Coffee Roasters

I love to try new coffee beans for my daily espresso drinks! Attempting to support smaller roasters whenever possible, I predominately buy from local roasters in my immediate area and state, but also sample coffee from small roasters across the United States.

Los Angeles Area Roasters

Roaster	Coffee	Process	Roast Level	Flavor Notes
Civil Coffee	Genji Challa	Washed	Light	Hibiscus, Stone Fruit, Honey, Pomegranate and Florals
Compelling Coffee	Ethiopia Ajare	Wet-Processed	Light	Stone Fruit, Pear, Date Sugar
Compelling Coffee	Kenya Nguku	Wet-Processed	Light	Boysenberry, Plum, Raspberry
Groundwork	Organic Supernatural		Light	Candy Corn and Fruit Punch
Ideology Coffee	Incahuasi		Medium	Concord Grape, Cherry, Chestnut
Kindness & Mischief Coffee	Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelbessa	Natural	Light	Fresh Pineapple, Jasmine, Peach Gummy Ring
Mad Lab Coffee Roasters	Colombia, San Sebastian, Inza, Cauca	Washed	Light	Black Amber Plums, Wilking Tangerines, Werther’s Candy, Transcendent Libation
Mad Lab Coffee Roasters	Dolly Blend	Natural	Light	Elderberry, Blenheim Apricots, Lilac, Flabbergasting
Maru	Colombia Finca Santuario	Anaerobic Washed	Light	Passionfruit, Juicy Peach, Green Apple
Moby’s Coffee & Tea Company	Columbia		Light Medium
Stereoscope Coffee Co.	Brazil Pedra Branca	Pulped Natural	Light	Loquat, Melon, Creamy, Almond Butter
The Boy & The Bear	Jesus Cardenas	Washed	Light	Pineapple, Passionfruit, Molasses
The Boy & The Bear	Manos Al Grano	Washed	Light	Mango, Pineapple, Orange
The Boy & The Bear	Miller Cruz	Washed	Light	Honeysuckle, Lemongrass, Yellow Apple
The Boy & The Bear	Palo De Rosa	Washed	Light	Papaya, Pink Grapefruit, Floral
Unincorporated Coffee Roasters	Don Francisco	Washed	Light	Banana, Pistachio, Milk Chocolate
Unincorporated Coffee Roasters	La Casa – Where Everyone’s Welcome	Washed	Medium Dark	Graham Cracker, Honey, Chocolate

San Diego Area Roasters

Roaster	Coffee	Process	Roast Level	Flavor Notes
Cafe Moto	Blue Sky		Dark	Smoky Flavor and Lasting Caramelized Finish
Dark Horse Coffee Roasters	Columbia – Timanco Huila		Light Medium	Plum, Nutella, Guava Pastry
Dark Horse Coffee Roasters	Rwanda		Light Medium	Strawberry Jam, Passionfruit, Teddy Grahams
Flor & Seed Coffee Roasters	Oaxaca Las Flores	Washed	Medium	Apple Pie, Maple Tones
Forum Coffee	Single Origin – Sidama, Ethiopia		Medium Dark	Strawberry Jam, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate
Forum Coffee	The OG	Washed, Natural	Medium Dark	Chocolate, Nuts, Caramel, Berries
James Coffee Co.	El Jaguar – Mexico Chiapas	Washed, Sun-Dried	Light Medium	Chocolate, Grapefruit, Apricot
Jaunt Coffee Roasters	Ethiopia – Bensa Asefa Qonqana		Light	Berry Fruits, Jasmine, Lychee, Raw Sugar
Jaunt Coffee Roasters	The Murphinator Blend	Natural, Wet-Hulled	Medium Dark	Dark Chocolate, Sweet Tobacco, Toffee, Raisin
Lofty Coffee	DR Congo – Mapendo Women		Light	Blood Orange, Elderflower, Cacao Nib, Creamy
Lofty Coffee	Sweet Blue Blend	Natural, Washed	Light	Blueberry, Butterscotch, Chocolate Liquor
Mostra Coffee	Ethiopia		Light	Strawberry Mochi, Creamsicle, French Buttercream
Mostra Coffee	Philippine Farmer Milled Lot		Dark	Spice
Seven Seas Roasting Co.	Dragon Natural	Natural Anerobic	Light Medium	Cacao Nibs, Raspberry Jam, Sangria
Storymakers Coffee Roasters	Jose Cienfuegos		Light	Lemongrass, Cherry, Meyer Lemon
Trident Coffee	Anchors Aweigh		Light	Bittersweet Chocolate, Honey, Orange Peel
Trident Coffee	Link in the Chain		Light	Blueberry, Fruity, Sweet
Trident Coffee	Rising Tide		Dark	Sweet, Fruity, Chocolate
Yipao Coffee Roasters	Finca La Habana		Medium	Grapes, Blackberry, Chocolate, Citric Acidity, Juicy Body
Yipao Coffee Roasters	Villa Coffee	Washed	Medium	Cherry, Floral, Fruity, Grapes, Prolonged Residual, Bright Citric Acidity, Creamy Body

Other California Roasters (SoCal)

City	Roaster	Coffee	Roast Level	Flavor Notes
Quartz Hill	Sagebrush Cafe	Costa Rican	Medium
Quartz Hill	Sagebrush Cafe	Espresso	Dark
Quartz Hill	Sagebrush Cafe	Ethiopian	Medium
Quartz Hill	Sagebrush Cafe	Guatemala	Medium Dark
Temecula	Mythic Coffee Co.	Mothman	Medium Dark	Dark Chocolate, Molasses, Brown Sugar
Temecula	Mythic Coffee Co.	Wendigo	Dark

Other California Roasters (NorCal)

City	Roaster	Coffee	Process	Roast Level	Flavor Notes
Santa Clara	Barefoot Coffee Roasters	Finca Palmichal Espresso	Washed	Medium	Dried Stone Fruit, Tangerine, Tropical Fruit, Caramel Finish
Santa Clara	Barefoot Coffee Roasters	Limu Nigusse Lemma	Natural	Light	Roasted Nuts, Cocoa Powder, Dark Chocolate Covered Raspberries, Hints of Lime
Santa Clara	Barefoot Coffee Roasters	Popayan	Washed	Medium	Candied Nuts, Chocolate, Caramel, Orange
Lake Tahoe	Drink Coffee Do Stuff	Bark at the Moon		Dark	Dark Chocolate, Caramel Drizzle, Rich
Redding	Feast Coffee & Culture	Milk & Honey Blend		Medium Dark	Prune, Honey, Milk, Cocoa Nibs

United States Roasters (Outside California)

State	City	Roaster	Coffee	Process	Roast Level	Flavor Notes
Arizona	Phoenix	Cartel Roasting Co.	Ngozi Bahire		Light	Dried Pineapple, Honey and Banana Nut Bread
Massachusetts	Boston	Doomed Coffee	Goro Bedessa	Washed	Light	Dried Rose, Black Tea, Caramel
Massachusetts	Boston	Doomed Coffee	Jarama Gihombo	Triple-Washed	Light	Orange Zest, Lemongrass, and Hibiscus Black Tea
		Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co.	Alpha Blend		Dark	Cocoa, Vanilla, Nutmeg and Intense Smokiness
		Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co.	Morning Walk Breakfast Blend		Light and Medium Blend	Citrus, Cherry, Cocoa and Toasted Nuts
		Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co.	Paper & Slippers Blend		Light and Dark Blend	Brownie, Toasted Nuts, Blackberry and Blueberry
New York	New York	Oren’s Coffee	French Roast		Dark	Intense Chocolate, Bittersweet
Virginia	Floyd	Red Rooster Coffee	Waxwing All-Purpose Blend		Medium Dark	Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Nougat, Citrus
Michigan	Grand Rapids	Sparrows Coffee	High Five Blend		Medium	Toasted Nut and Baker’s Chocolate