Raven's Brew Coffee 80 oz - Dark Roast - High Speed Blend with a Sweet Bite (Whole Bean, 5 LB)

You're probably like me and entered into the search bar "high caffeine coffee" and upon looking at all the options, you go for the ones with the most amount of high reviews, read a few, and order accordingly. I have my staples, but I like the old saying goes, "You don't know what you don't know", so I'm constantly trying out new brands. So you look at Raven's brew and think 'ehhhh...only 800 review? I dunno..."I'm on my 4th order at the time of this writing, giving me a pretty decent sample of quality reliability. I also am writing this review from the perspective of a consumer who has not only a obsessive love affair with coffee, but a high caffeine tolerance, for me to get that charged state, I typically have to consume twice as much as the average person.Boy am I glad I gave this a try. While I confess what I was looking for was something to turbo charge my mental processes for those sluggish days where as a self employed person, I -NEED- to get stuff done, and given my high caffeine tolerance this takes more than standard coffee. The copy on Deadman's Reach suggested I definitely found what I was looking for, but to blunt about my expectations, I figured that it'd likely not taste all that great. I was so very -very- wrong.Deadman's is a *great* tasting dark roast, but it does matter how you brew it. I possess an absurd number of ways to brew coffee and even espresso, but my favorite is pour over. Putting Deadman's through a ordinary coffee drip coffee maker or a Keurig (something I used to be a raving fan of) is like drinking fine wine from a sweaty cowboy boot. It becomes too acidic, loses a great deal of it's flavor depth, coming across more as char than coffee. But with a pour over or even a french press, the flavor is downright sultry, smooth and commanding of attention.Worth noting: I don't drink this every day, I have my other go-to brand for daily use, Deadman's is a combination of need for the higher octane and committing to knocking down important goals AFTER I've had a meditative 20 minutes of intimate savoring of my Deadmans. I'm completely serious, the flavor grabs me and makes the cup something I focus on and savor while pondering what I have to prioritize and absolutely get done. Then, after the last sip...its -ON-!!So does it give you a turbo boost? Let me put it this way, after a cup I get out my Batman cape and get busy. A 2nd cup? Tony Stark's got nothing on me. 3rd cup...sorry can't say, never had more than 2But the real magic of Deadmans (IMO) is how you get that kind of kick with such sultry, rich flavor. (again method matters).Value: Ok this isn't cheap, at $15 for 12 oz of beans it's totally understandable if you said to yourself "Pfft...too much." However this is a *definite* case of quality over quantity. You won't be drinking this all day, 1 cup for those days you're just dragging tail and you just know your usual morning caffeine fix is not going to cut it... 2 cups on your zombie days. So these 12 oz actually go further because you literally drink less of it, even if you're a religious coffee consumer like I am. This 12 oz bag lasts as long as my 2lb bags do, despite how great it tastes, I hit the Deadman's only 2-3x a week. Each occasion is an event for me, I don't drink this on auto-pilot, I savor the mug as I scheme to take over the world knowing when I'm at the bottom of the cup, it's go time.And as mentioned above, on my 4th bag over a 5 month period. Each has been outstanding in freshness and flavor, the bloom is almost a mushroom cloud. The beans I've bought roast to order aren't any fresher, seriously...this is true coffee snob quality. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

This is the best deal on this coffee

I've been using Raven's Brew since I discovered it on an Alaskan cruise in the 90's. Might seem odd to drink coffee from Alaska, but they don't grow it there. Don't; be afraid of "Deadman's Reach", you don't have to be dead to drink it. Best coffee I've ever had. And when I order the 5-pound bag, it comes the very next day.

Smooth tasting roast, well worth the extra money.

It was not as caffeinated as expected. Aroma is nice but did not have the kick I expected

Absolutely delicious!

High caffeine with an excellent palate!

I looked forward to having a cup of this coffee every morning for as long as it lasted. Excellent smooth flavor, no burnt taste. Not sure if there is a higher caffeine content, but I totally enjoyed this coffee.