Peet's Coffee, Dark Roast Ground Coffee

For a decaf version of the best loved Peet's Coffee to earn the Major Dickason's name, we felt it had to brew the absolute finest decaf cup in the world. Our team spent hands-on time with the Peet's Coffee, Dark Roast Ground Coffee to see how it holds up against the rest of the ground coffee we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #140 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding dark (decaf) pick with bold, smooth, rich notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 6,149 Amazon ratings.

For a decaf version of the best loved Peet's Coffee to earn the Major Dickason's name, we felt it had to brew the absolute finest decaf cup in the world. So we used the exact same premium beans as the original to create a blend just as full of flavor, body, and aroma, but without any caffeine. The mellow, satisfying richness stands alone among decafs, whether prepared in a press, by drip, or as espresso. It's the boldest of its kind. A loyal customer of our original Berkeley store, retired army sergeant Key Dickason, brought the idea for our most beloved blend to Mr. Peet in 1969.

From the roaster

• Contains one (1) 10.5 Ounce Bag of Peet's Decaf Major Dickason's Blend Decaffeinated Ground 100% Arabica Coffee
• Flavor and Roast: Dark Roast Decaf. Flavorful, robust, full-bodied. Major Dickason's Blend epitomizes the rich, flavorful taste of Peet's
• Brewing Methods: Our ground coffee is perfectly suited to make drip or a pour over in your Chemex. For other brewing methods - espresso, cold brew, or French press - consider our whole bean coffees and grinding at home
• Decaf Done Differently: Every Peet's decaf is naturally water processed to remove caffeine, not flavor, before meticulous roasting. And by using the same high-quality coffee beans, you get a decaf that tastes as good as the real thing
• Rich. Complex. Incomparable. Masters of our craft for over 50 years, we hand roast the very best coffees in the world.

What we liked

• Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.7/10 — ranked #447 of 1193 (38% percentile).
• Distinct flavor profile: Bold, Smooth, Rich.
• Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.2/10 from 6,149 ratings.