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San Francisco Reviews

We found 233 reviews of coffees and espressos roasted in greater San Francisco. These coffee reviews and espresso reviews are listed in reverse chronological order by review date. Older coffee reviews and espresso reviews may no longer accurately reflect current versions of the same coffees.


93

Chromatic Coffee

Colombia Purple Fruit Anaerobic

Review Date: Mar 2023
Price: $29.99/8 ounces

Intense, eccentric anaerobic candy-bomb. Very sweet, intensely fruity and spicy. Bubblegum, musk, raspberry, pistachio, ginger in aroma and cup. Profoundly sweet in structure with a touch of delicately tart acidity. Velvety, lively mouthfeel. In the finish candyish notes fade and musky flowers come forward.

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Drink Coffee Do Stuff

Ethiopia Dur Feres

Review Date: Feb 2023
Price: $22.00/12 ounces

Gently fruit-toned, richly wood-framed. Pie cherry, balsa wood, maple syrup, lemon balm, grapefruit zest in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; crisp, silky mouthfeel. Wood-framed finish with tart cherry and grapefruit suggestions.

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92

Avatar Coffee Roasters

Colombia Finca Luisa Juan Pablo Carbonic Maceration

Review Date: Jan 2023
Price: $21.00/225 grams

Fruit-toned, crisply cocoa-driven. Tropical fruit melange, cocoa powder, gardenia, balsa wood, cashew in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. Sweet, wood-framed finish with quiet fruit notes.

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92

Avatar Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Guji Gigesa

Review Date: Jan 2023
Price: $22.00/285 grams

Crisp, citrusy-sweet. Baking chocolate, lime zest, cedar, date, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with brisk acidity; silky mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate and lime zest.

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94

Equator Coffees

Guatemala El Injerto Pacamara

Review Date: Nov 2022
Price: $22.00/6 ounces

Complex, multi-layered, resonantly deep. Dark chocolate, summer savory herb, creme brulee, Asian pear, violet in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with richly bittersweet acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Crisply chocolaty finish supported by Asian pear and summer savory notes.

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93

Flower Child Coffee

Honduras Roberto Figueroa

Review Date: Nov 2022
Price: $25.00/250 grams

Savory leaning, complexly sweet. Jackfruit, black sesame, freesia, agave syrup, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Savory-sweet structure with juicy, apple-toned malic acidity; crisp, dry Vermouth-like mouthfeel. Quiet finish with notes of jackfruit and black sesame.

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92

Chromatic Coffee

El Salvador La Lagunita

Review Date: Nov 2022
Price: $25.99/10 ounces

Deeply chocolaty, richly sweet. Dark chocolate, cantaloupe, pipe tobacco, hazelnut, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with brisk acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of pipe tobacco and hazelnut.

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91

Tico Coffee Roasters

Costa Rica Finca San Luis

Review Date: Nov 2022
Price: $20.00/12 ounces

Crisp, nutty, sweetly herb-toned. Lemon balm, praline, golden raisin, baking chocolate, magnolia in aroma and cup. Richly sweet structure with balanced, high-toned acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Gently drying finish with notes of cocoa-toned raisin and praline.

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95

San Francisco Bay Coffee Company

Kona Extra Fancy

Review Date: Oct 2022
Price: $45.99/12 ounces

Richly chocolaty, balanced, deep-toned. Dark chocolate, persimmon, roasted almond butter, magnolia, oak forest in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with vibrant, apple-like malic acidity; plush, viscous mouthfeel. Integrated, flavor-saturated, very long finish.

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93

Bassline Coffee

Ethiopia Bekele Heto Natural

Review Date: Oct 2022
Price: $8.40/4 ounces

Berry-driven, invitingly sweet-tart. Dried mulberry, cocoa nib, pink grapefruit zest, tea rose, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with brisk acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The long, lingering finish consolidates to notes of cocoa-toned mulberry and oak.

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93

Swelter Coffee

Birhanu Sisters’ Ethiopia

Review Date: Oct 2022
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Cocoa-toned, juicy and vibrant. Cocoa nib, bergamot, red plum, jasmine, cedar in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweet-toned structure with malic, apple-like acidity; dry, crisp mouthfeel. The cocoa toned finish is complicated by red plum and cedar.

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94

Equator Coffees

Colombia Cerro Azul Enano

Review Date: Oct 2022
Price: $26.00/12 ounces

Elegantly fruit- and cocoa-toned. Strawberry guava, cocoa nib, cane sugar, tea rose, cedar in aroma and cup. Delicately sweet structure with gently bright acidity; crisp, syrupy mouthfeel. A resonant finish centers around notes of cocoa nib and tea rose.

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92

Equator Coffees

Nicaragua Flor de Dalia Natural

Review Date: Oct 2022
Price: $18.00/12 ounces

Gently fruit-forward, sweetly nut-toned. Rice candy, Nutella, fresh-cut fir, freesia-like flowers, lemon balm in aroma and cup. Richly sweet structure with brisk acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. Long, sweet, nutty finish consolidates to notes of hazelnut and fir.

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94

Equator Coffees

Colombia Finca La Guaca Ají

Review Date: Jun 2022
Price: $19.50/6 ounces

Elegant, delicate, rich-toned. Mango, cocoa nib, marjoram, lavender, cane sugar in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with bright, juicy acidity; very full, syrupy mouthfeel. The pretty finish leads with lavender and cocoa nib.

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92

Peet's Coffee

Kenya Auction Lot

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $17.95/16 ounces

Crisply sweet-savory. Dark chocolate, charred mesquite, gardenia, dried persimmon, dark caramel in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with barely perceptible acidity; gently drying, chocolaty and wood-framed finish.

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Peet's Coffee

Major Dickason’s Blend

Review Date: Apr 2022
Price: $18.20/24 ounces

Rather dry, wood-framed, bittersweet. Scorched fir, cocoa powder, condensed milk, lily, raisin in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with rather rough acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Dry, wood-framed finish with notes of cocoa powder and scorched fir.

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93

States Coffee

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Aramo

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $12.00/8 ounces

Bright with spice-toned florals. Star jasmine, cocoa nib, grapefruit zest, agave syrup, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with bright, juicy acidity; full, satiny mouthfeel. The satisfying finish leads with notes of star jasmine and pink grapefruit zest in the short, rounding to crisp cocoa in the long.

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93

States Coffee

Subrosa Ethiopia Kayon Mountain Organic Natural

Review Date: Dec 2021
Price: $12.00/8 ounces

Gently sweet-tart, cocoa-toned. Cocoa nib, orange, narcissus, mango, cedar in aroma and cup. Intricately sweet, bright, with brisk acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The quietly sweet finish consolidates to cocoa-toned mango and cedar.

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92

Mr. Espresso

Organic Ethiopia Shantawene Natural

Review Date: Nov 2021
Price: $17.00/12 ounces

Crisp, lively, citrus-toned. Meyer lemon zest, plum, cocoa nib, freesia-like flowers, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The finish leads with Meyer lemon and cocoa notes supported by a hint of agave syrup.

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90

Mr. Espresso

Guatemala CODECH Women’s Lot

Review Date: Nov 2021
Price: $15.00/12 ounces

Rich-toned, sweetly nutty. Almond butter, baking chocolate, date, magnolia, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gently brisk acidity; full, satiny mouthfeel. The finish is nut-driven with undertones of baking chocolate and cedar.

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