Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Medium Roast Ground Coffee - Hair Bender 12 Ounce Bag, Flavor Notes of Citrus and Dark Chocolate

I normally buy whole bean Stumptown coffee & grind it fresh, but I’m out of town on a contract & have a coffee pour over in my room, no grinder so I bought their pre-ground coffee. Just as great as the whole bean. This is the best coffee out there, imo. My husband and I will not buy anything else. Always smooth, always flavorful, never overly bitter. I like to drink my coffee black & stumptown always tastes delicious without adding anything to it.

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’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.

Pretty good coffee

First of all, we thought we were purchasing whole beans; our error. We used the pre ground with the Breville espresso machine after weighing about 14 grams with a dual pressure basket;still bitter. We did not place it in the hopper. We do however appreciate the rich aroma.

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.

This coffee is absolutely fantastic! The medium roast has a rich and complex flavor, with hints of citrus and dark chocolate that stand out beautifully. It’s smooth, aromatic, and perfect for starting my day. I appreciate the attention to quality and sustainability from Stumptown. Highly recommend!

Terrible quality and description. This is not even close to a medium roast. It’s a bright, highly acidic, light roast that tastes of berries instead of the creamy caramel and hazelnut notes in the description. This is everything a coffee should not be crammed into a single cup. No returns/refunds… spend your money elsewhere.