Isn’t Stumptown basically commodity grade these days??
Isn’t Stumptown basically commodity grade these days??
by kaferkrazy
29 Comments
cilucia
Idk I never buy it at Whole Foods because the roast dates are always so old 🫠
CoffeeLoverSupremo
I wouldn’t touch them with 10 foot pole.. Give your money to a local roaster not these big companies.. JMO!
chicagodude84
Yep. I used to love them, pre-purchase. It’s garbage, now.
Spyerx
When wfm first started to carry it here i could find it with roast days 1-2 weeks old and it was good. It was great at the original cafes way back. I don’t bother these days. Similar situation with intelligentsia at least they have a local roaster in La and i can get it super fresh and it’s still solid.
Quixlequaxle
Yeah their roast dates are like 2-3 months old in my stores, and that price for 12 oz of mass produced coffee is just bonkers. No reason to buy this overpriced garbage if you have a local roaster.
Sensitive-Sorbet917
I only buy from the coffee shop itself but I live in Portland. Can always get a fresh bag. There are better beans here but it’s the closest to my house b
yoonssoo
I still like their beans. But they are too stale by the time they make it into shelves like that. If I forget to bring my own coffee to some of my trips and I know there’s a Whole Foods near by, I grab a ground bag to make pourovers.
jpbay
Yes. I see your Sprouts font.
I’ve even seen Stumptown at our tiny rural grocery store in the Ozarks.
Pinball_and_Proust
too tangy, for me.
keepsonstruckins
Tried a bag of their lighter roast for a pour over and it was so not worth the extra price compared to the (localish) vermont coffee roasters next to it in the grocery store
Refpuppy
Probably an unpopular opinion but I love their beans, HOWEVER, I have started buying directly from their website because the roast dates in stores are criminally old. When I buy from them directly I get beans roasted the day before it shipped. That being said, it’s a cardinal sin since I live in Seattle 🥲 I just haven’t found anything that matches Homestead with any nearby roasters! Also some roasters near me are just insanely priced, and I don’t want to bleed my wallet dry trying to find something I like.
craftymonkey254
commodity grade may be better at this point
KitchenNazi
They sell it on Amazon fresh… so yeah.. not so great anymore – roast dates are ancient.
whiskey_piker
Absolutely! I live in Portland and wouldn’t buy them. There are lots of micro roasters in every city (well, maybe in the PNW). Just start asking at espresso cafes who they use or if they will have a recommendation.
KeepsGoingUp
Duane’s new label, Puff, isn’t even that much and it’s actually a small roast operation.
Hairbender is a $16 bag. I’d still pick other options over it, like some of the blends from fellow Portland roaster Coava, but $16 would be fair.
forbidden-beats
Any of the roasters who sold out and distribute in large chain stores (Stumptown, Intelligensia, Counter Culture) are all subpar now. Good for them for making money, but I never buy those. Roast dates are sometimes not printed, and if they are, they are months old.
I don’t buy directly either, since I’d rather support smaller roasters now.
RankinPDX
I’ll get it at the grocery store if my mail order won’t arrive in time and I don’t have time to go to a roaster. There’s rarely anything roasted in the last month, but it’s better than nothing.
pattymelt7
*commercial grade, sure. Commodity grade is Trashwell House and Foulgers
djcashbandit
I really enjoyed the holiday blend. Very good for grocery store coffee
thisismyworkact
Lol $22, that’s insane. Might as well grab a bag of black and white
Rick3tyCricket
One of my favorite cafes in Philadelphia, Brown Street, uses Stumptown but I haven’t seen anywhere else around the city that does. As my only experience with it there, I gotta say I’m a fan.
Also, if you’re ever there— make sure to get a Bahn Mi
some_kind_of_friend
22.99 for 12 oz?? Is this normal pricing for coffee these days? (Homeroasting bulk buyer way out of the loop here don’t murder me)
Itinerant0987
Live in portland, my go to beans in the high end grocery store that’s near my house are from Dear Francis. Way fresher roast date wise and I think better quality. Stumptown cafes are fine – I always get a cappuccino from them in the airport but the beans are always old.
makmanos
$23 for 12oz of this? Lol no thanks
wooksquatch
They carry Stumptown at Wal-Mart. 15-22 bucks for 12 oz. I have had luck with local to semi local roasters having fresh roasted beans at small grocers in the area I am in. Closest to day of was 2 days after. I call that a win.
lou28777
I buy all the Stumptown flavors when amazon is doing discounts. My fav is still hairbender. Amazon sells 12oz for $12-$17.
FrontWork7406
I am less concerned about the brand of coffee and more concerned about where they found someone with hands that are big / hot enough to roast coffee. Normally, you need a mechanical roaster.
ctjameson
It’s regularly only like $14 for Holler Mountain within a month roast at my closest grocery store (Pavilions), so it’s my usual go to for when I’m completely out of better beans from a more local roaster. They’re not my main bean, but I’m not putting them in the ranks of Blue Bottle and Starbucks just yet.
Techdingo
I still enjoy Stumptown, but I subscribe directly from them. The bags I get were usually roasted within the two weeks prior to delivery.
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Idk I never buy it at Whole Foods because the roast dates are always so old 🫠
I wouldn’t touch them with 10 foot pole.. Give your money to a local roaster not these big companies.. JMO!
Yep. I used to love them, pre-purchase. It’s garbage, now.
When wfm first started to carry it here i could find it with roast days 1-2 weeks old and it was good. It was great at the original cafes way back. I don’t bother these days. Similar situation with intelligentsia at least they have a local roaster in La and i can get it super fresh and it’s still solid.
Yeah their roast dates are like 2-3 months old in my stores, and that price for 12 oz of mass produced coffee is just bonkers. No reason to buy this overpriced garbage if you have a local roaster.
I only buy from the coffee shop itself but I live in Portland. Can always get a fresh bag. There are better beans here but it’s the closest to my house b
I still like their beans. But they are too stale by the time they make it into shelves like that. If I forget to bring my own coffee to some of my trips and I know there’s a Whole Foods near by, I grab a ground bag to make pourovers.
Yes. I see your Sprouts font.
I’ve even seen Stumptown at our tiny rural grocery store in the Ozarks.
too tangy, for me.
Tried a bag of their lighter roast for a pour over and it was so not worth the extra price compared to the (localish) vermont coffee roasters next to it in the grocery store
Probably an unpopular opinion but I love their beans, HOWEVER, I have started buying directly from their website because the roast dates in stores are criminally old. When I buy from them directly I get beans roasted the day before it shipped. That being said, it’s a cardinal sin since I live in Seattle 🥲 I just haven’t found anything that matches Homestead with any nearby roasters! Also some roasters near me are just insanely priced, and I don’t want to bleed my wallet dry trying to find something I like.
commodity grade may be better at this point
They sell it on Amazon fresh… so yeah.. not so great anymore – roast dates are ancient.
Absolutely! I live in Portland and wouldn’t buy them. There are lots of micro roasters in every city (well, maybe in the PNW). Just start asking at espresso cafes who they use or if they will have a recommendation.
Duane’s new label, Puff, isn’t even that much and it’s actually a small roast operation.
Hairbender is a $16 bag. I’d still pick other options over it, like some of the blends from fellow Portland roaster Coava, but $16 would be fair.
Any of the roasters who sold out and distribute in large chain stores (Stumptown, Intelligensia, Counter Culture) are all subpar now. Good for them for making money, but I never buy those. Roast dates are sometimes not printed, and if they are, they are months old.
I don’t buy directly either, since I’d rather support smaller roasters now.
I’ll get it at the grocery store if my mail order won’t arrive in time and I don’t have time to go to a roaster. There’s rarely anything roasted in the last month, but it’s better than nothing.
*commercial grade, sure. Commodity grade is Trashwell House and Foulgers
I really enjoyed the holiday blend. Very good for grocery store coffee
Lol $22, that’s insane. Might as well grab a bag of black and white
One of my favorite cafes in Philadelphia, Brown Street, uses Stumptown but I haven’t seen anywhere else around the city that does. As my only experience with it there, I gotta say I’m a fan.
Also, if you’re ever there— make sure to get a Bahn Mi
22.99 for 12 oz?? Is this normal pricing for coffee these days? (Homeroasting bulk buyer way out of the loop here don’t murder me)
Live in portland, my go to beans in the high end grocery store that’s near my house are from Dear Francis. Way fresher roast date wise and I think better quality. Stumptown cafes are fine – I always get a cappuccino from them in the airport but the beans are always old.
$23 for 12oz of this? Lol no thanks
They carry Stumptown at Wal-Mart. 15-22 bucks for 12 oz. I have had luck with local to semi local roasters having fresh roasted beans at small grocers in the area I am in. Closest to day of was 2 days after. I call that a win.
I buy all the Stumptown flavors when amazon is doing discounts. My fav is still hairbender. Amazon sells 12oz for $12-$17.
I am less concerned about the brand of coffee and more concerned about where they found someone with hands that are big / hot enough to roast coffee. Normally, you need a mechanical roaster.
It’s regularly only like $14 for Holler Mountain within a month roast at my closest grocery store (Pavilions), so it’s my usual go to for when I’m completely out of better beans from a more local roaster. They’re not my main bean, but I’m not putting them in the ranks of Blue Bottle and Starbucks just yet.
I still enjoy Stumptown, but I subscribe directly from them. The bags I get were usually roasted within the two weeks prior to delivery.