Kean Coffee Artisan Roasters
Curator’s note
Martin Diedrich still cups the samples himself every week before anything gets roasted, four decades after he walked away from Mayan archeology for his parents' roastery. Both Kean shops roast in their own rooms rather than trucking coffee in from a commissary, on Diedrich machines his brother Stephan builds in Idaho.
Espresso pulled from Kéan's own Golden Mean blend, a light roast built from up to six origins and four different roasts.
A banana and walnut muffin baked fresh daily at Crema Bakery.
The coffee
Fourteen coffees sit on the retail list named to country and growing region (Sumatra Aceh Natural, Guatemala Huehuetenango Washed, Ethiopia Sidama Guji Washed, a $60 Hawaii Ka'u) alongside Carl's Blend and the Golden Mean espresso blend, with process shown on most listings. The cafe program itself runs on espresso.
- Golden Mean Espresso Blend
- Light
marzipan · dried fruit · honeyed caramel · bittersweet chocolate · sweet floral
- Carl's Blend
- Dark
nutty · smoky · heavy cane molasses · tobacco · fresh leather
- Guatemala Huehuetenango La Bolsa Natural
- Medium
- Natural
- Finca La Bolsa
honey · dark chocolate · caramel · pineapple · plum
- Guatemala Huehuetenango Washed Process
- Medium
- Washed
vanilla · carob · nutmeg · milk chocolate · caramel · berry
- Guatemala Antigua Hunapu Washed Process
- Medium
- Washed
- Luis Pedro Zelaya
brown sugar · semi-sweet chocolate · macadamia nut · malt · black pepper · anise
- Costa Rica Santa Maria de Dota Washed
- Medium-light
- Washed
milk chocolate · lemon curd · graham cracker · green tea
- Nicaragua Natural
- Medium-light
- Natural
- Luis Alberto
peach · cherry · vanilla · milk chocolate · strawberry jam · caramel
- Sumatra Aceh Natural
- Medium-dark
- Natural
carob · molasses · caramel · dried plum · green tea · cedar
- Decaf Espresso
- Light
marzipan · dried fruit · honeyed caramel
- Ethiopia Sidama Washed
- Washed
honeysuckle · black currant · dark chocolate · butter · caramel · cane sugar
The room
The craft here is at the roaster: three Diedrich machines across the two shops, built by Martin's brother Stephan Diedrich in Sandpoint, Idaho, running roasts 10 to 20 minutes at 425 to 475 degrees, with weekly cuppings deciding the list. The retail shelf sells V60s, Chemexes, and Aeropresses for people to brew at home.
The vibe
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