Apollo

- Origin
- ET
- Producer
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- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
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- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
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- Weight
- 1.5 lb
- Bag price
- $36.00
- Price / oz
- $1.50/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
citrus · floral · silky
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order · ships in ~2d
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“All coffee orders are freshly roasted-to-order, meaning we roast and ship out on the same day.” source ↗
About Counter Culture Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 90/100
Counter Culture Coffee is consistently regarded as a benchmark for high-quality, specialty coffee. Enthusiasts frequently cite them alongside other top-tier roasters when discussing quality standards, and they are often used as a reference point for what home roasters aspire to achieve. Their beans are praised for their bright, fruity, and flavorful profiles, and the brand is respected for its long-standing influence in the industry, including their contributions to coffee education and terminology.
Threads cited (9)
- r/espresso · ↑ · It’s been a while…
- r/espresso · ↑ · Happy 30th Counter Culture!
- r/roasting · ↑ · Just finished my first roast! Looking for feedback.
- r/roasting · ↑ · Has anyone ever managed to buy or home roast green beans from a commercial roaster?
- r/roasting · ↑ · Considering getting into roasting, want some advice
- r/Coffee · ↑ · OLD VERSION - Counter Culture Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel (2013)
- r/roasting · ↑ · roaster bags/logo
- r/roasting · ↑ · Questions about starting to roast
- r/roasting · ↑ · Best Site for the Highest Quality Green Coffee
On YouTube
8 videos · 108k combined views
Outside coverage consistently positions Counter Culture Coffee as a foundational pillar of the specialty coffee industry. Reviewers emphasize their dual focus on technical precision in roasting operations and a deep commitment to professional education. The roaster is frequently described as a bridge between coffee producers and wholesale partners, with a reputation for maintaining rigorous quality standards throughout the entire supply chain.
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$1.50/oz· $36/bag