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Where should I try black cold brew next in NJ?

I’ve been on a mission to find a really solid black cold brew/iced coffee around Central Jersey (and beyond), and I started tracking both taste *and* price per ounce because… well I have a problem and love coffee. Here’s where I’m at so far: Favorites (would actually go back for black cold brew): - Playa Bowls – solid, smooth black cold brew. ($7.50 / 20 oz = $0.375/oz) - Hey Peach Bakery in Bradley Beach– really good, balanced. ($5 / 16 oz = $0.313/oz) - Aux Merveilleux de Fred (not NJ, but worth mentioning) (~$4.50 / ~16 oz?) - Starbucks Nitro Cold Brew – consistent, easy win. ($5.75 / 16 oz = $0.359/oz) **Decent / situational (better with milk):** - Perfect Perk in Bradley Beach - Black cold brew – okay at first, better with milk. ($5.50 / 32 oz = $0.172/oz) - Offshore (Long Branch) – had it with milk, decent. ($5.50 / 24 oz) - Ambee – cold brew with milk is solid, black is rough - Rook Coffee - plain cold brew with milk – fine, not amazing Meh to straight-up bad (for black cold brew): - Asbury Park Roastery – meh black, still meh with milk, also gave me brutal reflux - Gold Rush Coffee (AP) nitro – genuinely awful - Ambee black iced coffee – bad without milk - Trader Joe’s canned cold brew – rough (drinkable if diluted + milk) - Rook gingerbread, New Orleans) – too artificial/sweet - Dunkin (store + grocery versions) – consistently bad - Cafe Bustelo bottled espresso – nope - Art of the Bean and Leaf in AP – iced coffee w/ syrup, not great - Trader Joe’s glass bottle cold brew – mid, but better than most store options What I’m looking for: - Good black cold brew (not something that needs milk to be saved). Smooth, not acidic. - Bonus if it’s reasonably priced per oz, but taste > price Where should I go next?