"I went back to get more and it was gone!"
That occurred to me, but I can't see buying more than a pound before I've tried it. I've bought so much bad coffee this last month I'm getting wary! I will make a point of quickly ordering a large quantity after a positive tasting.
I lived in S.F./Bay Area when I started drinking coffee. Back when Peet's was just a local roaster/shop (I didn't use Peet's, as I had my own favorite I liked better than Peet's). Finding an excellent french roast was so easy! I was very spoiled by the time I moved out to Smallville. Now I see rave reviews about this or that coffee, and when I try them I am appalled at how horrible they are! I don't think of myself as coffee snob, but I do have to wonder if 95% of the population has any idea of what good coffee should taste like!
I'm not very adventuresome with coffee. I love it dark, thick, smooth, with little or no acidity. My stomach can't handle black coffee any more, so it has to be beefy enough to make a latte with, without crossing the line into burnt.