Allegro Coffee, Coffee Costa Rica El Volcan Whole Bean, 12 Ounce

I liked it. Not bitter or too strong.

More of a medium roast flavor profile and chocholatey vs a lighter roast flavor profile. I brewed with pour over V60 and clever dripper and I found that pour over was slightly more defined. Overall not a bad coffee on a budget. Its a safe intro to lighter roast if you want to show others what the difference is between big brand roasts and specialty roasts. Though I know this is not "specialty" perse. It is still a good enough alternative to keep on hand for those days you just want a good medium roast.

This is an interesting coffee. I normally like medium-dark roasts, but have been enjoying lighter profiles lately. I tend to blend everything so I ended up adding this to a decaf medium roast. But what I can say is this, yes as other. reviewers point out it can have a watery taste, so I used maybe 20% more coffee per weight (yeah I have a scale for this). This coffee gave me a lot of energy and focus - even mixed in with decaf. To be honest the beans were so light in color, that I actually roasted them by hand on the stove a little bit, just to make them start to give off aroma, and barely darken in color. Sadly, not much moisture or "oil" accumulated on the beans themselves. Mixing these harder (less roasted) beans with the darker ones was good because I don't have a burr grinder, and I find that mixing different roasts of beans helps with getting a more even texture (less boulders and powder) in the finished ground coffee. This coffee didn't give me any sort of stomach upset, which is always an issue I have to watch out for. I had tried Allegro coffees before and always hated them, but this one I can see purchasing again.

Very good.

This is a medium roast not light roast.

good flavor and value

Love it. I would drive 20 minutes from my house to buy these coffee beans but with COVID19 I didnt leave my house much and I was very happy to find the exact roast that I love on Amazon. I searched for quite a while till I found the right coffee. We have a Breville Barista and use these coffee beans for Espressos & Latte's. This coffee is a really light easy taste. Not very strong and bitter. The reason I gave Value for Money 4 stars is because Its the same price as anywhere else and I'm not saving money here. and the second issue I have is that when making Esspresso. Freshness is of utmost importance and I need the coffee to be only 5-10 days post roasting and it is impossible to get it that fresh on amazon as it still needs to go through the warehouse. I did figure out a grind size & am using the dual portafilter and get almost the same flavor.

I truly enjoyed both these choices for light roast. The only I didn't like, was, Seller sent both packages, that expire in 2 weeks. I'm going to assume this coffee is older, and by that I mean it was roasted a year ago. Mine were both vacumn sealed, THANK GOD, or the flavor would have been LONG gone. A very good value for your money, for sure. Not too acidic. And the tasting notes are spot on. I would Def purchase again, I just wish there was a way to request some that isn't about to expire. These were both indeed light roast, and the beans were perfectly roasted.