For people looking for beans that are actually medium roast, the Peru beans are much closer to medium than the Starbucks Kirkland.
Posted Jul 9, 2022, 12:44 PM UTC
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the Ethiopian light roast is also great. as is the Mayorga Costa Rica light/medium
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Fara beans are pretty good but haven't seen them in 2 years. Ruta Maya is OK but a little bit dark for a medium. Mt Comfort is also ok, a little lighter than Ruta Maya but still wish there was something lighter.
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Probably a regional thing, but we really like the Biggby Best whole beans. They are actually roasted about 2 miles from my house by Paramount Coffee in Lansing, Michigan.
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Mayorga Mayan Blend is the best one I've found
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The Kirkland beans are some of the oiliest beans I've ever seen, and seem really dark. They gum up my Eureka Specialita grinder so fast it's crazy. Will have to give these ones a try.
not all Kirkland beans, just the Starbucks rebranded "house roasts" etc. that stuff is garbage
the Kirkland brand organic, single-origin, whole bean releases are all fantastic. loving the Ethiopian light roast right now. they are in no way similar to the Starbucks made blends
I’ve never seen any Kirkland labeled “light roast” at my stores
keep an eye out for the Ethiopian!
The only 2 kirkland things I've returned is the keurig coffee pods, and the Starbucks Kirkland coffee beans