clearlycoffee by Lars H You’ve probably heard of Swiss water decaffeinated coffee, but have you heard of MC decaffeinated? Perhaps it will seem more familiar if I tell you that MC …
by Lars H
I was recently burned TWICE on Amazon, fooled into purchasing what seemed to be very reasonably priced bags of Kona whole bean coffee.
Instead of buying bags of 100 percent coffee beans that are Kona, it turned out that I had purchased bags of coffee that were really just blends that had a small or unstated percentage of Kona beans, mixed with other coffee beans grown elsewhere.
QUESTION: My wife will only drink organic coffee because she says it’s healthier. Is she right? Is organic coffee healthier? — Evan K.
CLEARLY COFFEE REPLIES: Yes, organic coffee is without a doubt healthier for you than conventional coffee. Let’s take a look at all the ways that organic coffee wins out when it comes to healthiness.
The organic farming standards that organic coffee is held to require a limited use of synthetic chemicals and restricted use of herbicides, pesticides, and artificial fertilizers. Because the soil doesn’t contain synthetic chemicals, organic coffee is likely to contain more vitamins and nutrients than conventional coffee.
by Lars H
Wondering how the coffee tastes at Whataburger restaurants? Here’s a review.
I recently bought a cup of black coffee at a Whataburger fast food hamburger restaurant in Dallas. This was my first time trying a cup of joe at a Whataburger fast food restaurant.
The coffee was plenty hot, and it came in a styrofoam cup to keep it warm. If you care about hot coffee that’s great, but if you don’t like to buy styrofoam materials, then it’s not. But this also applies to their regular drinks, so it’s just the way it is at Whataburger and most of their customers are used to this.
by Lars H Wondering if the coffee is any good at Jack in the Box? I visited one of their fast food restaurant locations in Dallas to review the coffee …
by Lars H
While I was recently doing some research on instant coffees, I learned about Dripkit, which was coincidentally listed in some places as an instant coffee. Indeed, all you need is hot water and a cup to make it.
But Dripkit isn’t freeze dried coffee like a true instant coffees. It’s regular ground coffee that’s in a ready-to-go cardboard and paper pour over device that you rip open, unfold, and sit over your cup. Next, you pour hot water from a pot, tea kettle or gooseneck coffee kettle over the grounds and wait for it to make your coffee.
So it’s just as convenient as instant coffee except that it’s real, brewed coffee that you can take with you and quickly make anywhere you can get hot water and a coffee cup.
by Lars H
There are multiple Houndstooth coffee shop locations in the Dallas area, and one of them is only a couple of miles from my home. But my wife and I drove several miles further to visit the shop on Sylvan after I read that Architectural Digest named it the most beautiful coffee shop in Texas.
We were there before 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning, so the morning crowd still had not appeared. The two employees gave us a friendly greeting as we walked inside.
I have found what I consider to be the best coffee in Dallas so far (and there’s a lot of amazing coffee here). This morning my wife and I went …
QUESTION: I have a buddy at work who always comes in with a gigantic cold brew coffee every morning from Dutch Bros. Is Dutch Bros just cold coffee? – Andy C
QUESTION: What’s so special about Dutch Bros. coffee shops? I saw a bunch of them when I was in Colorado but didn’t get a chance to try one out. Is it a national chain or what? – Eric R
CLEARLY COFFEE REPLIES: I had never tried Dutch Bros. before and wasn’t aware of the company until your email question came through. I did a search to see if they were in the Dallas area where I live, and indeed there are several. I jumped in the car with my wife on a recent Saturday morning and drove the 20 minutes to a location closest to me to answer your question.
