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Ozone Coffee Roasters
A New Zealand brand, also available in the UK.
Beautiful single origins from all over, for a decent price (for NZ at least)
I think for me, it's Tim Wendelboe's coffee, but it's somewhat hard to get ahold of. Also real expensive, but man are those some good beans.
I've been buying from Black White roasters in North Carolina for a while, they always have something interesting
There's two local brands I like, Cirque and Topeca.
As far as big names, I get Gevalia and like it.
Years ago I lived Jeremiah’s Pick, Jamaica blue mountain blend. I haven’t seen it in forever. Anybody know where to cop?
I saw a bag of that the other day in... probably a Safeway or Lucky's.
You can always order from them directly https://jeremiahspick.com/product/jamaican-blue-mountain/
La Colombe. Really love their all dark roast.
Shout-out to Red Rooster Coffee. They're an independent roaster out of Floyd, VA with some awesome coffees. Try the Old Crow Cuppa Joe!
Tata Le Cafe
Small natural process, but it's $
Eight'O'Clock Coffee is my jam. Regular or Colombian roast.
I try to get local, but I caved once and got some Onyx Coffee Lab and let me tell you, that was some of the most underwhelming coffee I've had. They must have the good reddit bots because it seemed well recommended there and there wasn't a single blend of the five I tried that was better than what I can get locally (SE Michigan).
Same here. I've tried two so far. The first one was gross. The second was... coffee. Not good, not bad.
I usually order from Trade and most of the time what I get is excellent.
I used to be local to Onyx. I really enjoyed their coffees. They are pretty pretentious, though.
I've had coffees from them that tasted like peach black tea and it was mind-blowing they have done some amazing stuff in the past but I've only ever gotten their single origins
They excel with single origin coffees. Their blends are just okay.
I love YES PLZ for mail subscription. The Mix is almost always a home run, and even when it’s not it’s at worst a base hit.
But if mail subs aren’t your thing, I love several of our local roasters.
I'm going to give this a try, thanks for the recommendation.
Rad, happy to have made the rec! If you can, come back and tell me how you like it after a bag or two!
Just tried it. Blend 295, it's good, thanks for recommending them, I also ordered decaf for my parents from them as a gift.
I can, I subd for one every 3 weeks. It takes me a long time to get though a bag
Nice, what’s your typical brew method? I think their beans brew great in any method, but I tend to use an aeropress.
Yep, mostly aeropress (11g), sometimes V60 (17g).
Black & Bold
"On Sale"
Coffee is kinda expensive...
Yeah... this is what it's come to
Shoutout to Prestogeorge Coffee & Tea in Pittsburgh. Haven't been able to find coffee I like better than their roasts. I get their Antigua Guatemala Continental (dark roast) and Nicaragua Shade Grown (medium roast) and blend them together when I grind.
They used to have a Nicaragua Honey Processed coffee I'd get, but it seems like they don't carry that one anymore so I switched to the shade grown.
Caffe Lusso in Redmond, WA is my go to. Super consistent, super fresh. Not sure what outside WA orders look like but when I order a bag I get one that was roasted that day.
If you're near Stockholm, check out Kafferosteriet Koppar. Good quality coffee at reasonable prices, shipped freshly roasted on a monthly basis.
Ooh, they ship all over Sweden it seems, at least to here in Gothenburg anyway. Gonna try out the "the big coffee trip" thing, different coffee every month. Thanks for the recommendation!!
I'm on the trip as well, it's excellent. I have a vague preference for flavour in coffee, but what I crave most of all is variety. This subscription gives me that. The only downside is that it's just barely less than the amount of coffee I usually drink in any given month at home, so sometimes I have to supplement my subscription with an extra bag.
There are worse problems to have though in this world, to be fair.
Driftaway Coffee. I think they’re based in Brooklyn, but I have their subscription shipped to the west coast. They roast and ship on the same day, so I always get freshly roasted beans within a couple days of getting the shipment notification. They focus on sustainability, appear to pay their growers way more than the average, and many of the farms they buy from are women-owned and operated. Been super happy with the quality, and they provide little info-cards with each bag giving details about the region, growers, and tasting notes, so I’ve built up a cool little history/collection so I can always look back and remember a bean I particularly liked.
8 o'clock. Smooth, flavorful, and cheap!
Brandywine coffee roasters. They're based in Delaware. I've been blown away by the quality of their subscription. Best beans I've purchased in the US.
My local roaster is Quartertone Coffee. I'm wearing their tee-shirt right now.
I also like Dunkin when I make it at home. I find their stores to be inconsistent, though. Sometimes they brew it properly and it's delicious, and sometimes it's weak and doesn't taste very good.
I like the organic coffee that I can source from Galaxy Girl Coffee. If I am in a pinch and can't wait days for a roast on site; I go for Peets, Caribou Coffee, or if I am feeling particularly odd, Starbucks. I only buy whole bean as I have a coffee grinder and my French Press needs a great coarse grind to work its magic.
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