from the birthplace of arabica, to your cup

  • arabica beans
    arabica beans
    arabica beans

    from Ethiopia's high plains
    in the Yirgacheffe region

  • hand-picked beans
    hand-picked beans
    hand-picked beans

    hand-picked, sorted, and washed
    to remove imperfections

  • soft body
    soft body
    soft body

    unique tea-like body
    with elegant complexity

  • medium roast
    medium roast
    medium roast

    preserves florals, fruit,
    and clarity

tasting notes

dumerso coffee

Rooted in Family and Legacy

Dumerso Coffee is a sister-led cooperative based in the famed Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia. As caretakers of one of the world’s most iconic coffee-growing regions, the Dumerso team employs over 250 farmers and supports hundreds of women through work at the washing station, sorting line, and child care facilities.

Their attention to detail—from harvest to final wash—results in coffees that are as inspiring as the women behind them. By sourcing directly from Dumerso, we celebrate coffee’s origin while supporting a more equitable future for those who grow it.

  • 5 stars: 88 (73%)
  • 4 stars: 22 (18%)
  • 3 stars: 5 (4%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (2%)
  • 1 star: 4 (3%)
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Tony
Not light roast at all

This bag of beans are medium roast at best. The picture I attached shows the top being a dark roast bean and the bottom being this product, it's not very light in color, the flavor profile is more bitter than sweet notes. It's not bad if you like a medium roast, but it's not light roast as described.

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Arzach
Tasty and mild

A tasty medium roast, great flavor and a decent price. Beans were very fresh. Would drink again!

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Generic A.G.
A nice step up from budget beans

I'm sipping a cup of this while I type this review.I'm only a little picky about my coffee. I don't buy super expensive stuff (often too dark and bold for me), but I don't like most of the coffee you can easily get at the grocery store. I like a decent light/medium roast bean with a balanced, nutty flavor that I can grind fresh each day and put in my Bunn coffee machine. I have an ongoing delivery of Amazon's Donut Cafe beans that I drink every day.Hopefully, that provides context for this review.I would describe this Grace Farms coffee as a very balanced and drinkable coffee. I think the flavor is a little richer than my cheap daily coffee. I noticed a subtle difference between this single-origin coffee and my usual coffee blend. I do like the predictability of the Amazon blends, but the Grace farms is slightly more distinctive... like the characteristics of these beans aren't being balanced out by anything else. Again, this is a difference of degrees.I would be happy to drink this every day, but it's more than double the price per ounce. You pay a little extra for fair trade coffee, so keep that in mind.

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M. H.
Grace Farms Single Origin Asoprosierra Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee 12 oz

Certified organic and fair-trade this Asoprosierra single origin whole bean coffee is a medium-roast created from 100 percent Arabica sourced from Columbia. The aroma in the bag, during grinding and while brewing is excellent and the flavor is bright but not heavily acidic and there is a slight bitter note to balance the overall flavor creating a smooth rich taste.I used a burr grinder on a medium setting and used a basic automatic drip machine for brewing. Interesting information is posted about the company and the work they do on the product page. To estimate shelf-life at the time of this review in July 2021 the Best By date is 11 months in the future but dates will vary. Excellent.

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Jack D.
An Average Coffee, Arrived Fresh, Has A Decent Aroma, Taste Is Kind Of MEH

For many years, a New England Breakfast Blend has been my goto coffee. Occasionally I'll get the Bailey's branded coffee with a nice Irish Cream flavor. More recently my favorite goto coffee for regular consumption has become "Barrie House Espresso Roast". Any new coffee I try is measured against whichever one(s) of those might be most applicable. In this case it would be the Barrie House because that's what I tend to drink on a daily basis.This coffee has a nice aroma to it when ground and when brewed in a the pot. The taste is a bit more harsh than than the Barrie House. It's doesn't have a flavor that is anywhere near as rich and is definitely a lighter coffee than the espresso roast. It seems a little more bitter but its a mild bitterness or maybe it is a little sour? It's not bad but it is definitely not anything I would want to drink on a daily basis.Most of these newer coffees on Amazon are significantly more expensive that anything mentioned above. This one comes in at $20/lb. In order to be close to being a good value it would have to be about twice as good as anything else I drink on a regular basis. It's definitely not.Overall, I didn't find this coffee to be particularly good and certainly not good enough to be worth $20/lb. It's OK, not awful. I'll try to find someone else who might be interested in drinking it so it doesn't go to waste. One pot was more than enough for me. A flavored creamer helps it a little bit but not much.

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3 G.
Delicious Blend

For the medium roast, I went with a dose setting of 9, grind 4, temperature 4, and 2x espresso.Aroma, the first thing I smelled was the undertones of chocolate.Flavor, the first thing I tasted was the bright acidity of citrus.A wonderful combination, a definite pick me upper in the morning.

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Iggy
Not for me ..

It’s not light roasted coffee ! More like medium dark! Taste is bitter and not smooth unfortunately ..( on a second picture you can see it’s darker than other brand so called light roasted coffee )

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Erin H.
Beautiful packaging & amazing tea

I was sent a Grace Farms gift box of teas and I quickly became obsessed with the tea and their story. As a native of CT, it was also a bonus that they’re based in CT. I’ll now be gifting this to everyone I can!

Thank you so much for your kind words! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the packaging and the tea itself. We also love sharing the story of Grace Farms with our customers. We appreciate you choosing to gift our tea to others. Cheers!

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Alan
The colombian light roast is a very dark roast

I bought 2 bags of coffee. And Ethiopian light/medium roast which was very good and a Colombian light roast. This one was totally burned and tasted nothing but ashes. I do not recommend as you don't know what you will get.

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STxHippie
Decent cup of Joe…

This is definitely a lighter roast than I’m used to. It has a bit of acidity along with the peach notes and a slightly bitter finish. It’s not a rich flavor or aroma, it’s pretty mellow. I could actually probably even drink this one in the afternoon and it be light enough caffeine wise that it wouldn’t disturb my sleeping ability. For a basic coffee, this will do, but I don’t consider it a specialty blend.

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Inquisitive C.
Aromatic with low acidity.

The Grace Farms Single Origin Ethiopian Whole Bean Coffee (Meiduam-Light Roast Coffee) is aromatic.Comes in a tin tie bag.The taste is complex, with notes of vanilla/a little light nut, and hints of tea (jasmine) and lemon, though did not detect any peach notes.It is the right level of smokiness with low acidity, quite an enjoyable cup of coffee with a unique profile.

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Soraya E.
Smooth, fresh, and pleasant tasting coffee

These organic Ethiopian arabica coffee beans come in a vented resealable bag, and the bag I received to review had a best by date of Dec 2024. The aroma smelled good as soon as I opened the bag, and the beans were uniform and clean with a low sheen. I ground them on a setting of 4.5 and used fresh RO filtered water to brew single cup servings using my Keurig Vue. The taste is smooth and buttery with no bitterness or aftertaste. This is a very pleasant coffee to wake up with or enjoy in the evening, and it doesn't give me an upset stomach. I'm completely on board with the mission behind this non-profit coffee enterprise to end forced labor, and I enjoyed the coffee enough that I've already placed an order to buy another bag.

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Elizabeth R.
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After recently buying a new coffee maker that grinds whole beans we went on a search for coffee that’s just right from community of origin to our cups in CT. We’ve landed enthusiastically on River Roast! It’s bold without a trace of bitter and delivered directly to our doorstep. We’re proud to share this brand of teas and coffees with friends who also seek to buy organic, responsibly sourced and delicious products.

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kaycee
Amazing, smooth flavor!

I have been a coffee drinker for years and I have to say that Grace Farms Single Origin Ketiara Whole Bean Coffee from Sumatra Indonesia is one of the best tasting coffees I have ever had. The coffee beans have a wonderful aroma of cocoa, cinnamon, and cedar that fills the room when it is brewing. The flavor is even better, with a bold and smooth taste that lingers on the palette without being too heavy. I like to enjoy this coffee black with just a bit of cream and it has become my go-to morning cup.The best part of this coffee is that it is Fairtrade and Organic, so I know that it is made with sustainability and ethical practices in mind. Even better, Grace Farms gives back 100% of the profits to support education, health, and economic opportunities in the communities they source from. I’m proud to support a company that is doing good while also providing me with a delicious cup of coffee. Highly recommend!

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Clock C.0.
Finer grind turned out well

I have been drinking on this bag for the past week or so, after testing the per cup ratio I found I liked it a bit finer than I normally go for most whole bean grinds. Not knowing what to expect makes the process interesting in finding the match your looking for when you grinding. Overall its a decent coffee, though I have had much better Sumatra coffee before this one.

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michele
I am not by any means a coffee connoisseur, I just know what I like.

Grace Farms Single Origin Ketiara Whole Bean Coffee from Sumatra Indonesia (12oz Bag)| Fairtrade and Organic | Notes of Cocoa, Cinnamon & Cedar | Dark Roast Coffee Beans | Gives Back 100% of ProfitsFirst impressions: I like the color of the bag. It’s lightly vacuum sealed and seems full.Installation/setup: Opening the bag was a bit of a struggle, it is sealed well. Got a corner open and poured some beans in my grinder. I like a medium grind so that’s what I went for. I put about 3 scoops of ground coffee in my pour over carafe’s filter basket, lined with a regular coffee filter. Poured very warm but not quite boiling filtered water over the grounds, slowly, making about 3 cups..Final thoughts: I am not by any means a coffee connoisseur, I just know what I like. This is a very good coffee in my opinion. There is no bitter taste, it is very smooth and full without being overpowering and has a good amount of caffeine for some get up and go. I usually take my coffee with milk and sugar and I have been drinking this coffee black every morning since my first trial with just a hint of vanilla from adding some vanilla powder to the grounds before pouring the water. Delicious!⭐️1 star - I don't recommend it at all, poor quality.⭐️⭐️ 2 stars - I don't recommend it, it has multiple faults, or a very high price.⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars - It's passable, It has some faults but the quality is ok for what it is.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars - Product quite acceptable, it does what it promises.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars - Product that I totally recommend.

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The S.
Real coffee flavor!

When we opened this coffee bag, we were immediately hit with that wonderful coffee scent.It blended easily and tasted very strong. It’s lovely.I love the cause this company is behind and the fact that the coffee tastes great as well is a no brainer for purchasing it.I, and my family can totally recommend this coffee!

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Mary P.
Smells like heaven, tastes even better!

I ordered three bags of Grace Farms coffee after a friend recommended it to me and I have to say, it is so delicious. I've only enjoyed two of the varieties so far, but already know I love everything about what Grace Farms is doing. Supporting women with my daily coffee is something I can get behind every day.

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Lisa G.
Deliciously Rich Delightful Coffee

My husband and I love the Grace Farms Indonesian coffee, It is so flavorful and satisfying. We look forward to getting up in the morning and brewing a fresh cup of this coffee to start our day. My husband stopped going to places to purchase coffee because this coffee is so much better!

Hi Lisa, we're thrilled to hear you and your husband enjoy our Indonesian coffee! Thank you for your kind words and support, cheers!

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Saundra W.
Great coffee.

Rich bold flavor without a lot of acidity. Great quality coffee.

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CRW
Fantasic!

I enjoy all of the Grace Farms Foods products! The Sips, Drips, and Chips are phenomenal. The packaging is amazing, but the taste is better.And if that's not enough, Grace Farms Foods gives back 100% of its profits and invites you to be part of local and global humanitarian initiatives with every purchase.Can't recommend this organization enough!