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Stone Creek Coffee

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A twelve-ounce bag from Stone Creek Coffee costs $13 at the bottom of the price list and $32 at the top. That is a $19 spread inside a single catalog. The median sits at $21, which means the cheap end and the expensive end are both real positions rather than rounding, and the roaster is clearly selling to more than one kind of customer.

The roastery is in Milwaukee, where it also runs cafes. Thirty-six coffees are active, split close to evenly between 19 single origins and 17 blends. Blends at 47 percent of the active catalog is the structural fact about this operation, and it explains the price spread better than anything else does, since an everyday blend sold by the pound behaves differently on a price list than a small washed lot does. Three coffees are decaf. The catalog is wide rather than deep, and a shopper who wants one roaster to cover a drip machine, an espresso setup, and a weekend pour-over can do all three without leaving the site.

Single Origins

Single Origins

NameRoastTasting NotesPrice
TROPICAL MOSAIC ECUADORLight
cotton candy grapesmilk chocolatestonefruitclementinejasmine teamelonjasmine
$32.00
HIBISCUS LEMONADE COSTA RICALight
florallemon peelhibiscusdark fruitlemonadeCampari
$25.00
MANGO GROOVELight
lemon peelcaramelpineapplecreamyellow fruitsmango
$20.00
Blends

Blends

NameRoastTasting NotesPrice
THE CONVO CUPMedium
strawberrymarshmallowcocoa
$13.00
GHOST SHIPDark
milk chocolateteaoolongdate jamfloralsfudgedark chocolate
$21.00
ONE MORE MILEMedium
caramelzesty lemoncocoa
$21.00
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Roast Profile

Roast Profile & Flavor Range

Three roast levels appear and all three are populated. Seventeen coffees are medium, 13 are light, and six are dark. Nothing sits at medium-light or medium-dark, so the catalog reads as three distinct groups instead of a gradient.

Acidity averages just above three on the five-point scale. Body averages closer to four, which makes weight a more reliable trait here than brightness, and that fits a lineup where nearly half the coffees are blends built to hold their shape against milk. Single origins come from four countries. Colombia accounts for nine of the 19, Costa Rica for five, Guatemala for four, and Ecuador for one, so the entire single-origin map is Latin American. Processing runs 12 washed, four natural, and three anaerobic. Twelve-ounce bags run $13 to $32 with a $21 median.

Taste

What Stone Creek Coffee Coffees Tend to Taste Like

Caramel is the most common note in the catalog, on nine coffees. Cocoa is on eight. Milk chocolate is on six, chocolate on five, dark chocolate on three, and once those are added up it is clear that a large share of the tasting notes point at the same sweet, brown, roasted place rather than at fruit.

Grapefruit is the counterweight, listed on five coffees, and it is the note that most reliably signals one of the 13 light roasts. Mango and plum each appear three times. Past that the descriptors are texture rather than flavor, with sweet, smooth, and bold accounting for ten mentions between them. A cup from this roaster tends to taste like chocolate with sugar stirred into it. When it does not, it tastes like grapefruit.

Why Buy

Why Buy Stone Creek Coffee

  • Three roast levels, all stocked: Thirteen light coffees, 17 medium, six dark, with nothing in between the tiers.

  • A real entry price: The cheapest twelve-ounce bag is $13 and the median is $21.

  • Chocolate is the through line: Caramel, cocoa, and milk chocolate together account for 23 of the top note mentions.

  • Built for a busy kitchen: Nearly half the active catalog is blends and the body leans heavy, so a splash of milk does not erase the cup.

Right for You

Is Stone Creek Coffee Right for You?

Stone Creek fits a household that buys coffee for more than one person. With 36 active coffees spread across light, medium, and dark, and a floor price of $13, there is something here for the office pot and something for the weekend brewer on the same order. Six coffees are roasted dark, so that end of the shelf is stocked rather than token.

It fits less well for a drinker chasing origin rarity. Nineteen single origins come from four Latin American countries, so an East African or Indonesian coffee is not on the list. The chocolate-heavy note profile is the other filter to apply. Anyone who wants jasmine and tea will find this catalog reading as sweet and heavy instead.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Stone Creek Coffee located?

Stone Creek Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster based in Milwaukee, WI.

What does Stone Creek Coffee specialize in?

Three roast levels appear and all three are populated. Seventeen coffees are medium, 13 are light, and six are dark. Nothing sits at medium-light or medium-dark, so the catalog reads as three distinct groups instead of a gradient.

Where can I buy Stone Creek Coffee coffee?

You can browse Stone Creek Coffee's coffees on CoffeeByMe and click through to buy directly from the roaster, or visit Stone Creek Coffee's own website.

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