Counter Culture Coffee
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Pros
- buy a subscription from a good 3rd wave roaster, like Intelligentsia, Counter Culture, Partners, Verve, Onyx, Ruby, Tandem, etc.
- I have a subscription to counter culture, the dates are absurd. Like they roasted it at 8am and the bag is still warm when it gets to my house 18 hours later lol.
- that's because it's Counter Culture and not Stumptown. even in non-WF groceries i always find CC roast dates to always be relatively recent
- Huh, my WF had a bunch of Counter Culture less than a week old last time I had to buy emergency beans.
- I like Counter Culture. They have a single origin subscription that constantly rotates every 2 weeks.
Cons
- I’ve been getting it for a year now and it was just kind of… okay. I kinda thought it was my technique.
- Parent context: I’m not sure when it was supposed to be good…but I’ve bags here and there off and on for the past 3-5 years and they’ve never been great or standout. They’re like “low tier good beans” to me - I’ll take them over Starbuck...
- There are just so many good options out there these days that they’re not anywhere close to the top
Sentiment
13 positive (81%) · 1 mixed (6%) · 2 negative (13%)
Trust + time weighted score: +65% · raw score 69%
What redditors said (10 of 16)
I’ve been getting it for a year now and it was just kind of… okay. I kinda thought it was my technique.
buy a subscription from a good 3rd wave roaster, like Intelligentsia, Counter Culture, Partners, Verve, Onyx, Ruby, Tandem, etc.
I have a subscription to counter culture, the dates are absurd. Like they roasted it at 8am and the bag is still warm when it gets to my house 18 hours later lol.
that's because it's Counter Culture and not Stumptown. even in non-WF groceries i always find CC roast dates to always be relatively recent
Huh, my WF had a bunch of Counter Culture less than a week old last time I had to buy emergency beans.
I like Counter Culture. They have a single origin subscription that constantly rotates every 2 weeks.
Found a selection of counter culture coffee that had all been roasted fairly recently and at the minimum had the varietal and location of origin by percentage of blend (if a blend). It's surprisingly good for being sold at Target. ... Would buy again.
Counter culture is my go-to brand for consistent and affordable "table coffee". Most of their popular beans are b-tier, and their price reflects that. ... Counter culture is one of the, if not the single, best high-volume roaster in the US. Their beans are consistently good. They're much better than anything else I can find at that price point.
Parent context: I’m not sure when it was supposed to be good…but I’ve bags here and there off and on for the past 3-5 years and they’ve never been great or standout. They’re like “low tier good beans” to me - I’ll take them over Starbucks or store brand but I’d also risk any random local roaster over them. Local roasted - more likely to be good If you live in any large ish city in the US, probably not worth …
There are just so many good options out there these days that they’re not anywhere close to the top
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