86	Beveo Coffee & Tea Scottsdale Arizona Colombian Dark Decaf (Beveo) Roast: NA Review Date: April 2007 Origin: Colombia Price: NA

Blind Assessment: (As produced in a Beveo concentrate coffee machine at the setting netting the "strongest" ratio of coffee concentrate to water): Very sweet-toned aroma, simple though pleasingly buttery and caramelly. In the cup medium in body but pleasantly silky/syrupy in mouthfeel, with simple caramel character and some floral and perhaps chocolate hints. Sweet finish with continued buttery notes. Hints of a woody character are hardly discernible when the cup is hot, though more explicit as it cools.

Notes: The Beveo Coffee & Tea program is built around a machine that produces coffees and teas from sophisticated liquid concentrates at the touch of a button. The company currently offers three coffee and two tea choices in 18-serving "beveos" or pouches. The beveos can be switched in and out of the machine at will in a few seconds, and serving size, brew strength and water temperature are adjustable within a wide range. The concentrate coffees are brewed from high quality specialty beans with some standard preservatives added after brewing. Aside from the implied advantage in convenience, the concentrate method tends to produce a characteristic style of cup - silky in mouthfeel and sweet and caramelly in basic structure - that fundamentally differs from a typical brewed coffee profile, but may appeal to many coffee drinkers on its own terms. Visit www.beveo.com or call 800-421-1223 for more information.

Who Should Drink It: Those caffeine-avoiders who value the convenience of prepared-on-demand concentrate coffee with a simple if pleasingly and roundly caramelly character.

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