Peet's Coffee Major Dickason's Blend, Dark Roast Ground Coffee, 20 oz

I've been drinking coffee for 50 yrs so I've tasted a huge variety of brands.My son-in-law gave me this for Christmas 2 yrs ago & have been drinking it ever since,!

After much hype about Peet's from the coffee community, I finally decided to give these a shot. I was actually really impressed, and it certainly lived up to the hype! If you're an old-school coffee drinker like me and enjoy darker roasts, this is the blend for you! I'm not big on the so-called third-wave coffee movie and don't really enjoy drinking lighter roasts in the morning. I simply don't want to drink coffee that tastes like lemon or fruit juice, and it's not what I grew up drinking with my dad. On to the tasting notes! Major Dickason's is extremely smooth, nutty, and velvety. No acidity whatsoever. There's hints of bittersweet chocolate, and you can tell that there is a big emphasis on the quality of the roasting process itself. Beans are grinded very fine, so it may not be ideal for French Press users. However, it is perfect for espresso, Aeropress, or a Moka Pot. It does clog my V60 a bit, so adjust your brewing technique accordingly!One thing that clearly sets Peet's apart from other big brands is that they put roast date on the bag so you know how fresh these beans are. I received mine about three weeks after the roast date. The Major Dickason's Blend is extremely smooth, velvety, and has no bitterness at all.Overall, I'd have to say that these are probably the most enjoyable store-bought coffee I've ever tried. If you enjoy dark roasts and don't have time to grind your coffee beans every morning or buy them fresh from a local roaster, this is a really good alternative. Will buy again!

#1, Maj. Dickason's blend from Peet's is great coffee#2, I ordered this Jan 24, 2019, received it on Jan 28. But it was ground on Oct 18, 2018 with a Best By date of Jan 18, 2019.#3, I'm slow, but I finally found a way to contact Amazon via email and immediately received a phone call from Customer Service (as I had requested). The Amazon rep, Alex M, quickly straightened things out by promising an overnight replacement with fresher ground coffee, for free and with no shipping charge... it arrived this morning!! "Ground on 1-10-19, Best by 4-10-19." Yippee!#4, This same problem happened a few years ago for the same coffee from a different Amazon vendor, who immediately refunded the purchase price (as I requested).#5, I am sure that an empire like Amazon keeps good records of our purchases, frequency and prices. I noted on Alex's email summary, that showed, among other data: "18 orders in the past 6 months;" whether that was a factor in how I was dealt with and "made whole," I don't know. But mega-kudos for swift resolution of a small glitch.#6, I mentioned to Alex that this incident might make the order-pickers pay more attention to details, which would save me some inconvenience and would save Amazon some money.

I'd forgotten what Major Dickason tasted like. I've always loved dark roasts, especially Seattle's Best, Costco Sumatra, Guatemala, Costa Rican, Mayorga Mocha Java and Roastmaster's just to name a few. I had a colleague about two years ago and he was always raving about Major Dickason and I guess he planted this idea in my head. Major Dickason is really Peet's flagship coffee, their original claim to fame. The company doesn't sell its product cheap. The first time I tried it again after not having itfor over two years, I was a little disappointed. However. I learned to love all over again. Now, I make sure to smell the rich coffee in the bag whenever I set my coffee machine up. When I first saw the brand name in Costco, I thought that the name was a joke. But after I tried it and read how it was created, I became a big fan. How did I ever forget it??? You won't either. I recommend it. Delicious.

Good coffee but I only have 17 days to use it if I wanted to use it prior to the "freshest by" date. I live alone & it's a 20 oz package. I had figured the date to use it by might give me a couple of months or so, & yes, I know the best way to have fresh coffee is to grind it myself....Anyway, this package was roasted on 10/26/2017 & kudos to them for putting that date where it can easily be seen! However maybe I'm at fault for ordering it for a subscribe & save purchase. I ordered it on December 2 for my January subscribe & save which wasn't very well planned on my part. I received it January 7 & the "freshest by" date is January 24. Just something to be aware of when you're ordering if using "subscribe & save". It surprised me because they stress freshness in their descriptions. Really good tasting coffee though. Not bitter at all like some dark roasted coffee.The box my coffee bag was packed in smelled great!

My wife and I drink a lot of coffee. I drink 6-8 large (16oz) cups of coffee a day and my wife drinks 2-3 cups. We have been using the Keurig system, with single serve pods. As I am sure you can imagine, these get expensive over time. I decided to get a new coffee maker and chose a percolator-type unit. We purchased the unit from Amazon and along with the unit I bought 2 20 Ounce bags of ground Peet's coffee. One of the bags of coffee is the Major Dickason's Blend. This blend is a deep, dark blend with a very strong, bold flavor. My wife and I both enjoy this blend. It is very unique as far as custom blends are concerned. Coffee is such a subjective thing that I will say the following: The bag of coffee we received was fresh, flavorful, and priced a little less than average. I will be buying more of this product from Amazon.