For several years now, I have been buying whole bean Hazelnut Cream at Meijer.  And, I always enjoyed it.  But, when a girlfriend announced that she didn’t really like hazelnut, I decided to try the Meijer regular whole bean decaf. instead.

It smelled so good while it was brewing, so naturally, I thought that I had found a winner.  But, when I took my first sip, I quickly changed my mind.  To my horror, it was the most vial and disgusting cup of coffee that I have ever tasted.  Yuck!!

Maybe it just needs to breath a little.  Let it sit for a few minutes and try it again I told myself.  But no, it was still just as bad a few minutes later.

Thinking that I had made an error in brewing, I dumped the pot and tried again.  But again, it was still the same disgusting taste.  So, I tried mixing it half-n-half with the hazelnut cream.  But, that only made the hazelnut cream taste bad.

At $9 a pound, I hate to dump the beans.  But if I can’t stand to drink it, I may as well.   Live and learn I guess.

Since Meijer only offers one whole bean decaf.  I decided to move on.