{"id":2754,"date":"2017-08-21T09:15:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2017-08-21T09:11:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:11:45","slug":"review-has-bean-coffee-malawi-msese-wetmill-stafford-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2754","title":{"rendered":"Review: Has Bean Coffee Malawi Msese Wetmill (Stafford, England)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a whirlwind trip earlier this summer to the north of England, and I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days in Manchester. As a fan of bands like the Smiths<\/a>, Joy Division<\/a>, New Order<\/a>, the Stone Roses<\/a>, and James<\/a>, the city of Manchester is a place I had long wanted to visit, and it surpassed all of my expectations. I hope to return someday to explore it further!<\/p>\n

Now, coffee wasn’t the cornerstone of my visit by any means, but I knew I couldn’t leave without bringing home something from a local roaster. However, despite the fact that Manchester is not lacking for coffee shops (I found 5 or 6 independent cafes within an easy walk of each other in the city center, not even including “chain” coffee shops), the beans that were available for sale were largely not fresh enough for my liking… most were a month or more post-roast. This bag of Has Bean Coffee was dated 13 days post roast, I believe, so I snapped it up, knowing that it was the freshest I was likely to find! Stafford is not terribly close to Manchester (around 60 miles away), but considering where I had flown from (Dallas!), yes, I considered Stafford to be “locally roasted” relative to Manchester. I picked up these beans from North Tea Power<\/a>, in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.<\/p>\n

Whole bean: Even before I opened the bag, I had to giggle at the clever brand name. Plus, in all my years of drinking coffee, I had never tried a coffee from Malawi before! I liked this company already. Once I opened the bag, the beans smelled sugary and light.<\/p>\n

French press: Thick, tangy, but not sour. Nice body to the brew, with a lovely smooth finish. Satisfying to drink. It gets more complex as it sits and cools, obtaining a note of tropical fruit.<\/p>\n

Chemex: Nice spicy finish. Clean taste – not many layers to this cup, but it was pleasingly straightforward and simple. Very easy to drink, with a taste of brown sugar.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: Similar in flavor to the French press cup. The kiwi flavor really comes out in this method.<\/p>\n

V60: Sweetest of the four cups. Sugary and light-bodied coffee. There was a bit of a floral note on the finish.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: This was a nice, complex, multi-dimensional coffee that is lovely brewed any way you can get it, but I think I liked it best in the Hario V60 for its sweetness. However, it has its merits in all four of my usual brewing methods.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Floral, kiwi, chocolate milk<\/p>\n

Has Bean Coffee Malawi Msese Wetmill<\/a><\/p>\n

Review conducted 18 days post-roast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had a whirlwind trip earlier this summer to the north of England, and I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days in Manchester. As a fan of bands like the Smiths, Joy Division, New Order, the Stone Roses, and James, the city of Manchester is a place I had long wanted to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Craft coffee roasted in a country known for tea? Yes. 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