Is it just me or are "gourmet" jelly beans terrible?

AyashiKaibutsu

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I've tried two different brands of jelly beans that purported to be "gourmet." One was jellybelly; the other I don't remember. Both were terrible. The bags smelled like ass and at least half of the flavors were terrible; the ones that tasted ok weren't even that great either, and yes I checked to make sure they didn't contain any joke flavors.
 

Crono

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I like Jelly Belly.

It's better to buy individual flavors at candy stores. I love me some buttered popcorn.

Do you like non-gourmet jelly beans?
 

lxskllr

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JellyBelly rocks. They're very addictive. I only get them for other people, on special occasions. If I got them for myself, I'd eat whole packages at one time :^D
 

Doppel

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Jelly Belly are damn near godly, this is heresy what you say about them. They are fantastic. I can gorge on the banana flavor until I feel sick.
 

AyashiKaibutsu

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I like Jelly Belly.

It's better to buy individual flavors at candy stores. I love me some buttered popcorn.

Do you like non-gourmet jelly beans?

Yea, not the really cheap jelly beans but a decent brand like brachs are pretty good. I also really like black jelly beans generally.

I imagine getting the mixed pack is where a lot of the issue is especially with the smell.
 

destrekor

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Yea, not the really cheap jelly beans but a decent brand like brachs are pretty good. I also really like black jelly beans generally.

I imagine getting the mixed pack is where a lot of the issue is especially with the smell.

Mixed packs are still great imho. You can just separate all the flavors, and a few of them that don't taste great on their own, I save for recipes. It also depends on the mix - some of the mixes have flavors that I just cannot tolerate or find a use for, except throwing them at people or, perhaps, letting them eat them.

I also can't buy them all that often - if I did, I wouldn't maintain my weight. :p
 

Via

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Jellybelly is still pretty good, but imo they're not quite as good as they used to be. They seem more crusty and sugary, and the flavors aren't as intense as in the past.
 

Bignate603

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Jelly Belly is nice, but I prefer to get them from places where you can pick the individual flavors rather than getting a pre-mixed bag.

Also, if you go to the factory you can buy the ones that didn't pass quality control due to stuff like irregular shapes or the coloring being off. They're called "belly flops" :)
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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I went to my local Fry's grocery store and went up and down the candy isle looking for jelly beans. They had 49 or so varieties of Peeps but no jelly beans. I think it's a conspiracy. The pro Peep wingnuts have stolen Easter!
 

lxskllr

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I went to my local Fry's grocery store and went up and down the candy isle looking for jelly beans. They had 49 or so varieties of Peeps but no jelly beans. I think it's a conspiracy. The pro Peep wingnuts have stolen Easter!

Peeps can go to hell. They're the most horrid creation next to circus peanuts. My father somehow got it in his head that I liked pink Peeps, so I got some every year. Pink Peeps taste exactly as shitty as yellow Peeps, and have a worse color :^S
 

foghorn67

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JellyBelly rocks. They're very addictive. I only get them for other people, on special occasions. If I got them for myself, I'd eat whole packages at one time :^D

Ah, yep. One of my very few glutton weak spots.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Peeps can go to hell. They're the most horrid creation next to circus peanuts. My father somehow got it in his head that I liked pink Peeps, so I got some every year. Pink Peeps taste exactly as shitty as yellow Peeps, and have a worse color :^S

Pink ones do look nicer in the microwave. :)

Pro tip: Circus Peanuts and warm grape soda, do NOT stir counter clockwise. Drink and eat til critical mass is achieved. This message will self destruct in 5 seconds
 
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0roo0roo

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better than the total generics which have no flavor at all inside.
jelly beans kinda suck as candy to begin with...like gummy bears, not worth the effort.
 

Rubycon

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Peeps can go to hell. They're the most horrid creation next to circus peanuts. My father somehow got it in his head that I liked pink Peeps, so I got some every year. Pink Peeps taste exactly as shitty as yellow Peeps, and have a worse color :^S

Put them in a beaker, fill with concentrated sulfuric acid and watch them turn into black serpents! :awe: