dark roast

Boldly brewed beans

Dark roast describes coffee beans roasted until they're dark brown or nearly black, producing bold, smoky, sometimes bitter flavors with less acidity than lighter roasts.

The longer roasting reduces caffeine slightly and obscures the bean's origin characteristics: I need a dark roast to wake up.

Common dark roasts include French roast and Italian roast.

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bitter · smoky · beans · French · Italian · robust · charred · strong · caffeine · wake up call · aroma · intense · oily · rich · morning · brew · grind · black coffee

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roast level

dark roastlight roast

Beans heated briefly

blonde roast · unroasted · green coffee · medium roast · tea

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G