Blue Bottle Coffee
Beta Blend
| Roaster Location: | Oakland, California |
| Coffee Origin: | Ethiopia; Guatemala |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 58/80 |
| Est. Price: | $15.75/12 ounces |
| Review Date: | April 2016 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 8 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Richly bittersweet. Caramel, Brazil nut, cedar, blood orange, honeysuckle in aroma and cup. Round, low-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Brazil nut and blood orange carry into a drying finish.
Notes
Blue Bottle Coffee started as the quintessential boutique coffee business: a micro-roasting operation in Oakland housed inside a space about as large as a suburban walk-in closet and a single retail location in San Francisco. In the years since its founding Blue Bottle has attracted a strong following in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, and now operates four roasting locations in Oakland, California; Brooklyn, New York; Los Angeles, California; and Tokyo, Japan. Visit www.bluebottlecoffee.com or call 510-653-3394 for more information.
Bottom Line
Rich, deep, pungent, with suggestions of blood orange.
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This review originally appeared in the April, 2016 tasting report: When the Small Get Big (and the Big Try for Small)
