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Counter Culture Coffee

Counter Culture Whole Bean Coffee

Fast Forward – Fast Forward is a curated blend of similar coffees from different harvest periods, ensuring the freshest flavors no matter the season.

9 /10
★★★★½ Must Drink Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #210 of 1193 (Top 18%)
Our Coffee Score 9
Coffee Lovers Score 9
Overall Ranked #210 of 1193 (Top 18%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #76 of 200 (Top 38%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #189 of 1193 (Top 16%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #597 of 1193 (Top 51%)

Our verdict: Ranked #86 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding light pick with nutty, sweet notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 405 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Light
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Organic
Size
12 oz
Price / oz
$1.42
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

NuttySweet

The Coffee Score review

Fast Forward – Fast Forward is a curated blend of similar coffees from different harvest periods, ensuring the freshest flavors no matter the season. Our team spent hands-on time with the Counter Culture Whole Bean Coffee to see how it holds up against the rest of the coffee beans we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #86 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding light pick with nutty, sweet notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 405 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • Fast Forward – Fast Forward is a curated blend of similar coffees from different harvest periods, ensuring the freshest flavors no matter the season. The selection of organic coffees guarantees delightful nutty and sweet notes, wrapped in a creamy body.
  • Year-Round Blend – The coffees in Fast Forward come from many of the same partners that produce our Single Origin offerings. From sourcing to roasting, we put meticulous effort into maintaining the perfect blend.
  • Why Whole Bean? – It lasts longer, tastes better, and is more adaptable than traditional ground coffee. You can adjust the grind size of whole bean coffee at home based on the brew method you choose.
  • How to Enjoy – All of our coffees can be brewed in various ways, designed for your perfect morning. Tasting notes: Nutty, sweet, creamy. Lightly roasted for a flavorful, fresh cup of coffee that is full of life.
  • Traceable from Seed to Cup – For over 30 years, we have relentlessly pursued coffee perfection. We believe we can make a positive impact on coffee’s future through our everyday commitments to quality, sustainability, education, and transparency.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 9/10 — ranked #210 of 1193 (18% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Nutty, Sweet.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9/10 from 405 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Small-batch / craft roaster Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9
Freshness 20% weight 9.9
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 9.5
Value 15% weight 7.2
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.9
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 9/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.5★ from 405 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 77%
4 star 10%
3 star 3%
2 star 6%
1 star 4%
  • sandra Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Counterculture coffee

    Delicious nice coffee nice medium roast perfect

    1 found this helpful

  • Elijah Kraft Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Surprisingly good

    Love this coffee! I like that it’s organic and gives you the roast date. It’s fresh and tastes great as espresso. Cheapest place to get it is Whole Foods and worth it!

    2 found this helpful

  • Carol L. Holmes Verified purchase ★★★★★

    ROBUST, NOT BITTER, SUGAR NOT NEEDED

    I got this on a whim because my "go-to" wasn't in stock. I won't be going back to my original. This light roast is robust and not bitter; I don't need anything except a about a quarter of a creamer (soymilk, for me). This coffee carries you without sugar.

    5 found this helpful

  • Space Squid 🦑☄️ Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    Amazing coffee, terrible package

    Delicious as always, but I was very disappointed in the quality of the bag. They are wax coated paper, and ripped significantly during opening. I like to keep coffee in the original bag when possible to avoid drying out the oils so I probably won't buy it again. The coffee is so expensive to be in this awful packaging.

    1 found this helpful

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