Gevalia K-Cups

Gevalia K-Cups are now available in just about every store. Being that I have never been a huge fan of Gevalia coffee in general, I hesitantly picked up a box of 18 at my local Target store for $11.99. I have liked some of the Gevalia Tassimo products which are advertised as being similar to Starbucks (Which they are), so I thought I’d give them a try.

Gevalia K-Cups Columbia Taste Test

Gevalia Columbia K-Cups are advertised as a medium roast coffee. Normally, I prefer dark roasts which are just a tad lighter than French or Italian roast coffees. The darker roast coffees seem less acidic to me and don’t give me the jitters quite as bad as lighter roast coffees. Perhaps, some of the caffeine is roasted out of them. Still, I often get tired of dark roast k-cups because they all taste roughly the same. The Kirkland Brand Pacific Roast is my favorite but only because it is a bargain in a box of 100 for just $37.99. Thirty eight cents a cup for a reasonable quality coffee is about as good as it gets for the Keurig. At $11.99 for a box of 18, the Kirkland is practically double that in cost. But for some variety, I thought I’d try something new and lighter tasting, so I went for the Columbia. The Gevalia Columbia roast is indeed lighter, but is very fresh and plenty strong enough using the normal-size cup setting on my Keurig. It is bold, but yet light at the same time and doesn’t have the sour after-taste of some of the cheaper, commercial Columbia coffees. Gevalia coffees have always been fresh and good quality, but they’ve always seemed weak to me until I discovered some of their larger, Tassimo brands. The Gevalia K-Cups are no exception (at least in the Columbia flavor). It is good, bold coffee that is just a tad lighter and richer than most of the dark roasts like Newman’s, etc.. Give Gevalia K-Cups a try if you like a lighter, rich cup of coffee.