Small Intelligentsia Berkeley's Blend Coffee from Half & Half

Item Purchased: Small Intelligentsia Berkeley's Blend Coffee from Half & Half
Location Purchased: Half & Half / 1560 N. Damen Ave. / Chicago, IL
Price: $1.50 + tax

Review: Wow! I'm amazed that I had the presence of mind to check to see what blend of coffee I was buying this morning. Usually it is just an automatic, "small coffee now" with the fiercest gunk-filled stern stare I can muster (which looks a lot like a sick puppy's stare, in case you were wondering).

While most of Intelligentsia's coffee blends that are dealt by Chicago restaurants and coffee shops are on the dark-because-that's-the-game-you-have-to-play-to-compete-with-Starbucks side, Berkeley's Blend is rather what it claims to be... A medium roasted brew that has a strong flavor and a smooth finish. Sipping this tasty coffee made me let a victorious smirk slip while walking past the deserted Starbucks on the corner of Milwaukee Ave. and Damen.

I might even have to make it out to one of Intelligentsia's store locations to get a bag of these beans!

Rating: 4.25 / 5