Cold Brew Coffee
By Caitlin Cunningham
Cold brew coffee is the process of steeping coarsely ground coffee beans in water for long periods of time – usually 12 hours or more. This generates a stronger, more concentrated brew that has the tendency to taste a bit sweeter, due to the resulting lower acidity. It’s delicious and definitely increasing in popularity!
Here at Snackbox, we decided to host a taste test in order to examine and compare the cold brew brands carried by Whole Foods in Austin, Texas. Take a look at the results:
Kohana
1) Smell: sweetest of the bunch
2) Taste: surprisingly bitter, strong
3) Packaging: blue. Flowery. Feminine, attractive
4) Cost Value: $12.99 for 32 fl oz ($0.40 per oz)
5) Overall Impression: ★★★★★
Chameleon Cold-Brew
1) Smell: watery
2) Taste: watered down, weaker than the other brews
3) Packaging: more masculine, use of browns and tans
4) Cost Value: $5.99 for 16 fl oz ($0.37 per oz)
5) Overall Impression: ★★★
N.O. Brew
1) Smell: bland
2) Taste: generic, reminiscent of Folgers
3) Packaging: red & white block type, uninteresting, outdated
4) Cost Value: $6.99 for 34 fl oz ($0.21 per oz)
5) Overall Impression: ★
Frios Mio
1) Smell: none
2) Taste: sweet, tangy, lasting after taste
3) Packaging: black & brown & yellow, features a pelican, good use of white space,
4) Cost Value: $4.99 for 16 fl oz ($0.31 per oz)
5) Overall Impression: ★★