Ethiopia Brew Notes
Alex's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Cornucopia of fresh fruits. Exhibits some acidity which is a great offset and highlights the fruit. Clean for a natural and syrupy on the finish.
Favorite attribute: coffee melds together with acidity, body, and a range of flavors that change as coffee cools
Preparation Method: Press pot
Trader: Alex Mason

Richard's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Chocolate, juicy, creamy, strawberry, pithy, peach jam, coating, long finish
Favorite attribute: long finish
Preparation Method: Clever
Trader: Richard Sandlin

Caitlin's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Rose, blueberry, round body, light herby like sage, chocolate covered-orange candy
Favorite attribute: chocolate covered-orange candy
Preparation Method: Chemex Kone
Trader: Caitlin McCarthy-García

Charlie's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Fragrance: rosehip, blackberry, brown butter. Acidity: clean, juicy, subtle. Flavor: sweet/savory balance while hot, melted dk chocolate, raisin, sweet rum, toast, burnt toffee. Finish: slightly dry with complex sweetness and citrus.
Favorite attribute: Texture: lightweight, syrupy, seamless flavor delivery
Preparation Method: Kalita Wave
Trader: Charlie

Jennifer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Loads of blueberry up front, strawberry, chocolate, clean, smooth, neopolitan ice cream
Favorite attribute: clean berry flavors
Preparation Method: Chemex
Trader: Jennifer Huber

Jeri's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: bright-lemonade! herbal-marjoram, cannabis, apple juice
Favorite attribute: the lemony acidity
Preparation Method: modified cupping
Trader: Jeri Idso

John's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Heady, yeasty aroma. Bready blueberry morning buns. Syrupy sweet
Favorite attribute: thick blueberry pastry flavor
Preparation Method: Pour Over - Kalita
Trader: John Cossette

Spencer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Strawberry, milk chocolate, light stone fruit (peach), puff pastry, juicy, clean. Really nice natural - the fruit is clearly there, but not over-powering - a subtle, complex and balanced coffee.
Favorite attribute: Balanced fruit notes.
Preparation Method: BeeHouse Drip Pour-Over
Trader: Spencer Ford

Alex's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: mild, hints of thyme, more sediment than expected. Sweetness that reminds me of stale cheerios.
Favorite attribute: taste like an herb sprig that cooked with oven roasted chicken
Preparation Method: press pot
Trader: Alex Mason

Amanda's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: jammy, meyer lemon, blackberry, tootsie roll, silky
Favorite attribute: jammy flavor
Preparation Method: Fello Stag Brewer
Trader: Amanda Amato

Bob's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Clean very sharp, bright, oolong tea, floral sour grass
Favorite attribute: clean
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Bob Fulmer

John's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Lightly elegant floral, subtle bergamot, smooth chocolate caramel body. Excellent but not outstanding. Above average qualities but not superior
Favorite attribute: mild and easy drinking, pleasantly floral
Preparation Method: pour over - kalita
Trader: John Cossette

Laurel's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Light herbal, granny smith apple, mild acid, cocoa powder, tangy, nice sweetness throughout, good body/structure
Favorite attribute: Sweetness and body
Preparation Method: Pour Over
Trader: Laurel Wirth

Rosi's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Brown sugar, baked apple, cedar wood
Favorite attribute: Palo santo herbal extracts
Preparation Method: Chemex
Trader: Rosi Quinones

Alex's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: finger lime hints with a mineral freshness. Chamomile and Yuzu cocktail...just need the Soju! Flying here as i pounded 2 cups of this extremely drinkable coffee.
Favorite attribute: Excellent coalescing of tea, citrus, with sparkly finish. Clearly distinguishable as an washed Ethiopia.
Preparation Method: Press pot
Trader: Alex Mason

Max's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Balanced, dense but integrated body and acidity. Stone fruit: nectarine, apricot. Vanilla cream. Cools sweet and fudgy. Super clean finish.
Favorite attribute: Sweetness for days
Preparation Method: Melitta pour over
Trader: Max Nicholas-Fulmer

Alex's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Nice mouth coating texture and full tasting. Some light citric peel and stevia sweetness. Coffee improved in intensity and flavors as it cooled.Favorite attribute: Quaffable
Preparation Method: Press pot
Trader: Alex Mason

Amanda's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: lemon-lime, apricot, chamomile, orange candy when cool, zingy acidity
Favorite attribute: I love a stonefruit note.
Preparation Method: Stag Brewer
Trader: Amanda Amato

Bob's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: clean, juicy, soft orange citric acidity, some caramel sweetness
Favorite attribute: excellent balance of sweetness and acidity and soft drinkable texture
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Bob Fulmer

Brandon's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Super juicy and potent, sweet lemon tea, green apple, bergamot, violet, nice malic component
Favorite attribute: Juiciness
Preparation Method: Technivorm
Trader: Brandon Thiessen

John's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: clear floral bergamot, caramel frosting, creamy with soft sweet acidity
Favorite attribute: pleasing clean sweet bergamot flavor
Preparation Method: Pour Over - Kalita
Trader: John Cossette

Max's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Orange marmalade, ginger snap cookie. Foil-wrapped dark chocolate orange Christmas-stocking stuffer. Ultra sweet. Coating, fudgy body. Citric acidity increases as it cools. Reminded me of the best Acatenango coffees with the combination of citrus and chocolate
Preparation Method: Melitta pour over
Trader: Max Nicholas-Fulmer

Laurel's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Juicy burst of citrus (lemon, tangerine), floral, black tea, sweet, clean, bold even as it cools
Favorite attribute: juicy citrus flavors
Preparation Method: Pour Over
Trader: Laurel Wirth

Rosi's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Caramelizad sugar, flan, cinnamon, vanilla flower
Favorite attribute: Floral aroma
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Rosi Quinones

Caitlin's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Orange, cherry, apricot, creamy body, cocoa, slightly herbaceous, grilled grapefruit
Favorite attribute: cherry!
Preparation Method: Chemex Kone
Trader: Caitlin McCarthy-García

Jennifer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Apricot, citrus blossom, mango, orange acidity, caramel. A slight bitter edge, especially as it cools.
Favorite attribute: Apricot!
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Jennifer Huber

Jeri's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: honeydew melon, watered down cola with lemon, apple juice
Favorite attribute: sweetness
Preparation Method: modified cupping
Trader: Jeri Idso

Spencer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Lemon, lime, bergamot, floral, stonefruit, super clean and sweet.
Favorite attribute: Complex sweetness.
Preparation Method: BeeHouse Drip Pour-over
Trader: Spencer Ford

Alex's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: excellent texture, fruit (ripe blackberries) wafting from the cup, full fat yogurt with mixed berries. peach compote. creaminess that coats the the palate for minutes. Gets sweeter as it cools...
Favorite attribute: ripe fruit (blueberries, peach) and yogurt combo in a cup!
Preparation Method: Press pot
Trader: Alex Mason

Amanda's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: grape jelly, herbal, light savory, raspberry
Favorite attribute: grape jelly note
Preparation Method: stag brewer
Trader: Amanda Amato

Bob's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: smooth juicy milk chocolate with pineapple orange fruit underneath
Favorite attribute: drinkable versatile full flavored
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Bob Fulmer

Caitlin's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Cinnamon, cocoa, strawberry, light raspberry, light watermelon candy
Favorite attribute: light watermelon candy
Preparation Method: Chemex Kone
Trader: Caitlin McCarthy-García

Brandon's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Dark dried Turkish apricots, freeze dried strawberries, raspberry hibiscus tea, lemongrass
Favorite attribute: All the fruit with a nice hint of herbal
Preparation Method: Technivorm
Trader: Brandon Thiessen

Charlie's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Fragrance: coffee pulp, burnt caramel. Acidity: prune-like. Flavor: milk chocolate, dried strawberry, mild/balanced. Tactile: soft/full bodied. Finish: floral, custard/flan sweetness.
Favorite attribute: floral finish
Preparation Method: V60
Trader: Charlie

Jennifer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Chocolate covered blueberries, vanilla, very sweet, balanced, clean. As it cools, lots of fresh, ripe strawberry flavor comes through.
Favorite attribute: Refined berry flavors
Preparation Method: Chemex
Trader: Jennifer Huber

Laurel's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Tangy raspberry, dark chocolate, cherry, tart plum, sweet - dark caramel
Favorite attribute: Tangy fruit with sweet chocolate/caramel balance
Preparation Method: Pour Over
Trader: Laurel Wirth

Max's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Lime, brown sugar, Rainier cherry, tamarind, cranberry, fresh pomegranate . Tart red fruit profile. Not boozy in the least. Sparkling, effervescent acidity. Super clean and well structured. Retains tartness as it cools.
Preparation Method: Melitta pour over
Trader: Max Nicholas-Fulmer

Rosi's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Cookie, Meyer lemon, mix berry compote
Favorite attribute: Oily texture,sweet citrus acidity
Preparation Method: Mokka pot
Trader: Rosi Quinones

Richard's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: bergamot, jasmine, chocolate, orange essence, creamy body
Favorite attribute: creamy texture
Preparation Method: Clever
Trader: Richard Sandlin

Caitlin's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Blackberry, slightly tart dark fruit, light purple grape, dried prune, light black tea, light rose
Favorite attribute: syrupy body
Preparation Method: Chemex w kone filter
Trader: Caitlin McCarthy-García

Charlie's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Fragrance: hibiscus, roast corn. Acid: citric, lactic, soft and integrated. Flavor: honeysuckle, oolong tea, blueberry, butterscotch. Tactile: tea with honey. Finish: toasted almond, candied pecan.
Favorite attribute: flavor balance: fresh malt sweetness with tart fruit notes
Preparation Method: Kalita Wave
Trader: Charlie

Jennifer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Florals, lemon, honeydew, bittersweet chocolate lingering coffee-caramel aftertaste
Favorite attribute: Aftertaste
Preparation Method: Chemex
Trader: Jennifer Huber

Jeri's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: sweet red raspberrry, elderflower liqueur, jammy
Favorite attribute: the sweetness
Preparation Method: modified cupping
Trader: Jeri Idso

Peter's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Lemon, clean, medium acidity
Preparation Method: Fetco
Trader: Peter Radosevich

Spencer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Lavender, vanilla, honey, floral, sweet lemon citrus, silky body, clean & crisp finish.
Favorite attribute: The floral sweetness & aroma.
Preparation Method: Beehouse Drip Pour-over
Trader: Spencer Ford

Richard's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: pear, nectarine, marzipan, caramel, creamy, grape, chardonnay, crisp, soft, pristine, sparkling
Favorite attribute: sparkling
Preparation Method: Clever
Trader: Richard Sandlin

Brandon's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Pomelo, sweetened orange pekoe tea, potent bergamot, lavender, Pink Lady apple, hint of basil
Favorite attribute: Potent bergamot
Preparation Method: Technivorm
Trader: Brandon Thiessen

Charlie's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Fragrance: praline, bergamot. Acidity: deeply bright but balanced, tangy. Flavor: rainier cherry, pineapple, toasted macadamia, vanilla, kumquat. Tactile: structured/snappy, candy-like flavor clarity. Finish: vanilla cookie, citrus
Favorite attribute: Acids: mouthwatering and clarifying
Preparation Method: December dripper
Trader: Charlie

Amanda's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: dark chocolate, caramel, blueberry syrup, chewy
Favorite attribute: super sweet
Preparation Method: stag brewer
Trader: Amanda Amato

Bob's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: very sweet, clean, very faint floral bergamot, some light carmalized savory onion, almond
Favorite attribute: interesting complexity
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Bob Fulmer

Laurel's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Clean, smooth sweet, cranberry juice, black tea, citric - lime juice, with a bit of cocoa on the finish. Medium+ body.
Favorite attribute: Nice intensity of flavor that lingers on the palate. Easy drinking
Preparation Method: Pour Over
Trader: Laurel Wirth

Rosi's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Jammy, peach, vanilla, strawberry milk
Favorite attribute: Peach plum tartness
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Rosi Quinones

Alex's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: smooth, geranium, honeysuckle, improves in intensity as it cooled and rounded out to show some plum. A true treat that has complexity gained by using the press pot method.
Favorite attribute: intensity of sweetness that got more pronounced as it cooled!
Preparation Method: Press pot
Trader: Alex Mason

Amanda's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: syrupy, tangy, canned peach, jasmine
Favorite attribute: this was my favorite washed coffee. jasmine + peach = happy AA
Preparation Method: stag brewer
Trader: Amanda Amato

Bob's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: clean, bright, milk chocolate, juicy texture, nougat sweetness, apricot
Favorite attribute: Sweet drinkable
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Bob Fulmer

John's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: deep syrupy caramel, Juicy bergamot, honey jasmine, sweet and clean
Favorite attribute: juicy, clean, pleasant caramel and bergamot
Preparation Method: Pour Over - Kalita
Trader: John Cossette

Laurel's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Bold florals upfront though it needed a minute to open up (or I did) to get full complexity, tangy berry, citric, mandarin juice, hibiscus, lime
Favorite attribute: Complexity
Preparation Method: Pour Over
Trader: Laurel Wirth

Max's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Peach tea, hibiscus, oolong. Candied lemon wedge. Honey, bergamot, green apple
light bodied. Crisp, refreshing mouthfeel
Favorite attribute: Very light and bright, even at high tds%
Preparation Method: Melitta pour over
Trader: Max Nicholas-Fulmer

Amanda's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: saltwater taffy, big blueberry, pink lemonade. favorite natural
Favorite attribute: all-around great coffee
Preparation Method: stag brewer
Trader: Amanda Amato

Richard's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: peach, raspberry, chocolate, big, creamy, pecan pie, delicate
Favorite attribute: creamy heavy body
Preparation Method: Clever
Trader: Richard Sandlin

Bob's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: thick texture dark chocolate marshmallow fruit forward cherry cantaloupe plum fruit sharpened as cooled
Favorite attribute: sweet complexity full body
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Bob Fulmer

Jeri's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: blackberry jam, dark chocolate, very clean, thick body, orange zest finsih
Favorite attribute: blackberry jam
Preparation Method: modified cupping
Trader: Jeri Idso

John's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: sour blueberry aroma. Dusty blackberry flavor, jelly donut filling, black licorice and chocolate, more blackberry than blueberry. Tasted better as it cooled than immediately after it was prepared.
Favorite attribute: jammy licorice flavor and thick texture
Preparation Method: Pour Over - Kalita
Trader: John Cossette

Max's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Intense fruit bomb. Plum, blackberry, blueberry. Clean but with hints of ultra ripe fruit.
thick, opulent body. Jammy texture. Marshmallow cream, dulce de leche, Meyer lemon custard. The fruit expression intensifies as the coffee cools, but structure and sweetness are retained
Favorite attribute: Fruit intensity without acetic or cloying flavors. Sweetness:fruit ratio.
Preparation Method: Melitta pour over
Trader: Max Nicholas-Fulmer

Peter's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Blueberry, strawberry, cherry liquor
Preparation Method: French Press
Trader: Peter Radosevich

Rosi's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Strawberry milk, caramel, bergamot, floral
Favorite attribute: Strawberry aroma
Preparation Method: Chemex
Trader: Rosi Quinones

Spencer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Mixed berry jam (raspberry forward), tropical fruit, light green apple, big lingering body, super clean, balanced.
Favorite attribute: Fruit complexity and balance.
Preparation Method: BeeHouse Drip Pour-over
Trader: Spencer Ford

Richard's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Nectarine, peach, jasmine, milk chocolate, jasmine
Favorite attribute: great flavor
Preparation Method: Clever
Trader: Richard Sandlin

Caitlin's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Almond milk, lemon citrus, light apricot, light bready, under-developed flavors
Favorite attribute: apricot
Preparation Method: Chemex Kone
Trader: Caitlin McCarthy-García

Charlie's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Fragrance: lime, rum, cinnamon. Acidity: faint when hot, marmalade-like as cools. Tactile: Soft, juicy structure, oily. Flavor: rhubarb pie filling, cocoa powder, citrus zest, sesame cookie. Finish: marzipan, clear/clean, lingers bright.
Favorite attribute: That it brightens as it cools
Preparation Method: December dripper
Trader: Charlie

Jennifer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Jasmine, milk chocolate, silky, peach, caramel, sweet. Really pleasant coffee.
Favorite attribute: Jasmine
Preparation Method: Melitta
Trader: Jennifer Huber

Jeri's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: honeydew melon, sweet apple, lightly tired
Favorite attribute: sweetness
Preparation Method: modified cupping
Trader: Jeri Idso

Peter's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Super clean and sweet, Demerara sugar and caramel, white peach
Favorite attribute: Deep sugary sweetness
Preparation Method: Beehive dripper
Trader: Peter Radosevich

Spencer's Brew Notes
Brew Notes: Lavender, vanilla, honey, floral, sweet lemon citrus, silky body, clean & crisp finish.
Favorite attribute: The floral sweetness & aroma.
Preparation Method: Beehouse Drip Pour-over
Trader: Spencer Ford
