm
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Also Tesco.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:01 pm
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Hands On Coffee


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:02 pm
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I've used pact but found that all their coffees tasted pretty similar
Exactly why I stopped using Pact

I use [url= http://www.artisanroast.co.uk ]Artisan Roast[/url] as it's local, but they do ship coffee too


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:12 pm
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John Watt in carlisle has a coffee club. They have been selling coffee for 150 years. I get a cup when passing by. Very good coffee.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:21 pm
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Yeap! I still got 3kg of beans ... ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:27 pm
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I had three bags from pact, and was disappointed by all of them, so I went back to artisan roast. Their shop is close by, and every bag I get from them has been different, but always really good.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:29 pm
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Tesco finest instant. Because I'm worth it.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:30 pm
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I was given 500g of Vietnamese weasel shit coffee for Christmas. Very smooth and quite strong.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:30 pm
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"gifted"? You mean given?


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:31 pm
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i got some tim peaks at xmas, liked it


 
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"gifted"? You mean given?

Eh? ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:33 pm
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Rave's Italian Job here too.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:33 pm
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I'm confused.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:36 pm
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The machine at work


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 11:38 pm
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http://www.monsoonestates.co.uk

They even have a Fixie blend.


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 12:23 am
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What's wrong with Taylors. Always on deal at Waitrose. I like their Rich Italian and their Lazy Sunday for work.


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 1:04 am
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[url= http://yorkcoffeeemporium.co.uk ]YCE[/url]


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 1:10 am
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Carvetii very good - home delivers from Cumbria. Supplies the coffee/tea shop in dolgellau


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 7:11 am
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Dark Woods Coffee near Slaithwaite. Next to the canal towpath. Cafe opening soon too i believe.


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 8:00 am
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Rave's Columbian Suarez or the new one they've got from Papua New Guinnea, Elimbari A.

I avoid all supermarket or Whittards etc as their coffee is stale, been on the shelves or warehouses for weeks.


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 8:18 am
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Pact.

I given them money, they send me a different 250g bag o' beans (freshly roasted of course) every 9 days.


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 8:37 am
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Wogan in Bristol to add to the recommendations, the Riposo is to my taste.


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 9:03 am
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I've gone for [url= http://yorkcoffeeemporium.co.uk/ ]York Coffee Emporium[/url] on a completely arbitrary basis.

If you're lucky I might even report back with how the coffee was!


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 9:03 pm
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Only one vote for Hasbean? They were always good when I was last living in the UK (8 years or so ago), as was Monmouth coffee in Covent Garden.

Nowadays I get the odd bag from Union or Square Mile, but postage is expensive, so usually [url= http://www.rightsidecoffee.com/p/xproductbrowsercategoriesperrow3viewsgr.html#!/250GR/c/4740446/offset=0&sort=normal ]Right Side[/url] in Barcelona.


 
Posted : 02/02/2016 10:25 pm
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Rave for me too. Was on a monthly sub before that for dark roasted beans. Clear winner was [url= http://www.baytowncoffeecompany.com ]Baytown Coffee Company[/url]


 
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Jamaican blue mountain....coz I can ๐Ÿ˜€


 
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