Coffee Bean DirectPenny Pincher's® Light Roast Blend, Whole Bean, 5 lb Bag

When I saw the name Penny Pincher I hesitated. I want superior tasting coffee so I wondered if the savings would reflect in the taste. I was blown away. It’s evident that Coffee Direct knows how to create a rich tasting blend at an excellent price without sacrificing flavor. It’s a middle of the road not too sharp and not too mild tasting coffee and the aroma is incredible. It’s become a favorite of mine. I buy the whole bean which makes it even fresher tasting. If you know coffee and don’t always want it to taste like dessert, Penny pincher is great on its own or just as a base for a designer beverage. I can make my own version of Starbucks without the burnt bean taste and for pennys on the dollar. Actually, it tastes so good it doesn’t need a ton of syrups. Just grind it, brew it and drink it.

I like to grind my coffee fresh, and this is very tasty

I bought a 5lb bag of the Poor Man's Blend - just made my first pot. I think this is a good, somewhat above average, coffee. Certainly worth the excellent price! It is not an exceptional cup, but I wouldn't expect that from any "blend".I drink a lot of coffee, at least one full 12 cup pot every day. I like it strong and I only drink it black, so no chance to cover up bad tastes. I find no bitterness or acidic taste to this coffee at all, and I even brewed this first pot a bit stronger than I usually do (based on the level of the beans in the grinder). The beans do not have a particularly strong or heady smell (somewhat disappointing), but they do have a fresh appearance, as opposed to some garbage brands that are bought several years old for pennies on the dollar.I am not a coffee connoisseur or "snob", but I certainly know what I like, and I offer the following information only to help any reader decide if my review might be meaningful to their specific tastes: First of all, I am frugal, probably even "cheap". I have found many excellent coffees over the years, but I just won't pay the usually stupid high prices to drink them every day., so I am always on the lookout for a new find at an excellent price. Coffees I generally find excellent include Blue Mountain, Jamaican, Ethiopian, and Honduran. I am not a particular fan of Kona beans, but most anything from Kauai is excellent. I prefer a dark roast, but I absolutely DETEST anything sold by Starjokes, and I will not drink that garbage even if it is free. Burnt dirt is NOT an acceptable flavor. No "flavored" coffee is ever acceptable - even the smell of them makes me gag.

Wow! I was not expecting much from this, but this is awesome! I was skeptical for a few reasons. First, it's a blend, and usually blends are a way for brewers to get rid of their old beans and mark them up like they're a premium product. Second, this is the most economical whole bean that I've ever seen anywhere. On a per pound basis, it's really only half of what you can get anywhere else. Third, I'd never heard of Coffee Bean Direct before. Well, this blew away my expectations. It's one of the tastier coffees that I've ever tasted. Granted, it's not the best coffee ever, but in the class of economy coffees, this one blows away all the other coffees in its class.These beans last for a long time, too. I repack mine into smaller Ziploc's, because five pounds is a lot of beans. We usually take about three months to drink 5 lbs of coffee, so this is the perfect size for us. Oh, the other reason to get this is if you get 1 lb bags at the store, a lot of times, they're only 10 or 12 ounces. So, if you're trying to get a good deal on coffee, then you should definitely try this, because it's a full 5 lbs.I also picked this because it's a medium roast. I started roasting my own beans a couple years ago, and I learned that unlike rum, the lighter the roast is generally better. The other thing that really surprised me was that beans taste way better about a month after they're roasted. Grinding is a different deal, though. In my opinion, the best coffee comes from freshly ground beans that were roasted 1-3 months ago. And, my shipment of beans were roasted about 1 month before I got them. There's quick turnaround on these, since they're such a hot item right now, so you can probably expect your beans to be just as fresh as mine were.Overall, you really should get this, especially if you're someone who values the best mix of quality and quantity.

Wonderful product. My Aunt loves that I introduced her to this coffee. She swears it measures up to the best coffee house coffees out there. The whole house smells wonderful when I brew a pot. The Caffeine? What can I say other than WOW (yes and it would be a good combination with the other WoW "World of Warcraft" if your going to experience a marathon of a game) They roast this coffee specifically to allow the oils and caffeine to enrich your coffee experience. Add to that the relatively low price for 5 lbs that you can practically smell through the box when it arrives and the visible oil on the beans and you've definitely found a winner.Some complained that the taste wasn't to their liking, if ground and brewed correctly this shouldn't be a issue, I have yet to have a acidy cup but perhaps I am just not a "coffee snob". Perhaps they just want that "burnt just this side of hell" taste popular among the "popular" coffee houses. This is a light roast coffee though, expressly made to bring out the oils and caffeine that make a good cup of coffee taste rich and full. They might want to stick with their Extra Dark Roasts if they want that burnt flavor or just go to their "popular" coffee houses and pay the exorbitant price per pound to get that flavor they so much desire.I for my part have found this wonderfully roasted, flavorful and well caffeinated coffee. Oh and a permanent coffee filter will help from the paper filters absorbing those wonderful oils and are more earth friendly as well.

It’s not going to make much of an impression.

Love the whole beans and grind them as we need them. Delicious, fresh, smooth with great color and even size.