Coffee Roast Levels

☕️ Coffee Roast Levels Explained — From City to French (light to dark).

Not all dark coffees are the same 👀

Here’s your quick guide to roast levels you’ll actually see on specialty bags 👇

🌆 City Roast

• Light–medium brown

• Bright acidity, light body

• Flavor: toasted grain, mild sweetness

• Highlights origin flavors

🌇 City+ Roast

• Slightly darker than City

• Balanced acidity and body

• Flavor: caramel notes begin to develop

🏙️ Full City Roast

• Medium-dark brown

• Oils just starting to appear

• Flavor: chocolatey, richer body, less acidity

🌃 Full City+ Roast

• Darker, approaching dark roast

• Noticeable oils on surface

• Flavor: bittersweet, deeper caramel, slight smokiness

🔥 French Roast

• Very dark, shiny black beans

• Low acidity, heavy body

• Flavor: bold, smoky, roasted (origin flavors mostly gone)

💡 Fun fact: As you go darker, you lose origin flavors and gain roast-driven taste.

What is your favorite roast?