San Francisco Bay Whole Bean Coffee - DECAF French Roast (2lb Bag), Dark Roast, Swiss Water Processed

Fog Chaser was a gift 💝-I have been drinking San Franciso Dark Roast but the last bag was more acidic than usual, so I wanted to try something else. This Fog Chaser whole bean is fantastic! It’s very rich, smooth and velvety, but plenty strong without being bitter or burnt . The beans are oily as they should be and the coffee tastes very fresh. This is what I will be drinking from now on! I sent a gift bag to someone who also drinks French Roast (from a popular coffee house chain store), and she was also impressed and says she is switching to this coffee. I like their fair trade practices and the 2 pound bag is such a great value!

I've been purchasing a whole bean, dark roast from Kroger for the last 9 years, every once in a while switching to something different but always coming back to my main pick. Kroger however, has been negligent in stocking whole bean coffee, at a decent price in their stores consistently. I look for a nice oily bean, a good fresh coffee aroma and strong flavor. I've tried Kroger's own Premium, Private Selection brand, and got old stale coffee with lots of broken beans. I also did Sam's Club Makers Mark coffee with the same complaint, not oily, didn't taste or smell fresh. So I tried San Francisco Bay Coffee, whole bean, French Roast. It is Really good coffee. Maybe not the best I've ever had, (I've had some Costa Rican coffee while visiting Costa Rica that was to die for) but right up there, and the price is great giving it good value for the money. FYI: I use a French Press and store the coffee beans in a lidded glass jar.

I have purchased several blends from San Francisco Bay coffee company, so I will leave a brief blurb for each one. Overall, the company produces good whole bean coffee for the value. It smells and tastes fresh.Decaf Gourmet Blend: Very basic decaf coffee. It is only fine. It definitely has that rather flat, decaf taste. It was better than most decaf coffees from the grocery store, but still not something I really wanted to drink.Bay Bridge Blend: This coffee is supposed to be a medium roast, but in my opinion it is a pretty dark medium roast. It has good flavor that is bright and not too acidic. Still it is darker than I preferDecaf Bay Bridge Blend: Incredible! When I received my first bag of this decaf, which I decided to try since I didn't like the Gourmet variety, I was worried that someone had incorrectly labeled a bag of caffeinated beans because they smelled so delicious when I just cut the bag open. This decaf is far and away the closest I have tasted to regular. It has lots of character and flavor. I highly recommend San Francisco Bay Coffee just for this particular decaf blend, which absolutely deserves 5 stars!

Excellent very dark roast coffee. I grind it every morning/pour over, and it makes terrific coffee, medium caffeine, rich flavor, oily and fresh but not burnt beans. This is a great alternative to Starbucks’s French roast. Highly recommended.

The value for the size, 2lbs of coffee is completely justified. Taste is incredible. Rich and bold flavor. This coffee is quality at its best. Coffee is noted as vacuum sealed upon delivery. This is a mainstay item in my kitchen and morning routine.

These beans are really great. Bold flavor, full bodied, good value, and I like that they are chemical free with swiss water processing.

This purchase was motivated by price with expectations tempered by reviews. The good: well within the best-by date; not stale; no crazy off flavors. The not-so-good: over-roasted, I'd call this an oil slick roast; seriously lacking in depth of flavor. This a flat coffee, like no dimension, a kind of burnt flavor is the total flavor. Weird. I do find it drinkable, because I really like french roast, and I prefer a burnt roast to a light roast (call me a heathen, I can take it). My preference is for a textured, lightly acidic, dark roast. That's not this. If I didn't need to watch pennies I'd be disappointed, but for 50 cents an ounce and a dark roast that isn't stale or impossibly bitter I'm grateful.A lot of reviews mention the clear bag. Yeah, not a great idea, OTH, lotta brands out there sell bags with 25% bean chips (Amzn happy belly, you know who you are), maybe it makes sense? Anyway, I wash and save old coffee bags for situations like this, so I just transfered it to another bag.

I tried it, I like it!I’ve been drinking coffee from another coffee roaster company for a couple of years. They recently they went up 25% on their coffee, so I began looking for a different roaster who offers a good bean for the price. This is a slightly darker than a medium roast I would say, but certainly not a dark roast. Gives a wonderful robust flavor and aroma. It’s definitely coffee with a good character that doesn’t blend into the cup in the taste department. Has a great character and certainly it’s own flavor profile. I am a big fan of South American and African coffees, this blend really has notes of those coffees. Has a very pleasing acidity level and was very fresh.I’ve been enjoying this coffee quite a bit. I grind it with the burr grinder and brew it in a French press. Can’t go wrong with that.Edited to add: After ordering this 2 times, this is now my favorite morning and daily coffee. The flavor of this actually is better than the other coffee roaster's single origin coffees. I am now a fan!