Although I’m a total coffee addict, I’ve only recently started buying fresh roasted beans to make at home. This is because the closest thing to a coffeehouse down here in Spartanburg is actually a coffee roasters called Little River Roasting, and I always felt kind of bad buying a cup—really a glorified sample with a suggested tip of $1—and never really buying anything else. As it turns out, their coffee is fantastic, and I feel a little lame for not taking advantage of local roasts in Asheville.

I know next to nothing about the options for locally roasted coffee in Asheville. I’m looking for a little education.

What roasters are in town, and what do you generally think of their products? Do you have a favorite blend?

I get all of my coffee by the pound from Dynamite Roasting Co. in Black Mountain.

I am absolutely addicted to their Ethiopia Natural Sidamo.

Asheville Coffee Roasters are yum too: http://www.ashevillecoffeeroasters.com/. I wrote a biz profile about their operation a few years ago for the other newspaper, which has since broken the link. Beware, once you go fresh roast, you never go back!

I read a blind taste test ..where chock full of nuts was the over all best coffee choice.. weird?

richey - 12 November 2009 07:44 AM

I read a blind taste test ..where chock full of nuts was the over all best coffee choice.. weird?

Irrelevant to the thread.

Welcome to every post that retarded #### has ever made here, Steve.

Bugg - 12 November 2009 08:29 PM

Welcome to every post that retarded #### has ever made here, Steve.

and yet nothing is ever done about the posts, or the person posting them.

Lol!

Too True!

tatuaje - 10 November 2009 07:02 PM

I get all of my coffee by the pound from Dynamite Roasting Co. in Black Mountain.
I am absolutely addicted to their Ethiopia Natural Sidamo.

I’ll have to check them out when I’m back in AVL then if they are that good.
(presently, I’m stuck in Central FL)