Stumptown Coffee Roasters Hair Bender, Ground Coffee, 12 Ounce Bag, Flavor Notes Of Citrus & Dark Chocolate

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.

My go-to coffee. It is high quality, smooth, and low acidity so doesn’t hurt my stomach when I drink it in the morning on an empty stomach.

This coffee is really delicious just yummy I recommend it to everyone

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.

The flavor is good and no bitterness.

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.

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.