HS Coffee Roasters
The house bag holds 8.8 ounces, and the median price on it is $41. That number does more to explain this roaster than any tasting note will. Bags start at $17 and reach $68, a four-fold spread inside a catalog of only 13 active coffees, which means the same site sells a weekday coffee and a special-occasion purchase on the same page.
The roastery sits in Laramie, Wyoming, at 7,200 feet on the plains, and its own site dates the business to 2014. Nine of the 13 coffees are single origins and four are blends. One is decaffeinated.
Sourcing is concentrated. Colombia and Ecuador supply four single origins each, and Kenya supplies the ninth, so three countries cover the entire map. The Ecuadorian half of that is the part worth noticing, since Ecuador holds as many slots on this list as Colombia does. Washed lots account for six of the nine singles. The remaining two are one natural and one fermented lot.
Single Origins
| Name | Roast | Tasting Notes | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador Juan Peña Natural Mejorado | Medium Light | Fruit loopsroseorchid | $46.00 |
| Colombia La Fortuna Pink Bourbon | Medium Light | orange blossomWhite peachstarfruit | $37.00 |
| Colombia La Fortuna Bourbon Aji | Medium Light | Pink lemonadepineapplepomegranate | $41.00 |
Blends
| Name | Roast | Tasting Notes | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Standard Espresso Blend | Medium Dark | Dark chocolatecherrycaramel | $19.00 |
| Sweetwater Blend | Medium | Honeynuttyalmondmarshmallow | $19.00 |
| Downtown Blend | Medium | almondstrawberryCaramel | $21.00 |
Roast Profile & Flavor Range
Six of the 13 coffees are roasted medium and five are medium-light. Only two land past that, one at medium-dark and one dark, which leaves 11 of 13 in the lighter half of the catalog where sweetness and clarity both survive the roast. Acidity averages just under medium and body a little above it, describing a cup with more texture than bite.
Processing runs washed by a wide margin, six of the nine single origins. Price is the outlier here. At the common 250 gram size the bottom of the range is $17 and the top is $68, with the median sitting at $41. That is a real gap, and it maps onto the difference between an everyday washed lot and a small competition-grade purchase that a buyer would ration a few grams at a time.
What HS Coffee Roasters Coffees Tend to Taste Like
Flowers and orchard fruit lead. Rose is named twice and a general floral marker twice more, with chamomile turning up once, which is a lot of perfume for a catalog of this size. White peach appears twice and cherry once. The fruit here is pale and soft rather than dark or jammy.
Underneath that sits the sweeter, heavier vocabulary. Caramel appears twice, almond twice, and a general nutty marker twice more. Chocolate turns up in three coffees, the driest of them a baker's style. The two halves rarely land in the same cup, so a drinker moving down this list will find the floral lots at one end and the nut-and-cocoa lots at the other, with the medium roasts sitting where those two meet.
Why Buy HS Coffee Roasters
Light-leaning roast work: Eleven of the 13 coffees stop at medium or lighter, and five of those sit at medium-light.
Floral notes done plainly: Rose, chamomile, and white peach turn up repeatedly, a vocabulary that usually belongs to washed East African coffee.
Ecuador on the bench: Four of the nine single origins come from Ecuador, matching Colombia coffee for coffee.
A price range worth knowing: Bags run $17 to $68 at 250 grams. The cheapest and the most expensive coffee here would not look like they came from the same roastery if you set them side by side.
Is HS Coffee Roasters Right for You?
The floral end of this catalog is the reason to order. Rose and white peach notes across a list of 13 point to careful roasting at the lighter end, and 11 of the 13 coffees stop short of medium-dark. A delicate cup is what this roaster is good at.
Price is the reason to hesitate. A $41 median on a 250 gram bag is steep for a weekly habit, and the top of the range reaches $68. The origin map is narrow too, with Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya covering all nine single origins. A drinker who wants Ethiopian coffee or a deep bench of dark roasts will not find much of it here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is HS Coffee Roasters located?
HS Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster based in Laramie, WY.
What does HS Coffee Roasters specialize in?
Six of the 13 coffees are roasted medium and five are medium-light. Only two land past that, one at medium-dark and one dark, which leaves 11 of 13 in the lighter half of the catalog where sweetness and clarity both survive the roast.
Where can I buy HS Coffee Roasters coffee?
You can browse HS Coffee Roasters's coffees on CoffeeByMe and click through to buy directly from the roaster, or visit HS Coffee Roasters's own website.
