1850 by Folgers Lantern Glow Light Roast Ground Coffee, 12 Ounces (Pack of 2)

I started perking and drinking 1850 coffee with the medium-dark Trailblazer roast. It was ok, and I liked it better than Starbucks or Pike Place or Peet's. I even had tried various brands of pure Sumatra beans because I prefer low acid coffee due to having GERD. Trailblazer was good and it didn't give me acid burn in my stomach.Then I found and tried Lantern Glow, the light roast 1850 alternative. I absolutely loved it and still do.Along the way I also tried Pioneer roast, the medium roast 1850. Good, but I liked Lantern Glow better. It seems more balanced and mellow to the pallet. But, if I can find a good price at Big Lots or Target, I will settle for Pioneer.Black Gold is just too intense for me. To me its taste explodes on the pallet like Talisker single malt Scot's whisky. There are more pleasing alternatives to Talisker, like Highland Park or the Famous Grouse (a blend).So my own order of preference for the 1850 choices (without the B.S. of "fruity notes, nutty after finish" and other flowery terms like that is: Lantern Glow, Pioneer, Trailblazer (pretty closely grouped), with Black Gold far in 4th place.Call me a wuss, but I'll grab for the bag of Lantern Glow every time. The caffeine is still there, but not the taste shock of a Black Gold. (Target usually carries only Pioneer and Black Gold.)1850 is becoming harder and harder to find at retail stores all over the country, so when I can't find Pioneer easily at retail for a good price, I'll buy a couple more bags of Lantern Glow from Amazon when I'm halfway through my last bag of Lantern Glow. If I don't feel like perking a whole pot, I go back to using up whatever Kava Instant coffee I have left in the house. Kava is another alternative that is fast disappearing. (Just look at how the prices for a 4 oz. jar are rocketing up on Amazon.) I feel it has been discontinued.Lastly, yes...I do perk my coffee. I use a 1960's vintage Pyrex 6 or 9 cup glass percolator depending on how fast I choose to consume it. I do my perking on a gas range cook-top. I've got things down to a science to get really great repeatable perking.Plus the perking is a happy sound, just as primitively satisfying as listening to a crackling fireplace, snug and warm during a cold winter day (sipping my Lantern Glow coffee).

I really enjoy Lantern Glow coffee, and it is not readily available in local stores. I am glad I can buy it on Amazon, at a reasonable price. For many years I sought that rich restaurant-coffee taste, trying darker and darker roasts. Finally, I read an article about lighter roasts, and decided to give Lantern Glow a try. That was the flavor I'd been looking for. Give it a try!

This particular coffee is not in my local grocery store. Thank you, Amazon, for having the 1850 Lantern Glow Light. This coffee has a nice light flavor, not too strong, nice and mellow. Just like a lantern should glow

This is the best tasting coffee I've had yet. It's smooth and flavorful without being too strong. Can't find it in my local ShopRite, but Amazon to the rescue. Arrived on time and as advertised.

**NOT VERIFIED PURCHASE because I purchased at a grocery store**I drink quite a bit of coffee, probably more than I should. I do not have a to-go brand or roast as I really enjoy trying everything I can get my hands on. Typically if I have to choose between something I've tried and liked vs. something I've never had, I'll go with the latter.That was until this. The first time I brewed a pot I thought I had miscalculated the ratios because ti was so light. This would be odd because I always measure what I'm using, and make just about everything: espresso, classic drip, pour over, cold brew (of all different methods) and this almost never happens.Anyways, I was not mistaken, this is truly a nice, light roast. There are hints a citrus, honey, and pecan with virtually no bitterness (not that I mind that, but this coffee is non-existent). If you're a fan of light roasts or enjoy trying all different kinds I would highly recommend.You may be asking why I didn't give this 5-stars; I would give it a 4.5 if I could. I do not like to overuse 5-star reviews because it dilutes the truly amazing item(s). Anyways, definitely worth at least a single purchase to give it shot...you'll probably be back for more.

I like strong coffee. This light roast lets me crank it up to 11. You see, it is a natural fact that burning coffee removes the caffeine, light roasting allows the flavor (and the caffeine) to remain. Yeah baby... this will have you all woke without making you squeamish or loosening your bowels.

Very average coffee and not worth the money. I typically use Folgers anyway and I feel this is just pretty much the same but presented anew.Save your money!

I started drinking coffee in the '70s. Today, popular coffees taste like creosote, tar and burned rubber. I struggle to find coffee that I like. This coffee comes close to the old blend Folger's produced called Aroma Roast I like this coffee.