RoosRoast / Lobster Butter Love

I like RoosRoast - I like the vibe, I find the aesthetic entertaining, I like going to the cafe, I really like the flavor of the coffee itself. Their most popular blend is Lobster Butter Love, which Maria just bought me a bag of. I do like it a lot, and I most importantly love how it smells. They usually have a stand at the farmers market, and the smell of the coffee spills out of their stall and gives the market a great smell.

Unfortunately, it does not taste exactly how it smells, but it tastes great. It's very smooth, it's not bitter or sour. It's a good medium roast. It isn't burnt, but it does feel like the fruitiness has been baked out. I like it. It's great coffee.

Update, 13 January 2025 

I mentioned that the coffee did not taste exactly how it smelled. I think that is because I did a poor job with my AeroPress. Having brewed it twice more, once, impeccably, and a second, moderately too bitter, I disagree with my above take and revise my opinion to say that this coffee is buttery, sweet, smooth, and incredible. Here's how to dial in RoosRoast's Lobster Butter Love on your I dialed it in on my AeroPress:

• 13-14g of beans (imprecisely)
• Ground at 14 on my Baratza Virtuoso+, which I manually calibrated to its finest setting
• 90-95C water using a non-temperature controlled kettle (hotter end is fine)
• Following James Hoffman's "Ultimate AeroPress Technique:"
• Add grounds into AeroPress
• Add 200g hot water
• Set 2 minute timer, insert piston 1cm in to create vacuum
• After the timer is finished, give it one good swirl to make sure no coffee stays at the top
• Steep 30 more seconds
• Apply as little pressure as necessary to push piston down until hissing noise
• You can pull the piston back up to create a better vacuum and prevent a mess while you go to the trash to dump the puck. But, when you go to the trash, make sure that you press the air out of the AeroPress before removing the lid, because you need to make sure the puck is compressed. 
• Enjoy your great coffee. You can dilute it if it is too strong for you.