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San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay French Roast Gourmet Dark Roast 100% Arabica

Roasted to the pop and sizzle point where the beans are very dark and oily. All of the sugars are burnt off, and the structure of the bean is well toasted. Intense coffee and smoky flavors.

8.8 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #402 of 1193 (Top 34%)
Our Coffee Score 8.8
Coffee Lovers Score 9
Overall Ranked #402 of 1193 (Top 34%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #109 of 200 (Top 55%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #342 of 1193 (Top 29%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #603 of 1193 (Top 51%)

Our verdict: Ranked #107 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with chocolate, smoky notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 344 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
48 oz
Price / oz
$0.85
Best for
Drip

Flavor notes

ChocolateSmoky

The Coffee Score review

Roasted to the pop and sizzle point where the beans are very dark and oily. All of the sugars are burnt off, and the structure of the bean is well toasted. Intense coffee and smoky flavors. Our team spent hands-on time with the San Francisco Bay French Roast Gourmet Dark Roast 100% Arabica 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 #107 of our top 200 coffee beans — an outstanding dark pick with chocolate, smoky notes, earning a 4.5★ average across 344 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • We take a blend of fine coffees from Central and South America and roast it very dark, until the flavor oils rise to the surface of the bean. A coffee with an intense, smoky flavor...not for the faint of heart!
  • 3 pounds (48-ounces) of coffee (middle drip setting on Grindmaster Grinders)
  • Dark Roast 100% Arabica
  • Kosher Certified

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.8/10 — ranked #402 of 1193 (34% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Chocolate, Smoky.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9/10 from 344 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Small-batch / craft roaster Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9
Freshness 20% weight 8.9
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 9.2
Value 15% weight 7.8
Roast Quality 10% weight 9
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.8/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.5★ from 344 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 79%
4 star 9%
3 star 2%
2 star 4%
1 star 6%
  • Annie A Verified purchase ★★★★★

    This is delicious coffee!

    I have purchased this coffee for more than 11 years. It's always fresh and tastes good. Gives a great wake up too! If you like a strong coffee, French Roast, this is the one you'll like!

  • DB Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Excellent

    Excellent coffee

  • Robert Weldon Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great taste and flavor

    Great flavor, tastes like coffee and not flavored water

  • Amazon Customer Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Good tasting coffee for a fair price!

    Good tasting coffee. With a fair price.

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