Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee, 100% Arabica Coffee - Homestead Blend 12 Ounce Bag with Flavor Notes of Milk Chocolate, Cherry and Orange

I got a bag of Homestead Blend a few months ago from the Stumptown cafe during a visit to Portland. I typically get Dunkin or Tim Hortons beans from Amazon - both have a pretty good flavor and are inexpensive. I usually do pourover but sometimes use an Aeropress. The Homestead Blend bag from Portland had a nice strong body with no hint of over-roastedness. The flavor was sweet, light, nuanced, and very enjoyable. It instantly became one of my new favorites. I was apprehensive about ordering a bag from Amazon because I've seen reviewers mentioning that they were expired and/or tasted off. Stumptown is typically about $16 at my local grocery store, compared to about $6 for Hortons on Amazon, so kind of a step up in cost. I saw that Homestead Blend was on sale on Amazon so I decided to try it. I received my bag on October 2. It was roasted on July 30 and the expiration is given as November 27, so indeed it is not fresh from the roaster. But as far as I can tell, it tastes as good as the bag from Portland. And it'll be used up long before the expiration. So this order was a win for me. I'll definitely try another one.

Favorite coffee. Love this stuff. Great flavor, great roast. Love this blend. Mmmmm.

EDIIT—I tired the Holler blend and much prefer the Mountain Blend! I hVe it on subscribe and save and will be upping the delivery timeline! It’s great? First, I wish Stumptown would train other companies on how to package (specifically vacuum-seal) coffee beans! I think I’ve ordered a total of at least ten different brands from Amazon over the years and this is the first that’s been packaged well and sealed tightly to keep them fresh! I ordered the Homestead blend. It’s a good stout medium blend; maybe slightly bitter but that’s easy to counter if it’s an issue for you. The reviews I read had me a little concerned at firstly but I’m glad I took the chance on this brand, One review mentioned they can’t taste the flavor profile and while that’s true for the Homestead too, in my experience you don’t always have to in order for it to be good coffee. I play around with my own spice blends in coffee and don’t always taste the exact spice, but it still flavors it differently. I think that’s what this (at least the Homestead blend) is doing. Homestead is a milk chocolate and candy blend, which honestly I don’t think I’d like to taste in my coffee, but the coffee just tastes well-rounded and bold for a medium blend. I also wonder if the chocolate may be where that slight bitter taste I get comes from. Several reviews also mentioned the brew and best used-by dates. Mine was brewed in late June, purchased in August, and best used by October. I purchase whole bean coffee for its freshness and it loses freshness quickly, so to me that’s a good time frame. I usually will go through a bag this size is maybe 2-3 weeks so if I received it as some did within a couple weeks of best used-by date, it would be an issue but I would hope returns would be accepted based on late dates. I’ll definitely be taking a chance and ordering this product again! (And would update review if the use-by date were an issue because I’m a firm believer in holding companies accountable for intentional or unintentional issues in business practices.) Stumptown will be my go-to coffee bean on Amazon as long as they’ve fixed their use-by date issue!

Very good coffee for some drinkers, but if you expect some more acidity or bitterness in your medium coffee, this "smooth" taste is not what you want. I think it's a 3.5 stars product because I expect a little more harshness in my coffee. Additionally, this particular coffee tastes superb after it's chilled after adding Pyure, stevia, or Truvia. My upgrade on this medium coffee (on a budget) is Peet's Big Bang.

This is one of my favorite types from this brand. It’s full flavored yet not bitter, and is easy on the stomach

I love stumptown, but it can be hard to find where I live. I thought Amazon was the answer, but what everyone says about it being "old" or losing its promised notes is true. I thought I'd give it a try regardless, but any flavor is gone, and it will be very dark. I love dark coffee, so I didn't mind it, but it was nothing like I would typically expect Stumptown to taste like. It's not fresh and will barely retain any of the advertised flavors; I'd suggest making the trip to the store to buy fresh coffee. It's not bad, but not great either.

My favorite Stumptown blend. Smells wonderful, nice smooth taste and low acidity. I have ordered this through amazon a few times and haven't had any issues with freshness.

Amazingly delicious coffee. Great quality. Fresh and ready to brew. Only issue is in out of it and need to order more. Would not suggest if you like to mix crème or sugar in your coffee. That just will ruin it.