Weighing Green Mountain Coffee Pods And The Other Choices

One of the more popular brands of coffee pods available, Green Mountain Coffee Pods aren't really coffee pods at all. They are, in fact, K-Cups. This is to say they only work in Keurig's K-Cup brewers. So, if you are looking for regular coffee pods, stop right there, because you won't find any such offerings from Green Mountain. However, if you're interested in a new brand of K-Cup to try in your Keurig brewer, than read on.

Green Mountain Coffee Is Quite Green

Considering their name is Green Mountain, one would assume they were an old Irish company or something. Green Mountain was actually founded 1981, in Vermont of all places. So not only are they new, but they're also all American. The company got its start with a small cafe located in Waitsfield Vermont, a rural town, where they roasted then served their coffee on the premises. Local restaurants wasted no time jumping on that bandwagon, buying Green Mountain Coffees for their own restaurants, which is what started Green Mountain in the distribution business.

What Makes Green Mountain Special?

Green Mountain Coffees managed to grow very quickly in an extremely competitive industry. How were they able to distinguish themselves? Well, there's a myriad of reasons they're different, but let's focus on flavors and selections. Green Mountain Coffees does not try to compete with the big guys whose bread and butter is traditional and decaf type offerings. They do provide a French roast, a breakfast blend, and their "Our Blend", that all of the coffee shops in Vermont were begging for at one point, but they also have a ton of unique offerings. At the time of this writing, Green Mountain Coffees produced more than 100 different coffees under a handful of labels.

Your Pod Coffee Maker And Green Mountain Coffees

Unless you have a Keurig K-Cup Brewer, Green Mountain Coffee Pods will not work in your pod coffee maker. Green Mountain does not, and probably will not ever make a more generic coffee pod, such as what would fit in the Home Cafe pod coffee makers. This is because Green Mountain Coffees actually owns Keurig. In fact, since Green Mountain purchased Keurig in 2006, it's probably not much of a stretch to say that Green Mountain Coffees is the reason for the success of K-Cups and the Keurig brewers in general. If you're into making your own coffee pods, however, you could always buy Green Mountain's loose coffee to go in your coffee pod machine.

Other Green Mountain Products

Green Mountain produces some items that aren't coffee, though generally under different labels. They use the name Celestial Seasonings with their teas, and make some hot chocolates under the name Cafe Escapes. Unfortunately, these are strictly available as K-Cups, so unless you own one of Keurig's machines, or plan to buy one, you're still out of luck.

Need more help choosing coffee pods? Check out Great Coffee Pods.