coffee review: Peet's Major Dickason's roast

Summary Comment: smooth, rich tast, almost chocolaty. This is my most favorite roast yet!

Specific review info:
The good flavors happen all the way through the mouthful- from beginning to end. No aftertaste that need rationalizing. Some subtle flavors in there that I'm not sure what to call yet.

Specific brew info:
This is my daily brew, 3.5 scoops (7 tablespoons), to 13 oz water, with a couple of teaspoons of sugar and enough milk to bring it to 16 oz.

coffee review: Pike's Place Roast

Summary Comment: a little more burnt taste than I like, but drinkable.

Specific review info:
While the flavor is pretty clear, it lacks a body. Most of the flavor is punctuated at the end, by the (not necessarily bad) burnt taste.

Specific brew info:
This was a commercially brewed cup from Starbuck's at the corner of 395 and Clearwater in Kennewick. I added two sugars (maybe one too many) and a bit of whole milk.

Palouse Falls

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We had a very nice trip to Palouse Falls last weekend. The above picture links to my picasa album of photos from there. It was very beautiful, kind of windy, and a little cold that day. But, we enjoyed ourselves quite a bit.

Coffee Review: Tully's House Blend

Summary Comment: a little weak, but not too bad.

Specific review info:

At one point I thought I tasted brandy, and no, I hadn't added any myself.  So, there are some interesting flavors in there, but the general body is pretty mild.

Specific brew info:

This was a commercially brewed cup bought at the Kennewick Fred Meyer Tully stand.  I added one packet of Sugar in the Raw, and a few tablespoons of whole milk.

Opening Day, Farmers Market

We bought 5 pounds of Asparagus for $10.  Not much else there for produce, but one booth had silantro for sale.