"The Best Coffee in Glenwood Springs"
The Defiant Bean Roasters are to be found in Downtown Glenwood Springs Colorado. This superb small-batch Roaster is in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado near the ski resort Sunlight and outside of Aspen Colorado.
Well named as ‘Defiant’ the philosophy behind this underground operation bucks fast changing trends in the world of espresso roasting. I have personally sampled their espresso, prepared professionally with the Lever Rancilio at their location in Glenwood Springs, and in the realistic day to day setting of my home, and can tell you this is an excellent bean.
I sampled a single origin South American espresso as well as the ‘Blend X’ in the shop. ‘Blend X’ is a buttery-sweet espresso, thick on the tongue, smoky finish, and well suited to Americano’s and Long Pours or Milk Drinks. It is bold, yet pleasurable to drink, contrary to so many popular blends today (Intelligentsia, Ritual Roasters) that over-value making a statement with their tang or other-worldly fermentation. Blend X is smooth, it is un-assuming, and it does not leave you wondering “Do I like this? I should really try to like this- everyone loves this! I must do my best to like this- …..did i grind this right? surely i messed up- GULP- CRINGE- ”
Here’ the description from their site :
This blend is inspired by northern Italian espresso cuisine and offered as homage to the homeland of espresso. A moderately dark roast is applied to beans of mild acidity and full body to bring out hints of sweetness and the fruit notes of the highlight coffee. Adequate body will ensure a healthy cap of crema to seal in the aromas trapped in your shot of espresso. As with our original Espresso Blend, Blend X makes a great cup of coffee via your favorite brewing method.
I will say this- and this will come as a shock to true coffee and espresso lovers, Defiant does not have an iPhone app. I know. Its disgusting. What is more, Jeff- the Roaster, will actually deliver coffee to you in the Roaring Fork Valley and Aspen Valley area. That means you may actually shake hands with the one man who operates this company. Difficult to comprehend? Yes. But after that awkward meeting, you can wipe the nervous sweat off your forehead with the humble brown bag of FRESH roasted espresso beans and prepare yourself for a soothing retreat back into your world of app’s and limited local interaction.
So go their site- www.defiantbean.com -- order a blend, or better yet pick up your urPhone and call 970-930-1327 and you may be pleasantly surprised.
This is the guy- can you believe it! In the flesh!
