George Howell
Acton, Massachusetts
4.39(23)
Pioneering 3rd wave roaster known for ethical sourcing and careful approach to roasting
Show moreGeorge Howell is a coffee roaster from Acton, MA United States. We have 36 cataloged roasts with 23 total reviews with a score of 4.39.
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4.75(2) |
- | El Salvador |
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5.00(1) |
Light | Panama |
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5.00(1) |
Light | Yemen |
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4.50(2) |
Medium | El Salvador |
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4.50(2) |
- | Burundi |
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4.50(2) |
Light | Costa Rica |
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4.50(1) |
Light | Ethiopia |
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4.50(1) |
- | Costa Rica |
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4.50(1) |
Light | El Salvador |
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4.50(1) |
Light | Colombia |
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4.50(1) |
- | Guatemala |
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4.50(1) |
Decaf Espresso | - |
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4.00(1) |
- | - |
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4.00(4) |
Medium | Brazil |
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3.50(1) |
Light | Ecuador |
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3.50(1) |
- | Peru |
| - | Guatemala | |
| - | Guatemala | |
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0(0) |
- | Costa Rica |
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0(0) |
- | - |
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0(0) |
- | Kenya |
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0(0) |
- | Guatemala |
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0(0) |
- | Ethiopia |
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0(0) |
Espresso | Americas Blend |
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0(0) |
Medium | Costa Rica |
| Light | Mexico | |
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0(0) |
Light | Kenya |
| Light | Guatemala | |
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0(0) |
Light | Guatemala |
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0(0) |
Light | Ethiopia |
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0(0) |
Light | El Salvador |
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0(0) |
Light | Costa Rica |
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0(0) |
Light | Brazil |
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Dark | Brazil |
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Light | Ethiopia |
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Medium | Brazil |
Top Reviews(23)
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor808 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
5.00 - Average
I checked and this is the Clover Food Labs house roast. So smooth and easy to drink. Not even the slightest hint of bitterness.Cupping Method:Many times as pourover, hot and iced at Clover Food Labs.
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
808 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
5.00 - Quality
This is one of the best coffees I've ever had. LOL, regrettably I could only afford 4 ounces of it. Aroma/nose is great, but it's magic in the cup. All sorts of spice, sweetness, and jammy fruit. Amazing. Great linger. You don't want it to come to an end. Sounds like a super small lot so might not be available frequently if at all.Cupping Method:Pourover, Chemex
Traits: sugarcane clove allspice sugar plum -
Ted Chan, Managing Editor
808 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
5.00 - Average
5.00 - Aroma
4.00 - Value
4.50 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
5.00 - Quality
Outstandings. The original Gesha that blew my mind. Intensely complex and flora, with peach, tropical fruit, earl grey. Perfect balance and perfect acidity.Cupping Method:Pourover, Chemex, Natural Filter, 207 degrees F
Traits: tropical fruit earl grey -
Ted Chan, Managing Editor
808 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
5.00 - Average
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
This one hits just right for me. Smooth and balanced, yet very fruity with nice natural sweetness. For me there is a strong chocolate character, paired with blueberry, the types of blueberries that are sweet but still a little bit tart. These might be too good given the level of caffeine buzz.Cupping Method:Snapchill can that I bought at Clover.
Traits: chocolate blueberry
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Victoria S-C234 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Value
4.50 - Finish
4.00 - Acidity
4.00 - Balance
I really enjoyed this light easy to drink cold brew snap chilled. It wasn’t too bitter. Will have more of these!Cupping Method:From the can with ice
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
808 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
4.50 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Balanced, clean, and smooth Ethiopian that basically tastes like a white peach black tea. It’s easy to drink rather than complex, but quite enjoyable sipping.Cupping Method:Pourover at George Howell store in Newtonville, MA
Traits: black tea white peach smooth -
Ted Chan, Managing Editor
808 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Value
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
I cupped this multiple times, and it was between 4.5 and 5 stars when it came down to grading it.
I get the grape character and some tropical flavors, all in a nice acidity. There's some natural sweetness - bag says brown sugar, I get maple, but splitting hairs. It's very nicely balance and smooth - I really enjoyed this coffee.Cupping Method:Chemex 2x, Hario v60 once
Traits: black tea grape maple
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Ted Chan, Managing Editor
808 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
5.00 - Quality
An excellent decaf to have around the house. We use it for Decaf espresso. It's a medium-ish roast. Very clean, very easy to drink coffee with a nice crema that's wonderful for affogato. Has a nice fruitiness to it.Cupping Method:A53 Lucca Spaziale espresso machine. After dinner espresso, or used as affogato!
Traits: chocolate blackberry raisin -
Ted Chan, Managing Editor
808 roasts rated, avg score of 4.25
4.50 - Average
4.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
La Encenada Snapchill is a fruity, tropical Snapchill coffee can that is very tasty and chuggable. Definitely towards light roast.
Notes I get include red berry with a lot of natural sweetness and some tropical notes. Drinks backwards and that impacts the mouthfeel a bit with the fruitiness first and then a cocoa/brown sugar finish.
Can descriptions includes fruit punch and I think this is apt!
Notably, caffeine level seems a bit above normal based on how I feel (that’s a good thing!).Cupping Method:I purchased 2 Snapchill cans at the George Howell location in Downtown Crossing in the Godfrey Hotel (also see Worka Chelbesa review).
Traits: brown sugar cocoa redcurrant
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Scott Greenaway65 roasts rated, avg score of 4.07
4.50 - Average
4.00 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
As a cold brew, this roast was almost perfection. Refreshingly sweet and smooth, it was remarkably well-balanced.Cupping Method:cold brew
