Espresso Beans reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 171 Reddit reviews across 30 subreddits and 44 posts to rank the best Espresso Beans brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/espresso, r/orlando, r/vancouver, r/Atlanta, r/Seattle. Top-rated brands include Verve (4.2/5), 49th Parallel (4.5/5), Pallet (4.7/5).
Stats
Reviews171
Subreddits30
Posts44
Brands91
Products33
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#1
Verve
4.2
(10)
"Verve is my favorite."
"Some GREAT beans that make wonderful espresso. Verve's Sermon and Streetlevel."
"Had good espresso and made good aero press coffee from Verve"
"I usually get my beans from Verve"
"Non Local Verve"
"Or order verve by mail."
"My personal favorites would be moonwake, cat and cloud, and verve in that order."
"Verve, intelligista, Canyon Coffee."
"Verve, Sightglass, Go Get ‘Em Tiger, Stumptown, Equator, Maru"
"Verve."
#2
49th Parallel
4.5
(8)
"I prefer the blue sky espresso from 49th parallel."
"Epic Espresso from 49th Parallel."
"Try Blue Sky Espresso from 49th Parallel."
"I use 49th parallel's epic espresso as my regular beans."
"I've settled on old school espresso from 49th parallel."
"49th Parallel also has a Blue Sky espresso."
"That's a solid option."
"Might want to check out Old School Espresso from 49th Parallel."
#3
Pallet
4.7
(7)
"Pallet and Prototype roast their own beans."
"Pallet or we get bright jenny at kits coffee"
"Not sure if they have a location in Kits/Point Greg but Pallet has unreal coffee and coffee beans!"
"Pallet, Agro, Modus and Prototype are my go-tos in Vancouver."
"I would go with the benchmark from Pallet."
"If you liked Kicking Horse Cliff Hanger then you'll probably like Pallet Benchmark."
"I enjoy some of Pallet's roasts."
#4
Museo
4.8
(4)
"Museo is so good"
"100% Museo for local roast, MK6🙌"
"Museo has the best coffee beans and the best mochas."
"Love Museo and Broadway Roastery is good."
#5
Counter Culture
4.8
(4)
"I have a counter culture single origin subscription i love."
"Counter Culture's 46 and Big Trouble."
"I really want to know if counter culture, red bird, onyx etc are the best."
"Is one of my favorites."
#6
Milano
4.5
(4)
"I’ve recently discovered Milano and loving it!"
"I get all mine from Milano."
"My espresso-head dad and I like their espresso roasts best."
"They win lots of awards for their Italian style."
#7
Intelligentsia
4.3
(4)
"Intelligencias' black cat is pretty jammin."
"Had good espresso and made good aero press coffee from Intelligentsia"
"Intelligencia in silver lake. Kinda pretentious spot, but goddamn is the coffee good."
"Before I started roasting my own, intelligentsia's black cat. Good all around coffee."
#8
Lineage
5.0
(3)
"Lineage has amazing every-man espresso."
"Lineage. We buy 431 weekly. The modern American is great too."
"Lineage!!"
#9
East Pole
4.7
(3)
"East Pole all day."
"Great beans and everyone that works there is great!"
"East Pole just north of midtown."
#10
Cafe Moto
4.3
(3)
"Cafe Moto is the best coffee I had tried, the expresso blend."
"Have you tried Cafe Moto? They sell their beans in 1 lb or 5 lb bags, and their pricing is a bit more competitive than Birdrock."
"Cafe Moto."
#11
Lavazza
4.0
(3)
"It was good, but for now I'm back to Lavazza Crema E Gusto from Amazon for under $20/kg."
"My go to."
#12
Radio Roasters
4.0
(3)
"Radio Roasters."
"Radio Roasters in Decatur and Cool Beans in Marietta have been my Atlanta favorites."
"I’ve made good stuff with beans from Radio Roasters."
#13
Happy Goat
3.7
(3)
"Happy Goat."
"I'd check out any local coffee company like Happy Goat."
"Not a fan of happy goat - very light tasting."
#14
Bellingham Coffee Roasters
5.0
(2)
"We have been using Bellingham Coffee Roasters for 15 years."
"We have been using Bellingham Coffee Roasters for 15 years. We like the Fairhaven blend the best."
#15
Agro
5.0
(2)
"Another vote for Agro."
"Agro is the best"
#16
Mudslingers
5.0
(2)
"My family really likes mudslingers espresso beans up in Como."
"My family really likes mudslingers espresso beans up in Como."
#17
Tonya
5.0
(2)
"I would certainly trust the roasters at Tonya to do a consistent job, and again they usually have great quality and variety of single origin options."
"Coffee Tonya has been my fix for quality beans to-order for the last 5 years. Nothing in any boutique or other local roaster has approached the value:quality (not to speak of variety) from Tonya."
#18
Bows x Arrows
5.0
(2)
"They make the most amazing coffee."
"Bows x Arrows will happily deliver around town."
#19
Treeline
5.0
(2)
"Will 2nd the other comment about Treeline but also add Roly Poly to the mix if you want to take on a lighter roast."
"I buy my espresso beans from Treeline or Ghost Town but also use a dark roast by Kicking Horse Coffee."
#20
Chromatic
5.0
(2)
"Just had a god shot at chromatic and moonshot."
"Chromatic or Barefoot."
#21
Discovery Coffee
5.0
(2)
"I’m Italian. Don’t consider anything other than Discovery Coffee espresso beans."
"They are hands down the best in town for people who don’t want bitter/burnt beans."
#22
Haan
5.0
(2)
"Haan has the best fruit-forward/light roasts."
"Haan or lineage."
#23
Orlando Coffee Roasters
5.0
(2)
"Orlando Coffee Roaster is my dark horse, they have some phenomenal blends."
"Awesome owner and great coffee! It’s a bit hard to find but super worth it."
#24
Precision Coffee
5.0
(2)
"They have Precision Coffee. Soooo yummy"
"A true artisan small roaster that knows what he’s doing."
#25
Ritual
5.0
(2)
"Ritual."
"Ritual"
#26
Equator
4.5
(2)
"Equator, Saint Frank, Hedge. In that order."
"I like Equator."
#27
Rising Star
4.5
(2)
"Rising Star, pheonix, six shooter, duck rabbit, Heartwood, Bent tree. All fine for espresso, or whole beans for any other purpose."
"Rising star. I'd buy my bent tree from whole foods."
#28
Bellwood
4.5
(2)
"1.Bellwood, 2.Prevail, 3.Portrait"
"I use Bellwood and PERC beans for most of my coffee."
#29
Moving Coffee
4.5
(2)
"Moving Coffee in Richmond. Any of their selections is awesome."
"Check our Moving Coffee on 3rd and Quebec."
#30
Rev Coffee
4.5
(2)
"My go-to for a while now has been Rev Coffee in Smyrna."
"Rev Coffee in Smyrna."
#31
Perc
4.5
(2)
"PERC, Radio Roasters, 1000 faces, Counter Culture."
"I’ve made good stuff with beans from Perc."
#32
Espressotec
4.5
(2)
"Great staff too who are always happy to help."
"Would recommend."
#33
Dancing Goat
4.5
(2)
"I’ve tried their Blossom and Ratnagiri estate. Got excellent results on my Silvia."
"Dancing Goat."
#34
BT
4.5
(2)
"My go to is BT Dhak Blend. It's great with or without milk. When done right, you can also taste the chocolatey notes"
"A few recs for beans - BT kalledevapura, Hunkal heights Aryana gold or tiger one(if you don’t mind robusta arabica"
#35
Stumptown
4.0
(2)
"Non Local Stumptown"
"Platform 7 and see if they have any of stumptowns espresso."
#36
Rothrock
4.0
(2)
"Rothrock's SingleSpeed is my handy go-to."
"I really like Rothrock’s Singlespeed."
#37
Zoka
4.0
(2)
"Zoka"
"Local - Zoka"
#38
Prototype
4.0
(2)
"I like Prototype for the more interesting blends (they only do light/med roasts)."
"Go try Prototype on Hastings."
#39
Hammerhead
4.0
(2)
"I prefer Hammerhead locally."
"Hammerhead!"
#40
Vivace
4.0
(2)
"If you like European style dark roasts (think Italy), go for Vivace!"
"Vivace, dulce for espresso shots or Americanos, vita for milk based drinks."
#41
Zanzibars
4.0
(2)
"For sure."
"I typically do Zanzibars or Grounds for Celebration!"
#42
Groundwork
4.0
(2)
"Groundwork"
"I’m a fan of Groundwork’s coffee."
#43
Afterglow
4.0
(2)
"My fav beans have been from Afterglow, Roastology (rip?), and I grab Ceremony from WF."
"Afterglow or Recluse might have options for you!"
#44
Dancing Goats
4.0
(2)
"Dancing goats is decent."
"Backdorf and Bronson via Dancing Goats."
#45
Nicoletti
4.0
(2)
"Nicoletti is pretty good."
"It’s a medium that reminds me of milk chocolate."
#46
Standing Stone
4.0
(2)
"We order wholesale from Standing Stone."
"I use standing stone."
#47
Propeller
4.0
(2)
"I like Outbound and Turbo from Propeller."
"I like Propeller and Detour the best for espresso."
#48
AJs Chocolate House
5.0
(1)
"This is by far my personal favorite for my espresso machine."
#49
Stemma
5.0
(1)
"Stemma is my absolute favorite roaster here. I have not had a bad batch."
#50
Caffe Umbria
5.0
(1)
"Caffe Umbria Crema is the best home espresso I’ve ever had hands down."
#51
Lobos
5.0
(1)
"Lobos - not even a question."
#52
Cups Espresso Cafe
5.0
(1)
"The beans are better than anything you can get in central Florida and their flavored coffee coasts are the best in the biz."
#53
Santo Domingo
5.0
(1)
"To me the Suardi one is the best. Really good stuff."
#54
Caffe Ladro
5.0
(1)
"Caffe Ladro has the best decaf in the city, hands down."
#55
Rockford
5.0
(1)
"Rockford roasts their own beans here in town and they are super tasty. Ghost Town you can find at T&C, I really like their 1889 blend."
#56
Herkimer
5.0
(1)
"Another vote for Herkimer! Esspression blend is my choice for years now"
#57
Blue Tokai
5.0
(1)
"Easily the freshest and most flavorful. It has the best balance for both espresso and Americano, with bright acidity and well-rounded notes."
#58
Hex Coffee
5.0
(1)
"Hex coffee in camp North end has some great quality beans."
#59
Incredible Flavors
5.0
(1)
"They use a small local roaster for their house blend called espresso Florencia. It's my fave coffee."
#60
Sidewinder
5.0
(1)
"Ive been using the Guatemalan SHB from Sidewinder in Northside for espresso the last couple years. It’s labeled medium roast, but definitely leans a bit more on the darker side of medium."
#61
Coffee Emporium
5.0
(1)
"I've been pulling the Colombian Chami single origin from coffee emporium on my espresso machine, and am totally obsessed with it."
#62
King Harv’s
5.0
(1)
"She likes that they grind the beans fresh and she has two weeks to use them after opening."
#63
Viva Coffee Roasters
5.0
(1)
"I really like the Ramos Blend from Viva Coffee Roasters in O’Bryonville. All their roasts are from Honduran beans, a very nice story and profile of the beans from this area of the world."
#64
Fahrenheit
5.0
(1)
"Fahrenheit’s Diablo is the best Brazilian espresso I’ve ever had."
#65
Steinway
5.0
(1)
"Steinway and 30 ave Colombia coffee is the best coffee beens"
#66
Seattle Coffee Gear
5.0
(1)
"Get them a 3 month gift subscription from Seattle Coffee Gear. Every month they get 2-3 different bags of beans from large variety of roasters."
#67
Crossroads Coffee House
5.0
(1)
"Crossroads Coffee House in Waxhaw is a local importer/roaster. Great stuff across the board."
#68
Tim Wendelboe
5.0
(1)
"Check out Tim Wendelboe, top of the foodchain stuff"
#69
Fresh Cup
5.0
(1)
"Saw title post, came to say Fresh Cup."
#70
Carabello
4.0
(1)
"NKY has Carabello. They will ship too."
#71
Collective Espresso
4.0
(1)
"I like Collective Espresso's rotating stock of independent roasters. Always some fun stuff to try."
#72
Gente de la Isla
4.0
(1)
"I prefer the following ones: 1. Gente de la Isla - Suave y alegre (green sticker)"
#73
Café Maguana
4.0
(1)
"3. Café Maguana - Ocoa Natural (they have also others that I like)"
#74
Café Santo Domingo
4.0
(1)
"2. Café Santo Domingo Gran Origen | Perla Roja"
#75
Illy
4.0
(1)
"Illy Classico is a surprisingly good blend. Tastes like dark chocolate."
#76
Awakenings
4.0
(1)
"Awakenings in Hyde Park has great options"
#77
Leatherback Roasters
4.0
(1)
"Leatherback Roasters and One Off Coffee Roasters are both Orlando based, have some more unique roasts."
#78
Otus
4.0
(1)
"Otus in Winter Garden has a couple of espresso blends."
#79
Axum
4.0
(1)
"Axum beans in Winter Garden."
#80
Oviedo Coffee Co
4.0
(1)
"Just tried Oviedo Coffee Co and thought it was pretty good for espresso."
#81
Filigree
4.0
(1)
"They recently started a roasting program and it’s growing. I would really recommend checking it out."
#82
Grey Soul
4.0
(1)
"Any light roast from Grey Soul in Pune."
#83
GB Roasters
4.0
(1)
"Would recommend GB roasters at TrueBrew cafe, they do only light and extremely light roast"
#84
Panduranga Coffee Roasters
4.0
(1)
"Try panduranga coffee roasters chikmagalur"
#85
فخر الدين
4.0
(1)
"Surprisingly فخر الدين Ask for the espresso beans, they’re rich and chocolatey"
#86
Anchorhead
4.0
(1)
"We love anchorheads as well."
#87
Elm Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Local - Elm Coffee"
#88
Peet's
4.0
(1)
"Peet's works well for me."
#89
Luck Bros
4.0
(1)
"I like the validation espresso Andy roasts at luck bros for my la pavoni"
#90
Super Crema
4.0
(1)
"Super Crema was my go to, easily accessible and if you are lucky it can be pretty fresh."
#91
Silver Oak
2.0
(1)
"Silver Oak is their house blend, what they use in their outlets. It's the worst thing ever. If you prefer espresso based drinks, I'd suggest go for medium dark or dark roasts. Vienna, french, attikan, basankhan, barbara to name a few."
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