Olympia Coffee
A 12-ounce bag from Olympia Coffee costs between $19 and $28, with the median at $23.50. That is a nine-dollar band across the whole catalog, which means nobody browsing this shelf has to work out whether one bag is really worth double what the bag beside it costs. Eleven coffees are active. Six are single origins and five are blends, a near-even split on a list short enough to read through in a minute.
The roastery works out of the West and keeps its origin list to four countries. Colombia and Ethiopia each supply two of the six single origins, with Burundi and Kenya at one apiece, which makes this an East African and Colombian program with nothing from Central America on the shelf at the moment. One coffee in the active catalog is decaf. Eleven coffees is a short list, and on a shelf that size every slot has to be worth the space it takes up.
Single Origins
| Name | Roast | Tasting Notes | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi Mikuba Honey Micro Lot 4 | Medium | floralGuavamalt | $27.00 |
| Ethiopia Benti Nenka Natural | Medium | berryGrapetropical fruitfruitychocolate | $24.00 |
| Ethiopia Banko Gotiti | Medium | floralhoneyPeachjasminefruity | $24.50 |
Blends
| Name | Roast | Tasting Notes | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Buddy | Medium | floralssweet berriesstone fruit | $22.50 |
| Northwesterly | Dark | spicedark chocolate | $20.00 |
| Decaf Asterisk | Medium | milk chocolatecaramelmarshmallow | $22.50 |
Roast Profile & Flavor Range
Nine of the 11 active coffees are roasted medium. One sits at medium-light and one goes dark, which leaves almost no roast variation across the list. Acidity and body both average near the middle of a five-point scale, with body a shade higher than acidity.
Processing carries the variety. Four of the six single origins are washed, one is natural, and one is anaerobic or fermented, so most of what separates one bag from the next happens on the fermentation floor rather than in the drum. Roasting nine of eleven coffees to the same level is a decision about consistency, and it means the origin is the thing changing between orders while the roast holds still. Prices at 12 ounces run $19 to $28, with the median at $23.50.
What Olympia Coffee Coffees Tend to Taste Like
Chocolate is the base of this list. Plain chocolate appears three times and dark chocolate twice, five mentions across 11 coffees, which puts roughly half the shelf in cocoa terms before anything else gets said about it.
Stone fruit is the counterweight at three mentions, with grape twice more and single notes for berries, blackberry and cherry. The fruit profile weighs toward the dark and the ripe rather than the sharp. Sweetness arrives as caramel twice and sugar cane twice. Citrus and floral each appear twice, and those four mentions are what keep a medium-heavy roast from reading flat in the cup. The overall picture is a cocoa base with dark fruit over it and just enough lift at the top edge.
Why Buy Olympia Coffee
Nine of eleven at medium: Only one coffee sits lighter and one darker. The roast is close to a constant here.
Fermentation instead of roast variety: Four of six single origins are washed. The other two came off natural and ferment-driven processing.
Cocoa and dark fruit: Chocolate notes appear five times across 11 coffees, with stone fruit at three and grape at two.
A short, flat-priced shelf: Eleven active coffees, $19 to $28 at 12 ounces. It is the size of list you could hold in your head on the walk to the counter.
Is Olympia Coffee Right for You?
Buy here if you want one roast style done consistently. Nine of the 11 coffees are medium, acidity and body both average mid-scale, and the notes stay inside a range that runs from cocoa to dark fruit, which makes this a catalog you can order from blind and still know roughly what will show up. The price band is narrow, $19 to $28.
Skip it if you want a light roast. There is one medium-light coffee and nothing lighter than that. Skip it as well if breadth matters to you, because four countries across six single origins, with nothing from Central America, is a narrow map for anyone who likes to taste around.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Olympia Coffee located?
Olympia Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster based in Olympia, WA.
What does Olympia Coffee specialize in?
Nine of the 11 active coffees are roasted medium. One sits at medium-light and one goes dark, which leaves almost no roast variation across the list. Acidity and body both average near the middle of a five-point scale, with body a shade higher than acidity.
Where can I buy Olympia Coffee coffee?
You can browse Olympia Coffee's coffees on CoffeeByMe and click through to buy directly from the roaster, or visit Olympia Coffee's own website.
