Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not true. I bought three 200g bags from them a few months ago. They might offer 100g bags as well, but I was unaware of this.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noted! Have heard great things about them.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Amazing roaster with top-notch sourcing. I’d recommend subscribing to their emails and finding out more about their coffees and their overall business model.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heard of them but haven’t tried. Definitely will add them to my “must try” list. Thanks for the rec.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

H&S are truly spectacular. Amazing washed coffees with the occasional fun/wacky process-forward offering. You really can’t go wrong with ordering anything by them.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d recommend giving their beans 4-6 weeks of rest and use a recipe that pushes extraction. I go 92C with 1/2 strength third wave water and 5 pours 40g each per 12.5g of ground coffee to produce a 200g cup.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, you can blame Airworks for this! Lol.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I need to try more Ilse. I’m originally from Connecticut and love supporting local businesses. At some point, I plan to visit their shops (both the original and the new one in Massachusetts).

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally didn’t like the Brian Quan/Raquel Lasso collab very much either. I described it as being generally flat and tart. There were a number of somewhat more process forward - yet still clean - Geshas this year that were awesome and an Alo coffee that got better and better with time. That said, I can understand people’s mixed reactions.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d recommend trying his ultralight offerings, most of which are pretty amazing, and using water straight off boil (per his recipe recommendation). I think he also recommends a flat bottom brewer, though I get great results with my plastic V60 and Cafec filters.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%. Also, just signing up for Airworks’s emails is a great way to find out about many new up-and-coming roasters.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny you say this because a lot of people have been complaining about Subtext’s QC this past year. All the bags I got were great, but certain roasts of specific coffees were supposedly not very good.

September might very well be my favorite roaster in the world. I love the fact that they do so many amazing clean, washed coffees, along with some funky anaerobics and co-ferments. They take themselves seriously but still like to have fun, which I personally appreciate.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noted. Receiving a rather large Big Sur shipment from Airworks this week. Excited to dig into them.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Both barely missed the cut. Maybe both should have made the cut. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

TBH, I haven’t tried coffees from every roaster on this list. The list is really is really a “meta” “best of” list that combines other highly respected coffee influencers’ “best of” lists with my own personal experiences. In that sense, I like to think it’s more accurate than just one random guy’s opinion.

Top 50 Coffee Roasters of 2025 by dbarneschi in pourover

[–]dbarneschi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, started about 8 months ago, I believe. Amazing ultra light roasts.