75Black Cherry, Refreshing Passion Fruit, and Floral Finish on a washed build.
Tolima, CO / Washed
LightCherryPassion FruitFloral+4
Well-reviewed roaster
$3.50/oz
Roaster
Big Shoulders Coffee
Chicago, ILbigshoulderscoffee.com ↗
- Coffees in catalog
- 5
- Also available
- 0
- Avg Northscore
- 71.8
- Reddit sentiment
- 75/100
OriginsCOET
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Big Shoulders Coffee is recognized as a reliable Chicago-based roaster. Community members appreciate their traditional, darker roast profiles, noting that these beans are forgiving and perform well in travel setups like the Nanopresso. Customers have specifically praised their house espresso blends and their ability to source and roast higher-end specialty beans like Geisha.
Chicago-based roastertraditional darker roastsforgiving for espresso brewingreliable house blendshigh-end specialty offerings
Threads cited (10)
- r/espresso · 41↑ · What's your story - How did you get into this hobby?
- r/Coffee · 38↑ · Making coffee in the dark
- r/pourover · 27↑ · Roasters that sell sample sizes (say 6oz/170g or less)
- r/Coffee · 26↑ · [Gear] From superauto to aeropress ... and back?!? - My (long) story & DeLonghi Perfec
- r/Coffee · 18↑ · Bought some Geisha Beans. Now what?
- r/espresso · 18↑ · 2023: Our Year in Coffee
- r/espresso · 14↑ · Travel espresso kit and local coffee
- r/Coffee · 13↑ · This Week in Coffee; Wednesday 29th of March
- r/espresso · 6↑ · New coffee day
- r/pourover · 4↑ · Electric Grinders? Shoulder injury is killing my hobby.
Flagship cafe
Lincoln Park
1165 W. Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL
Open in maps →The Lincoln Park location is listed first among their multiple Chicago retail cafes.
The catalog
5 in stock
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75Blueberry, Raspberry, and Sweetness on a anaerobic natural / producer: build.
Guji, ET / Anaerobic Natural / Producer:
Medium-LightBlueberryRaspberryOverall Sweet+2
Buyer 5.0 (1)
$2.67/oz
70Jasmine Florals, Stone Fruit, and Apricot on a natural build.
Tolima, CO / Natural
LightJasminePeachHoney+1
Buyer 5.0 (2)
$2.92/oz
70Dark Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Caramel on a washed build.
Tolima,, CO / Washed
DarkDark ChocolatePeanut ButterCaramel+1
Buyer 4.9 (18)
$2.00/oz
69Caramelized Sugar, Praline, and Brown Sugar on a washed build.
Cauca, CO / Washed
MediumCaramelizedNuttyBrown Sugar+1
Buyer 3.0 (1)
$2.17/oz