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What to skip: Revv No Surrender

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This coffee pod did little to rev my engines. 

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I found Revv No Surrender coffee disappointing for a few reasons:The blend reminded me of coffee from a pot sitting on the burner for too long. The K-Cup tasted sour and astringent, with a burnt and bitter finish. Second, No Surrender says to be the jolt you need as an early grinder, but it’s made with 100% arabica beans. Straight arabica means it’s likely to possess a typical caffeine boost without the naturally higher caffeine content of the robusta bean. (None of the K-Cup boxes gave caffeine information.) Finally, No Surrender arrived unannounced in the Keurig Coffee Lovers’ Collection variety pack. I bought a box of the brand to test because No Surrender wasn’t listed in the collection on the Keurig website. Not a style that I needed in excess of.

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