Hi all . In a never ending search for roasters and beans and my constant forgetting I thought it may be good to have a thread where we can all post what we have and use and flavour notes and if they come through I often struggle to remeber what I've had and seen on here Apologies if there's a thread like this

Suppose it's the what's in your cup lol doh

Excel is the best way to keep it alive. Am happy to create one and share - what I liked and didn’t - some time next week. Just a simple file and nothing complicated. @"DavecUK"#1 may perhaps load that on the server so that users can add their preferences. Not sure, how it will work though

If you haven’t, you may look at Horsham, Foundry, Dark Arts, Origin, Long & Short, Triple co

Good suggestions. Not tried any of them

Crankhouse from Exeter are really nice people and produce some awesome coffee too! Rave are my go to big roaster. I also used to get some from Roastworks but they keep pushing those stupid pollution pods (Nespresso) and I morally hate those things.

Yeah used crafthouse and crankhouse before. My go to has been north star.

@"Cuprajake"#p22879 great idea. Was hoping to have similar thread.

I've been keeping the following for a while. As you can see, most of my coffee has come through Dog and Hat, but I've noted the original roaster and then use this to trawl go direct to roasters for a top up. I have a tendency to mark highly because I tend to go for beans I know I'll like, so it's rare I come across something I really dislike. If you see Aeropress then it usually means the Rocket was out of action, like it is again right now :-( https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yFlEN_O0TB63d0Hu5HTtXRVf7NHOpSU9e4W0Not-74I/edit?usp=sharing

@"NeilC"#p23061 Super comprehensive job, well done.

Bean guide - all roasters in one place

LMSC

My top 5 in no particular order - Foundry, Blackcat, Crankhouse, DarkArts and North Star.

MattH

MediumRoastSteam And thats another reason to post it - I would much rather take suggestions from here - where people have tried it.

My brother bought me a selection from union so just starting on those now.

@LMSC I have been looking at your sheets - very helpful to get an idea what I may like to try next !

LMSC

MattH Thx for checking. I have updated my sheet now. You will get an idea of what are resting or in the post.

We are drinking - Foundry Rocko Mountain and Crankhouse Colombian Jeremiah Cordoba. Delicious! 😁

MWJB

LMSC Crankhouse Colombian Jeremiah Cordobah. Delicious! 😁

Great value too!

Crankhouse, Colombia, Wilton Benitez Granja Paraiso ’92 anaerobic natural orange Bourbon. Delicate, light sweet citrus, balanced by a slight filmy character (maybe what’s driving the ’jasmine/icing sugar notes?), pretty clean, hints of rustic notes in a few brews, overall very enjoyable but may not for anyone looking for bold flavours (or a bargain at £11.00 per 100g), I gave it 7.8/9 over 8 drip brews.

Cuprajake

Anybody seen any 1kg bean deals for milk based drinks?

Grahamsphillips

Cuprajake The Odd Coffee Company? The coffee is perfectly good enough for milk based drinks and great value

Bagpu55

Can definately recommend Foundrys Archangel Bolivia. Definately got better with a good rest but its like half coffee half orange, really sweet and lovely with milk, standard espresso or americano.

MediumRoastSteam

Bagpu55 Yep! That’s a good coffee! I’m still munching through the bag I ordered.

Bagpu55

MediumRoastSteam In my mind I really like it as its not loaded with differing flavours, just a few really good ones that I can actually taste. My brains not working over time to figure them out.

Cuprajake

Ended up with Horsham as I had some credit left haha

Dog and hat should be here soon 😁

Dusk

MattH

I only have milk drinks but it’s often assumed that you need darker beans to go with milk but I prefer more medium roasts with some acidity still present. I think it’s difficult to recommend specifics as we all have different tastes

That said, I really enjoyed some beans I got cheaply from Rave recently, so much so that I’m going to buy a full kg once I’m through my current stock. I wouldn’t have bought them if they hadn’t been cheap but they’re the best I’ve had for a long while. Conversely, I bought a couple of bags from another roaster recently which sounded good but have both been really disappointing.

MattH

Dusk Which of the rave beans took your fancy then ?

Dusk

MattH

Colombia Villamaria No175

VO3CRAN

Death wish coffee beans my good man

ST30B

Grahamsphillips might give that a whirl given I’m medium milk based . Gather they don’t have the actual roast date on them if it’s repackaged?

Cuprajake

I had black cat chocolate point last time but it was a bit roasty I ordered some North star Brazilian this time round but that may be the last from them for a while

Has an email the Brazilian is going up 40% and the others 20% in price, that makes a huge difference over the 1kg bag which was £26.

ST30B

Cuprajake yeh got the email last night. Think I’ll be out after that hike. Understand the email but I have my own budget to consider.

stox

My favourites - all fairly local to me - are:

Pharmacie: mostly micro-lots so you buy, drink and then move on to something else.

Cast Iron

Coffee Real

Liquid Spirit

Cuprajake

blackcat now roasting twice a week, and dont forget FORUM15 for discount

Systemic

Serendipity is a wonderful thing. Last week, trying to find Grindsmiths in Manchester, happened upon a newly opened coffee shop on Deansgate - can’t remember the name. Ordered a V60 of El Placer purple fruits and was knocked out - one of the best pour overs I’ve ever had so ordered some of each offering. Both are really good but the purple is out of this world. You get jasmine floral notes on steroids with sweet honey and a long finish. Darkwoods roast lights so if you are considering trying either, you might find making espresso a bit more challenging. That said, the beans are very evenly roasted - not a hint of under-development.

LMSC

Systemic Thx for the heads up! Will order next time.

BTW, IIRC, you have had some coffee from Atkinsons. How did you find their coffee please? Thx

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