I have this cycle where I convince myself that I’m not actually picky about beans so then, looking to save some money I’ll buy a higher volume brand. I like what I’d call a medium roast. The problem is once you venture outside of “specialty” coffee even medium roast coffee tastes like charcoal. So I inevitably end up back where I started.

All that being said, my go to coffee is Counter Culture (recently their Fast Forward blend). They’re relatively local, easily available, moderately priced and “good enough” for me.