Frankenblend From Dean’s Beans Coffee Review




  • I really love when companies offer to let you make your own blend and they’ll roast it up. I landed on creating a concoction of beans from Dean’s Beans. Thanks guys for letting me create probably the most awful sounding blend (bean choice wise), and possibly worst tasting blend ever. Just kidding.

    I called it Frankenblend. The name says it all. After all, tomorrow is Halloween.

    Frankenblend is a mix of 33% Ethiopia, 33% Nicaragua, and 33% Timor beans. All of which happened to be dark roasted.

    It wasn’t my intention to create a dark roast. I was going for more of a medium-dark blend, but that’s okay.

    When I opened the bag, I was so unsure of this ever tasting even remotely decent, but I knew I had to not let myself jump ahead until I’ve actually tasted the coffee. The beans carried a strong smokiness and underneath were hints of spice and a fruitiness.

    Once brewed, I noticed the aroma was definitely smoky, but oddly a quite pleasing smokiness. There’s some sweetness and spice coming at me as well.

    The first sip is a combination of spice and smokiness. It doesn’t sound bad, but the smokiness at times is a little heavy. I notice some sweetness coming through as the coffee cools, as well as some possible fruity notes.

    I’m sure I could have created worse of a blend too. Overall, this really was not that bad. I think this would be even better taking the roast level down a touch and lighting it up a bit.

    Since this is a custom blend, I will not be rating this.



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Jamie Ferguson

From sunny Sarasota Florida, Jamie Ferguson has been drinking coffee since a very young age. Jamie is just your average jane who has a serious addiction to coffee, but more so has a bigger love for the heart, and the dedication that is put into growing, processing and roasting coffee. Come and join the adventures...