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Kicking Horse

Kicking Horse Coffee, Kick Ass

Something worth doing, is worth dreaming big. This blend is the spirit of Kicking Horse Coffee, and our bold invitation to wake up and kick ass with us.

9.2 /10
★★★★½ Must Drink Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #80 of 1193 (Top 7%)
Our Coffee Score 9.2
Coffee Lovers Score 9
Overall Ranked #80 of 1193 (Top 7%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #34 of 200 (Top 17%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #77 of 1193 (Top 7%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #576 of 1193 (Top 49%)

Our verdict: Ranked #45 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with dark chocolate, chocolate, vanilla notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 8,252 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Indonesia
Process
Organic
Size
35.2 oz
Price / oz
$1.25
Best for
Drip, Pour-Over, French Press, Moka Pot

Flavor notes

Dark ChocolateChocolateVanillaMolasses

The Coffee Score review

Something worth doing, is worth dreaming big. This blend is the spirit of Kicking Horse Coffee, and our bold invitation to wake up and kick ass with us. Our team spent hands-on time with the Kicking Horse Coffee, Kick Ass 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 #45 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with dark chocolate, chocolate, vanilla notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 8,252 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • TASTING NOTES: Chocolate malt, molasses, licorice and an earthy lingering finish.
  • ROAST: Dark
  • ROASTED IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: It’s all deep, dark and delicious, roasted right below the towering Canadian Rocky Mountain peaks
  • AROMA: Smoky, sweet vanilla and dark chocolate.
  • ORGANIC, FAIRTRADE, KOSHER, SHADE GROWN, ARABICA COFFEE: Coffee that is good and fair for the coffee drinkers, the farmers and the planet. 100 percent Certified

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 9.2/10 — ranked #80 of 1193 (7% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Dark Chocolate, Chocolate, Vanilla, Molasses.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9/10 from 8,252 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Small-batch / craft roaster Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.2
Freshness 20% weight 9.9
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 10
Value 15% weight 7.5
Roast Quality 10% weight 9.2
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 9.2/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.5★ from 8,252 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 74%
4 star 14%
3 star 7%
2 star 2%
1 star 3%
  • FancyNancy Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Very good brew!

    I love coffee, look forward to drinking it every morning, but I’m not an “aficionado”. I just like what I like - dark but not too dark. I have a cheap drip coffee maker (Hamilton Beach Flex Brew) and just want a good cup without breaking the bank.

    9 found this helpful

  • Peter Graham Hyland Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Can’t beat the price for the quality of the beans.

    Great coffee at a great price as I bought it while it was on sale 25% off. They go on sale pretty frequently, so I recommend waiting for when they do. Tastes great and beats out all other competition when it comes to quality for the price, especially given its organic.

    2 found this helpful

  • Carolyn Verified purchase ★★★★★

    I keep buying when the cost is lower than higher. A nice cup of coffee.

    Love this coffee, and like that it's whole bean. I have a great grinder so I grind as I need more coffee. The only thing that is disheartening is that the price flocculates greatly.

    1 found this helpful

  • Frau Geeze Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    Great cuppa brew. Bag access is terrible.

    Smooth, while bold and full flavored. My husband and I both really like this coffee. That says a lot, considering we have been all over the world sampling coffees. Kinda serious relationship with this nectar of the Gods. For a day to day brew, this is a pleasant local-ish discovery. Plus, it’s organic.

    12 found this helpful

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