Rated 5 out of
5
by
Grumpy from Pawling, NY from
It's Baaaack!
Five Star Hotel blend fans, I've just received word: It's available once again! It seems I wasn't alone in bemoaning its being discontinued. Community Coffee heard and responded. They care! In my opinion, the new Amber Sunrise blend (as suggested by Community Coffee) was no substitute. It's too light and too weak. In trying to find a replacement, I discovered In Between Roast to be very good. Even though it has a hint of the darker roast flavor, of which I am not a big fan, it makes a rich, good tasting cup. I brewed a stovetop percolator pot full this morning: excellent. And the Colombian Altura is also very nice. Enjoy your next mug of Five Star!
Date published: 2017-06-13
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Professor No Hair from
My go-to blend
OK, so we searched for a long time for an every day coffee blend. We tried expensive local "craft" roasted coffee, Hawaiian Kona, chickory blends, and big national brands. Each had its strengths, but we soon tired of each them and just could not drink them any longer.
5 Star Hotel blend is different - in a good way. Cup after cup, day in and day out, year after year, this blend is rich, smooth, and has great flavor.
I just wish Community offered 5 lb. (gound) bags instead of the smaller bags. No need to waste all that packaging. And please don't consider eliminating this blend ever again!
Date published: 2019-01-09
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Beaumont in Memphis from
It began for me in 1992
I have drank Hotel Blend every morning for well over 24 years. I recall first moving to Memphis when Community coffee wasn't yet available. I would have family send CARE-PACKS through the mail with Hotel Blend. Then the local grocers began to carry Community in the late 90's. It has been available now for nearly 20 years, but in the past year has become EXTREMELY hard to find anywhere in the Memphis area. We would generally stay stocked up both at our house and our summer cabin. Not sure what we are going to do now. I cannot think of another brand or flavor on the market that comes close to that ""experience"" except Douwe Egberts in liquid form. I hope they bring Hotel Blend back!
Date published: 2017-09-25
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Imelda Savoy from
Disappointed in Lafayette
I have only 2 brands of coffee in my 61 years 1-Seaport Inbetween Roast 2-Community Hotel Blend. I discovered Community Hotel Blend at a motel café in Lake Charles upon several overnights for work. I usually don't like hotel coffee or any other brands of coffee-I am a creature of habit but the coffee was so good, I asked the waitress the brand and I went back to Lafayette searching for it and found it in the stores. When I opened my business, I ordered the same coffee for years. Now you are discontinuing it, without public notice. I am very disappointed and upset. I am on my last pack and don't know what I will drink next. If I had known, I would have bought a couple of cases. Disappointed In Lafayette
Date published: 2017-05-29
Rated 5 out of
5
by
John L. Bengfort, M.D. from
At risk blend
This superb blend is beloved by many of us, but not by its maker. I notice all the previous reviews have been deleted and many of the stores no longer carry it--when they did, it was hard to find, as it sold out shortly after being stocked. This coffee is not roasted beyond taste of the bean and therefore must be cherished for the coffee taste, not the burned caramel of dark roast coffee. Dark roasted anything tastes about the same. 5 stars. Long may it live.
Date published: 2018-07-17
Rated 5 out of
5
by
SuzyQLA from
Sweet!
I like my coffee to be very sweet and creamy. I've tried several different coffees but I never found one that stood out until now. "Semi-sweet" on the label is the reason I bought it, and I was not disappointed. I only use about half the sugar as when I make other coffee. It also isn't bitter which is great for me!
I wish Community would make it in k-cups. I currently have a couple of refillable pods but that somewhat defeats the purpose of a Keurig. I buy other brands of k-cups and I'm still looking for a coffee that has that sweetness. Nothing so far even come close. This is hands down the best coffee I've ever had
Date published: 2019-09-23
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Randy L from
5 Star Hotel Blend Coffee
The best most consistent cup of coffee I've ever had! I look forward to it every morning. I make it for at least 200 people a week and they all love it. The only thing that could make it any better is if I could buy it in my local grocery store.
Date published: 2018-12-06
Rated 5 out of
5
by
brimderger from
Thank You for bringing Hotel Blend back!
I drank only Hotel Blend for over twenty years when I lived in New Orleans. I moved back to Minneapolis in 2016 and initially ordered it on-line from Community Coffee. Then came the word it was being discontinued and the good folks at Community Coffee even sent me a sample of another kind, but it just wasn't Hotel Blend. Then I discovered that if one scrolled to the very bottom of their list of coffees, they still offered the remaining Hotel Blend for sale and I would buy it in boxes of 6 bags each. I've purchased several boxes of it that way the past two years and am into my last box, so I thrilled that I can stop scavenging the Hotel Blend. Thank You, Community Coffee!
Date published: 2018-11-19