Caribou - Ethiopian Yirg Dark Roast

[Andyman]

Has anyone tried this yet? Description: The complex flavor suggests dark chocolate, woodsy juniper and juicy blueberry..

Holy hannah - It's like chocolate covered blueberrys in a cup..

[Alpedhuez55]

I roasted my first batch of yirg from the Roasters Run Amuck a little dark and found a nice mix of citrus and dark chocolate. The other Yirgs I have tried did not stand up as nice to a darker roast for some reason.

[MrJerry]

Originally Posted by Andyman

chocolate covered blueberrys in a cup..

Might be good if it was icecream...but not coffee.

[replicant_argent]

Originally Posted by MrJerry

Might be good if it was icecream...but not coffee.

Well, cocoa or chocolate aromas in coffee are fairly common, and much like a cigar, a hint of it is more than enough.
Blueberry is a hard element to find in a coffee, and one that comes up occasionally in the flavor profiles of certain coffees (some cup of excellence contenders, as I recall). As a coffee guy, you just don't dig those nuances in a single origin, or you just don't dig cased coffee? (ala snickerdoodle truffle peppermint crunch)

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by MrJerry

Might be good if it was icecream...but not coffee.

Blueberry's and cream, not chocolate

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Andyman

Has anyone tried this yet? Description: The complex flavor suggests dark chocolate, woodsy juniper and juicy blueberry..

Holy hannah - It's like chocolate covered blueberrys in a cup..

James (Root) made me a mokapot full of something a year or two back, claiming it held blueberry close enough to the foreground that it couldn't be missed. There is no doubt that subtle hints of blueberry came and went with very distinct chocolate overtones. It was quite extraordinary in a very good way. I have never since roasted or tasted an equal to it.

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

James (Root) made me a mokapot full of something a year or two back, claiming it held blueberry close enough to the foreground that it couldn't be missed. There is no doubt that subtle hints of blueberry came and went with very distinct chocolate overtones. It was quite extraordinary in a very good way. I have never since roasted or tasted an equal to it.

That would have been Ethiopia Organic Idido Misty Valley DP. Greatest cup of coffee i've ever had came from the stuff.

[novasurf]

Nuff said.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Root

That would have been Ethiopia Organic Idido Misty Valley DP. Greatest cup of coffee i've ever had came from the stuff.

by mokapot...

[Andyman]

Originally Posted by MrJerry

Might be good if it was icecream...but not coffee.

I am on the fence.. Which is why i didn't say MMM good blueberry's, or ick, blueberrys in coffee??

I like the coffee, but it's more of a desert coffee...

[novasurf]

The hint of berry you get from Natural Ethiopian coffees are their true signature. In the past, we have had Hafursa Yirg, Shanta Golba Sidamo, Harrar Horse Ethiopian Worka and Aricha 7 with this profile. There is nothing like it.

The current Sidamos we carry on the roasted side have these characteristics.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Andyman

I am on the fence.. Which is why i didn't say MMM good blueberry's, or ick, blueberrys in coffee??

I like the coffee, but it's more of a desert coffee...

I know what you mean.

I guess if you lived in the region and that was the coffee you got, the curious flavor would be like the wallpaper and just be part of the background.

I found the background berry flavor to be subtle but obvious. It was novel, but not at all unpleasant. If I drank it seven days/week instead of once in my life it'd be real easy to get used to. I was in a pub in Freemantle, AUS, that poured banana beer from a tap. That was a lot weirder than coffee with a hint of berry but, if I was thirsty and all I had was bananas... "Pour me another, Mate."