Brooklyn Beans Express-O Gourmet Coffee Pods - Compatible with Keurig 2.0 K Cup Brewers, 40 Count, Rich and Bold Espresso

In my quest for flavored decaf pods, I decided to try these and I am very happy with them. The flavors are great. These pods are mellow, smooth and just right to my taste. No bitterness, or stomach upset. They work fine in my Keurig brewer. Thus far I have not had any "exploding pods." I will be ordering a larger box soon. These are a great value and excellent coffee! I will share some advice I got from Keurig customer service a long time ago when I was having a problem with their pods exploding in my brewer, and it has worked for me without fail. If you examine a pod and the top is rounded and firm, that means there is pressure inside that pod and it could explode in your machine. This is how to avoid that unhappy situation: 1. put the pod in the brewer 2. with two fingers on each side of the edge of the pod, push down until the bottom needle that punches a little hole in the pod does its job. (take care not to tear the foil top) 3. Close the brewer and continue brewing as usual. Pre-puncturing the pod releases the pressure. I have never had a pod explode since I started doing this, and that was ten years ago.

Brooklyn Beans makes the best coffee for Keurig K-cups hands down. This variety pack has bold, medium, light, decaff and flavored coffees. When I was searching for new K-cups to try, I was looking for a brand I didn't see in stores, and a variety pack that had flavors I've never tried before and that's what I have found. Although, my variety pack came with a Red Velvet flavor instead of the Breakfast Blend Decaf, I don't drink Decaf anyway so that aspect was perfect for me. (UPDATE: Brooklyn Beans contacted me and explained that due to customer feedback they no longer put the Breakfast Blend Decaff cup in their variety pack. The Red Velvet is a seasonal k-cup and they like putting their seasonal flavors in place of the decaf when available, but they still include their Breakfast Blend Decaff in their Breakfast Variety Pack.) As far as favorites go, I'm a medium roast coffee man myself, but this variety pack had the first donut shop coffee k-cup that I wanted more of as soon as my cup was empty. The medium roasts in this pack are far superior than anything I've tried in my Keurig before and since buying this variety pack, I've purchased the 40 pack of their medium roasts (Columbian, Donut Shop, Boardwalk, and Brooklyn Bridge). The Flavors are spot on. I personally have gotten burned out on Vanilla and Hazlenut flavors and all k-cups I've tried of these flavors pretty much taste the same, although I did notice these k-cups were a little more flavorful. My absolute favorite was the Maple Sleigh. I highly recommend this flavor especially if you're eating anything with maple syrup and/or enjoy the taste and smell of maple syrup. It was very delicious. The Red Velvet, Coney Island Caramel, and the Cinnamon Subway were very sweet, but the flavors were spot on. The Oh Fudge flavored K-cup was probably my least favorite of the flavors. To me it tastes like hot chocolate and it just wasn't for me. I gave the other cup to my wife because she seemed to enjoy the flavor. The only light blend was the Breakfast Blend. I usually like light blends on the weekends and this was a very smooth wake-me-up coffee to have on those mornings I got to sleep in. The bold blends were outstanding to have on those mornings that I found myself struggling to wake up for work. It may have been because I didn't have one after the other or because I don't drink dark roasts/bold coffee on a regular basis, but I wasn't able to tell a lot of difference between the Cyclone and the Fuhgeddaboudit. The taste was bold and smooth. They didn't taste overwhelmingly bitter like most bold coffees I've tried and they did a great job of perking me up in the morning. The French Roast coffee I can't describe in words. All I can say is it tastes like you would expect a French Roast coffee should taste like. Not overly bold, not too light, not too smooth, but not too overwhelming. The Express-O Blend has been the first espresso flavored k-cup I've tried. I enjoy a the flavor of espressos, but the overwhelming hotness mixed with the small amount that you get from a coffee shop, had caused me to steer away from them. But the espresso k-cup in this variety pack was awesome. I could enjoy a strong espresso taste in a large mug without paying well over $5 for it. The variety had the following amount of each cup: Breakfast Blend x4 Red Velvet x2 Oh Fudge x2 Hazelnut x2 Vanilla Skyline x2 Maple Sleigh x2 Caramel Coney Island X2 Cinnamon Subway X2 Brooklyn Bridge Blend x2 Colombian x 2 Boardwalk Blend x2 Corner Donut Shop x4 Fuhgeddaboutit x4 French Roast x2 Cyclone x4 Express-O x2 Although, I received the Red Velvet instead of the Breakfast Blend Decaff that the picture above shows, I couldn't have asked for a better replacement. But I thought other buyers should be aware in the event that they want to try the Decaff from this pack. As I stated above, this variety pack is the best k-cup variety pack I've ever purchased. In my opinion, if you're new to k-cups or if you're looking for something that doesn't taste like everything else in the stores, this is where you start your search for great k-cups, and this is where your search will end.

overall very much liked and i will re-order individual flavors. my rundown of them for those curious. (note i brew a 12 oz cup in a cuisinart kcup machine) -maple sleigh needs to be renamed maple slay. it's the top one imo. -hazelnut is good, nice flavor -all the plain roasts light, medium, dark are tasty. if you don't like a roast level in general, i don't think these would convert you but if you like them you'll like these. -caramel smells nice but i don't get much caramel flavor in the taste. -cinnamon tastes like like dumped ground cinnamon in the grounds. meh. -vanilla is an abomination.

I've had so many flavored cups. Some from more sophisticated brands. Some strange. Some typical. Look at my review history and you'll see what I've bought. But this one, by far, is the best in the market. It took me a year or more to buy this brand. Yes, I was skeptical. My artificial taste buds are very picky. But they were tricked. Each flavor mentioned came through in an enjoyable way. One or two did had a bitter artificial background taste, but it wasn't disturbing. I am more impressed by their dark roasts which I'm not a fan in general. But theirs in particular, are drinkable. Still not a fan or dark roast, but enjoyed the few moments I had to experience it. I'm very impressed with this company. I would recommend the variety mix with the darks, flavored, light roasts. One thing, they will come all dirty with grounds all over the outside cups so do wipe each clean before putting them in your k cup holder. I will buy this constantly. Just wish they had an Irish Cream for March. Pink Pumpkin: Awkward taste but passable. More like a vanilla bean tea. Lacking tons of the pumpkin flavor. I've had better pumpkin cups. Cinnamon Subway: Reminds me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I've had other brands of cinnamon coffee and they don't come anywhere near as good as this. This has become one of my favorites! Vanilla Skyline: Too mild. This is the only one where I can taste the chemical background just a bit. Still much more tolerable than other brands for sure. Hazelnut: Strong roasted hazelnut flavor. I'm not a hazelnut coffee fanatic but this one is not bad. I've had worst. I'm very impressed with you, BB. Caramel: Reminds me when I used to make the caramel for my flan. No after taste like other brands. It's pleasant. I enjoyed this very much. Maple Sleigh: Oh wow! This is extremely delicious! One of my favorites here. Smells like I'm about to eat hot pancakes. This speaks nothing but maple everywhere. Makes the kitchen smell so good! Oh Fudge!: I've had other chocolate flavored coffees before and they were nauseating. This brand is so yummy! It's like adding instant coffee to hot cocoa. which I've done. So good! I have to remind myself that I'm having coffee not chocolate. Nothing artificial. Well done, BB! Breakfast Blend: Light and soft on the tongue without loosing it's coffee flavor or being diluted. Not bad. Express-O. I'm not a fan of dark or espresso, but this one, I actually like. It doesn't have that lingering smokiness on your tounge like extra bold but it's intense, more flavorful, rich. Reminds me of the sweeten Cuban coffee I used to drink back in the days. No "burning building" taste. This is one of my favorites from the intense department. I guess due the the fine grind? French Roast: Again, not a fan of the dark side of coffee. It's drinkable and not offensive to the nostrils. I enjoyed my 3 servings of this. Went well with just 2 sugar packets. I'm sure if you're a dark roast drinker, you will enjoy this and the other dark cups for sure! Fuggedabautet and Cyclone: Obviously it has that dark roast bite at the end but impressively, it's very tolerable with two sugars and a heaping TSP of creamer. I can drink this more than once but not on a daily basis. I'm just not a fan of dark roast. Colombian, Brooklyn Bridge, Boardwalk: They all are pretty much the same in strength. Perfect medium roast everyday coffee. Not too sharp and not to light. Donut Shop Extra Bold Medium: Not much different than the regular medium bolds despite having extra coffee. I like this as it has more caffeine without tasting bitter. For lack of sleep days.

Very good Decaf Cinnamon Coffee. It's hard to find good flavored coffees in Decaf, this one is very good. I have also tried the Maple and Vanilla from this brand, and Cinnamon is my favorite. Good Price compared to other brands and I like that packages are large and last a long time in the cupboard.

I ordered this to try a variety from a new vendor. I've read through the reviews and seen the complaints about the K-Cups "exploding" or having other issues. So far, I have not run into those problems. My brewer has no problem piercing the cups top or bottom, and I have not had any foil seals separate from the plastic cup itself during the brew process. I am one who likes a stronger cup of coffee. Unfortunately, so far, this brand represents the weaker end of the coffee cup. I use these in two different Keurig brewers, both using the middle setting for brewing - I believe this is the 8 ounce setting. I'll update this review as time goes on - look for the dates after each coffee flavor review for the updates: - Maple Sleigh - I can tell the flavor is there, but I wanted a stronger coffee taste to it. (June 12, 2013) - Boardwalk Blend - To me, this tastes like a weak version of a Breakfast Blend. Again, I wanted a stronger coffee taste to it. (June 12, 2013) - Breakfast Blend Decaf - I didn't like this at all, and not because it was decaf - I drink both through the day. It was just an extremely weak cup. I'll have to try the next cup of this using a much smaller water setting and see if that improves things. (June 12, 2013) - Breakfast Blend Decaf (do-over) - I tried this one with a smaller (6 oz.) brew size. The taste improved with that size brew, but I detected a very slight bitterness that should not be there in a Breakfast Blend. (21 June 2013) - Corner Donut Shop - Not bad. A slightly weaker version of the coffee you can get from a certain waffle restaurant chain. Despite it's weakness, I'd have another cup of this one. (June 14, 2013) - Cyclone - Another one that is not too bad, but again, a bit on the weaker side for me. This one has a slight aftertaste that I thought acidic after the first sip. However, after a few more mouthfuls, think it better described as a "sharp" aftertaste. Not bad, just different. (June 16, 2013) - French Roast - Again, a weak one. I'm not sure I'd call this one a French Roast, either. The lack of strength and "boldness" doesn't set it in the French Roast category very well. This seems to be a plain cup of coffee with nothing in particular to recommend it. Disappointing since I was hoping I'd finally get a cup with some strength to it. (18 June 2013) - Breakfast Blend - This one is also slightly weaker than I'd prefer, but this is one of the better ones in the group. It represents "breakfast blend" very well (I've had some really bad "breakfast blends" in the past). I would consider ordering more of this one for myself. (20 June 2013) - Colombian - Weak for the type, but tasted (to me) like a stronger version of the Breakfast Blend above. Not bad. I did end up with quite a few grounds in the cup on this one. The foil was intact on the K-Cup, so there was no spill there. I opened up the K-Cup to inspect the basket and filter and found no openings. All I can figure is some of the grounds found there way through an opening between the filter basket inside the K-Cup and the K-Cup itself. (21 June 2013) - Brooklyn Bridge Blend - I'm not sure what this blend is going after, but it comes across to me as a good Breakfast Blend coffee. Good strength for that type, no bitterness. I like this one and would order it again. ( 23 June 2013) - Vanilla Skyline - This one is a little better balanced between the coffee and the vanilla flavoring than the Maple Sleigh is. I still wanted a slightly stronger coffee taste to it, but I like this one. (23 June 2013) - Hazelnut - Here's a good one. While still a bit weak for me, the balance between the coffee and the hazelnut is better than the Vanilla or Maple. (24 June 2013) - Fuggedaboutit - This one tastes stronger to me than the rest in this collection. Not really "strong" to me, but an acceptable cup of coffee. Smooth, a slight bite to it. Something I'd consider for a regular cup. (26 June 2013) That's it. I've run through each of the flavors in this collection. Overall, my initial star rating (3) and overall review remains. While a few of these are acceptable, I probably will not purchase this again. I have some others that I already like and will stay with them - no replacements. If you are someone who prefers a weaker cup, this collection will probably suit you well. I may pop in with some updates as I go through the various flavors again with a smaller amount of brew water. (27 June 2013) .

Nice assortment, good price, and very good flavor. Subtle with no bitterness in any of them that I’ve tried so far.

This flavor is delicious! It has a hint of maple syrup flavor, and is great for my 2nd cup so I don’t get too much caffeine! I also think the price is fair. It tastes like a medium roast, not too robust.