medium roast

Coffee between extremes

Medium roast describes coffee beans roasted to a middle point between light and dark—brown in color, with balanced acidity and body.

The roast is developed enough to bring out caramelized sweetness but not so far that it overwhelms the bean's origin flavors with char or smokiness: I'll take a medium roast, nothing too bold.

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roast intensity

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Heavily roasted coffee beans

light roast · French roast · espresso roast · Italian roast · blonde roast

flavor profile extremity

medium roastbold

Courageous and daring

mild · extra bold · intense · robust · full-bodied

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G