San Francisco Bay Whole Bean Coffee – Fog Chaser (2lb Bag), Medium Dark Roast

One of the best dark roasts for the money.
Tried this on a recommended coffee to me while searching. Whole bean offering has a wonderful aroma when you open the bag every morning. Grinds well, little static with conical grind as the natural coffee bean oils remained through their roasting and production process. However, this isn’t always a mark of freshness, stale coffee can develop a rancid, acidic flavor while retaining a beautiful oily sheen.
This was not the case, and every cup was consistent and flavorful.
The only downside I would give for this coffee was the bag. Initially, I held the beans in the bag and rolled it closed with a spring clip on top. After I ground roughly a little more than half the bag, I did notice flavor change in the coffee and the beginning of higher acidity in the flavor profile.
With a bag this size, this is not uncommon, in the future I will keep the unground beans in an airtight container before use.

Reasonably priced, pretty good, but a little too dark for my taste
I ordered this coffee to enjoy an espresso or cappuccino in the afternoon when I’m out of fresh-roasted beans. First up, the coffee and espresso I make is perfectly serviceable and drinkable. I’ll definitely finish the bag. As is typical with the stuff you get off Amazon, there’s no roast date on the bag and I have no illusions that this was freshly roasted… and I wasn’t expecting it to be. I expected to be cheap, when-I’m-out-of-the-good-stuff coffee, and that’s what this is.
Decaf beans tend to be a darker in appearance and more oily on the outside than non-decaf, but I found the taste itself to match a darker roast than I expected. I can take responsibility for part of that, but if I find myself ordering again from this roaster (which I’m on the fence about… would probably come down to price), I would probably order lighter than I would order from other places.
I don’t know if it was damaged in shipping, but one other thing I noticed is that there are a lot of broken beans and bean pieces. Combined with the extra oil, I really need to wash my hands after handling the beans. The oil was kind of expected, the broken bits, less so.
I’ll also mention that the bag uses an adhesive to reseal the bag (instead of a ziploc-style closure), and it’s not exactly great. It loses its stickiness pretty quickly, so I would be prepared for that.
All in all, I won’t give it any awards, but the coffee is fine for a nice cheap decaf (and this is definitely among the cheapest coffee that I’ve found) that you don’t care about too much. If the price is right, I’d order again, but at the same price, I’d just as happily try another roaster, or at least a lighter roast from these people.

Reliable decaf option
This is a flavorful decaf coffee that has so far been consistent across batches. I chose it because it uses the Swiss Water Method.
It’s a big bag, lasts for weeks, and has good value. It hits all the basics on my list!

Great coffee
Excellent coffee , smoky, but not burn or bitter , absolutly will reorder !

El producto es muy bueno, pero es muy caro!!!

Realmente estamos contentos con la compra, el producto llego rapido, cuando probamos el contenido nos gusto el aroma, la textura y sabor, en el futuro cercano estaremos comprando más. 🙂

A good mainstay.