{"id":2690,"date":"2017-07-17T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2017-07-06T23:02:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T04:02:28","slug":"review-beanfruit-old-route-4-dark-roast-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2690","title":{"rendered":"Review: BeanFruit Old Route 4 Dark Roast (Jackson, Mississippi)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there, dark roast fans… this one’s for you. I am\u00a0personally not a fan of dark roasts, but I know a lot of you out there are so I’m taking one for the team! I find that people that have a strong opinion about the roast level of their coffee seem to be generally in one of two camps:<\/p>\n

Light-roasted coffee:
\nFan: “Delicious! You can really taste the origin of the bean and all the subtle flavors.”
\nFoe: “Gross! It’s sour and tastes like drinking acid! I want my coffee to taste like coffee, damnit!”<\/p>\n

Dark-roasted coffee:
\nFan: “It’s so rich and smooth and strong! This is what coffee is supposed to taste like.”
\nFoe: “Ack, it’s burnt! Charred! It has no character whatsoever! Overroasted!”<\/p>\n

Now, I do think there can be a happy medium between these two styles, but even “medium” roast coffee can be too light (meaning, “weird-tasting”) for many dark-roast drinkers, so I wondered if there was a dark roast out there that even fans of lighter roasts could still enjoy. BeanFruit is such a great coffee roaster that I figured if anyone could do this, they could.<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Nothing stood out to me other than just a rich aroma of coffee beans. The beans were dark to my eye, but not oily, which is a definite bonus. One thing I really dislike about very dark roasts is all the surface oil and how it gets all over everything, and I feel like it makes the coffee taste rancid. No matter what roast level you like, kids, just say no to oily beans!<\/p>\n

French press: Rich and robust cup that tasted a bit like wood and smelled of cedar chips. Smooth.<\/p>\n

Chemex: I really wasn’t pleased with the result from this brewing method. The beans are just too darkly roasted for my taste and the coffee came out bitter to my palate. I chased the coffee with a cup of water and the water tasted amazingly sweet to me in comparison!<\/p>\n

AeroPress: This is more like it. Consumed straight, I found this brew to be a bit strong but nicely balanced, with flavors of dark chocolate and a hint of cedar. Caramel on the finish. Quite smooth once I added a bit of additional water. As this coffee sits and cools, more chocolate notes come out.<\/p>\n

V60: With a 2:40 extraction, this had a really clean “coffee” flavor. No distractions. Less chocolate in the taste but still quite approachable. I would gladly drink this if it was served at a dinner party.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Perhaps I did something wrong when making this coffee in my Chemex, but I don’t think that brewing method does these beans any favors (which is odd, because Chemexes are known for producing smooth cups of coffee!). However, I do think this coffee is rather nice in a V60 or in an AeroPress. I still prefer lighter roasts, but this is one dark roast I can get behind.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Dark chocolate, cinnamon, dried fruit, cedar<\/p>\n

BeanFruit Coffee Company Old Route 4 Dark Roast<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 6 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey there, dark roast fans… this one’s for you. I am\u00a0personally not a fan of dark roasts, but I know a lot of you out there are so I’m taking one for the team! I find that people that have a strong opinion about the roast level of their coffee seem to be generally in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"I don't like dark roasts, but BeanFruit has created one even I can enjoy. 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