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  Riverbank Hank

  4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised!

  Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2024

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  Normally I buy beans from a local roaster. I saw the price on Kicking Horse varieties and decided to gamble. I wondered about how old the stock would be, but the bag I got had an Aug 2025 best by date. Not bad, but probably still roasted at least a month ago, probably a couple months. Couldn't be any good, right? Well, was I in for a surprise. I chose the Smart Ass blend for the flavour notes listed and, believe it or not, they were surprisingly present. This is a medium roast, and looked about right. No oily beans here. I've tried them as a V60 pourover, as an Americano through my espresso machine, and even a turbo shot. To my unrefined palate, I'm getting a strong pitted fruit presence, like cherries. Some may like it, others may not. I liked it at first, but it kinda wore thin after a while for me.
  For $12/lb on sale the value is definitely there, if fresh roasted isn't available. At regular price, I'd still rather get local fresh roast for $18/lb

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