M. Berasategi Kafeak Reviews
Lasarte-Oria
4.63(5)
All Reviews(5)
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor1409 roasts rated, avg score of 4.29
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Value
5.00 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
One of the best cafe roasts that I've had in Spain. Floral, complex. A little bit of sweetness like those pleasant European breakfast biscuits. A clean acidity. Medium crema with pleasant mouthfeel and a long linger makes you want more.
Don't know anything about this roaster and the website is pretty confusing, so I don't know if this is something you can really get outside of Lasarte/San Sebastian. But if you do see it, make sure you give it a try!Cupping Method:At Plan B Cafe in Lasarte-Oria
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1409 roasts rated, avg score of 4.29
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Value
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
The caffeinated version of the Berasategi espresso was so good, the lingering mouthfeel left me wanting another. Unfortunately, I was at my caffeine limit for the morning. But that's what decaf is for!
The decaf is also outstanding, and in a lot of ways similar. Wonderful mouthfeel, a natural sweetness with the European breakfast biscuit character, caramel, a nice acidiy throught. I don't get the same level of florality and complexity but it's still an outstanding decaf espresso.Cupping Method:At Plan B cafe in Lasarte-Oria
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1409 roasts rated, avg score of 4.29
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Value
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
After discovering M. Berasategi espresso at Plan B, a local cafe, I went to M. Berasategi roaster in Lasarte-Oria, and it was really quite an experience. It's a gorgeous, small store front, and the beans are roaster there.
Just had time for a double espresso, and they were pulling a single origin from Guatemala. Delicious single-origin espresso, medium-level roast with lovely crema. A lot of natural sweetness, a running strand of blackberry acidity.Cupping Method:At the M. Berasategi roaster in Lasarte-Oria
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Victoria S-C565 roasts rated, avg score of 4.31
4.50 - Average
I didn't like this initially but then Ted made it with Moka pot and that was great. -
Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1409 roasts rated, avg score of 4.29
4.50 - Average
5.00 - Aroma
5.00 - Value
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.00 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
Really liked this medium roast Indian. I'm not a sophisticated drinker of Indian coffee, but this had some of good characterstics of a nice medium roast Columbian. I think it's chocolate with a nice acidity on the lighter side (maybe red grape). The standout characteristic is a fun and clear peanut mid-palate, which gives it a Reece's Pieces type character.
I also cupped a Nomad Rwandan side by side and you can see the darkness (the Berasategi Indian is the dark one).Cupping Method:I boubght the bag from the M. Berasategi roaster and cupped it the next day with a V60. Relative to coffee in the US, it was amazingly inexpensive.
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Really liked this medium roast Indian. I'm not a sophisticated drinker of Indian coffee, but this had some of good characterstics of a nice medium roast Columbian. I think it's chocolate with a nice acidity on the lighter side (maybe red grape). The standout characteristic is a fun and clear peanut mid-palate, which gives it a Reece's Pieces type character. I also cupped a Nomad Rwandan side by side and you can see the darkness (the Berasategi Indian is the dark one).
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I didn't like this initially but then Ted made it with Moka pot and that was great.
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After discovering M. Berasategi espresso at Plan B, a local cafe, I went to M. Berasategi roaster in Lasarte-Oria, and it was really quite an experience. It's a gorgeous, small store front, and the beans are roaster there. Just had time for a double espresso, and they were pulling a single origin from Guatemala. Delicious single-origin espresso, medium-level roast with lovely crema. A lot of natural sweetness, a running strand of blackberry acidity.
