Jameson Brown Coffee Roasters
Curator’s note
The roaster runs in 14-pound batches, five days a week, on machinery standing in full view of whoever is waiting for a drink, a scale most twenty-year-old businesses have long since traded up from. Twenty years on the same Pasadena corner has produced a shelf of roughly 25 coffees, and Nick Hamlin and Chrysti Chaney taste through it every week to keep the profiles moving.
The coffee
Roasted in house five days a week in 14-pound batches, with about 25 retail coffees that go down to farm, varietal and process and carry tasting notes on every page, though no roast dates are published anywhere on the store.
- Burundi Muyinga Buhumuza - NATURAL
- Light
- Natural
black cherry · red currant · warm spices · cane sugar · cocoa/cacao nib
- Ethiopia Guji Dogo Sodu WASHED
- Light
- Washed
meyer lemon · honey · cane sugar · floral
- Campfire Blend
- Light
- Colombia Huila Pitalito Supremo
cherry · vanilla · caramel · dark chocolate
- Costa Rica Hacienda Sonora Obata Microlot - NATURAL
- Obata
- Natural
- Hacienda Sonora
cherry · raspberry · vanilla
- Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Konga Qawissa Grade 1 - WASHED
- Light
- Washed
lemon · sweet orange · jasmine tea · earthiness
- Guatemala Ella Todos Santos - Washed - All Women Growers!
- Washed
stewed stone fruits · dried apricots · dark chocolate
- Mexico Chiapas ORGANIC
dark chocolate · roasted nuts · sweet orange
- Rose City
citrus · roasted nuts · chocolate
- Sumatra Lingtong Triple Pick Tiger
earthy · peppery · dark chocolate
- Sweet Spot Espresso Blend
- Light
cocoa · citrus
- French Roast
- Dark
- KONA
- Light
milk chocolate · macadamia nut · baked chocolate cookies
- Brazil Sul de Minas NATURAL
- Natural
sweet orange · roasted nuts · roasted almond · bakers chocolate
- Decaf Mexico Swiss Water Process
- Light
- Swiss Water Process
cocoa powder · granola · molasses
- Decaf Colombia Valle de Cauca - Sugarcane Process
- Medium
- Sugarcane Process
caramel · nougat · hazelnut · raisins
- Ethiopia Sidama Natural
- Natural
berries · cocoa · roasted nuts · dried fruits
The room
Nick Hamlin and manager Chrysti Chaney taste the coffees weekly to adjust the roasts, and the syrups and the chocolate sauce are made from scratch.
The vibe
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People
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