STUMPTOWN COFFEE ROASTERSHair Bender, Ground Coffee, 12 Ounce Bag, Flavor Notes Of Citrus & Dark Chocolate

One of my favorites coffee! Pretty smoth

Taste is like beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder. What may taste good too me might not taste good to another. I like my coffee with cream and sweetener. The first brew through with Stunptown Hairbender I was underwhelmed. The coffee barely covered the taste of the creamer. I was pretty disappointed. The next day o brewed it stronger and that changed the whole thing. It was really good and a joyful change of pace. For me it's very earthy meaning it tasted a little pine desert sage after a rain. What I realized is it doesn't have the bite of the bitter burnt mass produced coffees. I'll buy again.

I'd first like to put up a disclaimer that the coffee's taste varies greatly on how you brew your coffee. While this is an excellent choice for espresso shots and even better for lattes, my favorite is as pourover or through aeropress.Pourover and Immersion process at the right temperatures (between 180 °F - 195 °F) give an optimal amount of flavor. Some people might have mentioned that it's less sour, but that's usually due to the amount of carbon dioxide in the coffee still. During the roasting process as the bean itself begins to carbonize, it generates CO2 which stays trapped within the bean slowing trying to get out.This is why there are one-way valves on the coffee bags to allow CO2 to escape.With that in mind, your coffee will vary depending on a while variety of factors.* Time since roast* Water temp* Immersion time* Espresso vs Pourover vs Immersion vs etc* James Hoffmann's revised pourover process* James Hoffamnn's old pourover process* Was the coffee brewed within 30 seconds of when it was ground?* How much water did you use vs the amount of coffee?* Is your scale calibrated* Did you rinse your paper filter?* Is your V60 or Immersion container preheated?And the list just keeps going.Typically folks with sour coffee are experiencing under extraction, so that means hotter water, or long extraction. People who are tasting mild coffee that lacks flavor and depth, you need to fix your ratio to get more coffee into the filter.Now with the preface out of the way, this coffee is delicious. A cup pour at just about ~10,000 feet in the Sierras (Laurel Lakes, Inyo National Forest) from an Aeropress 2:30 brew time, yielded delicious coffee with hints of caramel and chocolate. I don't know what Stumptown did, but this was the most flavorful cup I've had with this. It's definitely possible that coffee brewed at high altitudes will also evaporate faster releasing more flavor during a sip, so your mileage may vary.Just keep in mind, I was very happy with these beans. They're very high quality and exceptionally delicious.

We enjoyed this coffee. It taste great and does not have an acidic taste. The only thing that I personally did not love is that it’s not a very medium or dark roast flavor. I would consider this a light roast flavor. If you enjoy light roast, this is for you, however, if you enjoy a bolder cup of coffee isn’t for you.

When I search for “espresso,” this product is the only one that comes up. This is not espresso, and honestly has a very bitter taste to it.

I’m not a big coffee drinker. I like a latte in the morning. This is the best coffee I can find for my latte. No sharp taste or after taste no acidity very smooth. The aroma is amazing. It is fairly pricey, but it’s worth every penny.

I was surpised to find that I had ordered ground coffee. I prefer whole beans. But I brewed a cup in my truysty Aeropress coffee maker, and it was completely delicious. I had tried to use my new OXO coffee maker, but it turned out sour and basically undrinkable. So how you make the coffee matters. As does coffee quality, and this seems to be high quality. I will go make a cup now.

Holler Mountain is sour and winey, which I dislike immensely. You may not. The light roast of course just makes that more prominent. If you like Colombian coffee you may like this blend. Definitely not worth the price in my opinion.