365 by Whole Foods Market, Buzz Free Decaf Ground Coffee, Medium Roast, 24 Ounce

Amazon suggests “sheerness” as a quality it wants to track in this product. This is by far the most sheer decaf I have ever tasted. I do not know what that means. It’s like translation from Mandarin, although I don’t think that’s the situation here. What I can say, with certainty, and without the need for odd translation, is that this decaf did not taste like decaf. It is rich and full bodied. I also ordered the WF organic Pacific Rim which was darker and more bitter. This decaf strikes as a medium roast non-decaf, which is to say maybe being decaf puts it down a notch but being “darker” puts it back up a notch resulting in a medium bodied coffee that does not taste like decaf. Kind of like how you always order the next size up if you’re ordering a petite - regular size 4 is petite size 6? Regular decaf coffee is weak, whereas dark and bold decaf coffee is like a medium roast. Not sure but I’m going to get the organic WF Morning Buzz regular instead of the Pacific Rim next time because I’m loving the medium blends. I had this coffee black during a fast day (clean fast no calories) and it was a wonderful addition to my Friday rainy afternoon working from home. I used pour over method but I blocked with tape two of the four holes on the plastic thing you put over the cup, the filter holder, so it brews more slowly. I store my coffee in the freezer. I use a lot. Maybe a quarter cup of grounds for a huge 32 ounce cup of Joe. I recently switched to organic because it tastes and feels genuinely cleaner to the point where I really notice a clarity versus a jitteriness depending on whether my coffee is organic or not. Maybe it’s the mold. Something about being grown in shade versus sun I heard. Maybe organic just isn’t as mass produced so it sits less. Maybe it’s karma around fair trade if that’s even true (they don’t claim it is a fair trade coffee but I trust WF may have decent partnerships with folks / maybe even rainforest alliance relationships). Maybe all the bugs mellow it out. This is already ground, and it’s a large quantity, but it’s still fresh and not stale. I used extra tape to get it closed because it didn’t come with one of those big flat wire twisties attached lengthwise to the top to fold it down - although the pacific rim coffee did, so maybe it fell off of my decaf. The tape did the trick, the long way. It came with a piece of tape taped the long way but it wasn’t very long, so I added more. As you can see, obviously strangely, tape is a large part of my coffee experience. One more thing I’ll add is it’s really nice to get this high quality coffee since I went from 20 years in CA being close to a Whole Foods, to living in the woods of Vermont during a pandemic, and I truly do feel this is a luxury, and a blessing all around.

This 365 Buzz Free Decaf Coffee tastes great for a decaf option! It has a smooth, rich flavor without being bitter, and you’d never guess it’s decaf. I love that it’s affordable, clean, and perfect for an afternoon cup when I don’t want the caffeine.

Best price for decaf without the use of solvents. Great flavor and taste wouldn’t know it was decaf

I accidentally bought ground instead of whole bean coffee. No matter, it's pretty decent coffee anyway. For the price I don't you could find a better tasting decaf

Delicious quality coffee that is smooth and smells wonderful. This brand also uses the swiss water process which is very important to me. I will be buying this coffee from now on.

good tasting ROBUST no burn flavor SWISS WATER PROCESSED kind to tummy NON GMO rainforest safe

This is my favorite decaf coffee. I had to stop drinking regular coffee for health reasons and I searched for a few years for a good tasting decaf coffee. I've even ordered small crafted decaf coffee from specialty stores but this tastes better to me. It's smoother for a decaf and full bodied. Not too acidic. Not a complex taste profile but a good quality. Highly recommend. I do have it set up on a monthly subscription.

Not organic any more? I bought this automatically because I have been sipping ORGANIC, buzz-free coffee for a long time. However, the word ORGANIC is no longer on the packaging. I feel betrayed. The coffee still tastes fine, but I won’t be buying this again. It has always been kind of high in caffeine for a decaf, but that didn’t deter me before the betrayal!