Stone Street Knee Buckling Espresso Whole Bean, Dark Roast, High Caf, 1Lb

This coffee tastes (and smells) even better than I had hoped. Deep, rich, and almost sweet, with no burnt fragrance or aftertaste for a dark roast. I ground some of the beans as soon as I opened the package, and the smell was fantastic. I was concerned that the higher caffeine content would add a bitter taste, and it does not. The taste is excellent. However, this coffee is not for the faint of heart or caffeine sensitive people, and just use your brain about how much you have and when. I'm excited about making some batches of cold brew with this. Should be really smooth and strong. I also make coffee ice cream with full fat coconut milk, and I think I'm gonna like that a lot, too. Even though I shop on Amazon sometimes, I like supporting small American companies when possible, and this coffee is at a great price, so this is a winner all the way around. This review was not influenced by anyone in any way. I bought this coffee on my own at full price, and I plan on buying more of this in the future.

I love the packaging of this coffee. It keeps it fresh when delivered and even opening and resealing after. The taste is great with a smooth texture , and no bitter or bad after taste . The name " Knee Buckling " is the perfect name . It has a punch that keeps me awake and alert, but not jittery . It grinds up easily with my coffee grinder . Great price . I sent some of this coffee home with my son . He loves it . I just ordered another bag and had it sent to him .

Awhile back I ran out of coffee beans and didn't have any for the next day. It was the middle of the night and I was at the 24hr market, so I didn't have many choices. They had a few bags of the Knee Buckling Espresso whole beans, so I figured I'd try it out. Better than going without!! Glad I ran out of beans that day. This has been my goto coffee bean for awhile. Nice flavor with little acidity or bitterness. My family has touted my caps, cortados, lattes and Americanos as some of the best they've had. That's a pretty tall order for the coffee snobs in my family. For an every day espresso at a good price, this is hard to beat.

Robust, delicious, smooth, Not to strong, but you can make it as strong as you like. Thats the perks of making your own espresso. and I feel like this is the first time I’ve had a REAL Espresso. You want that “get up and go” cup. Woooo hooooo.

Update: I reached out to Stone Street Coffee to explain what happened, and they offered to send me a new fresh bag, free of charge. Outstanding customer service on their end! My warning still stands that you SHOULD NOT BUY this on Amazon if you want your coffee fresh, but I’ll update this review again once I’ve tasted the new bag. Original review: I was excited to try this, especially given there having been so many raving reviews! Based on its description, it sounds just like the kind of coffees I like best. The coffee I received is stale, and has no oily sheen. It’s just totally dead, with clearly no freshness. The bag I received is very close to the expiration date, which based on other reviews submitted here, means this was roasted at least 7 months ago. You absolutely should not buy this coffee from here, unless you don’t mind drinking old, dead coffee!

Fresh smell and good taste. Has a use by date on it, but not a package date. Personally, I would rather know when it was packaged.

My go to espresso when purchasing online

Always a fine and extremely tasty cup of coffee. Quit going to local coffee shops after trying KNEE BUCKLING EXPRESSO. Great coffee and great way to save big money making your own tasty cup of great coffee!