Seattle'S Best Coffee

Seattle's Best Coffee Post Alley Blend Dark Roast Whole Bean

When you prefer your coffee intense while keeping your morning smooth, try our darkest roast, Seattle's Best Coffee Post Alley Blend.

8.4 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #845 of 1193 (Top 71%)
Our Coffee Score 8.2
Coffee Lovers Score 9.1
Overall Ranked #845 of 1193 (Top 71%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #187 of 200 (Top 94%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #895 of 1193 (Top 76%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #501 of 1193 (Top 42%)

Our verdict: Ranked #189 of our top 200 coffee beans — a strong dark pick with smoky, bold, smooth notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 393 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
12 oz
Price / oz
$4.27
Best for
Drip, French Press

Flavor notes

SmokyBoldSmoothRich

The Coffee Score review

When you prefer your coffee intense while keeping your morning smooth, try our darkest roast, Seattle's Best Coffee Post Alley Blend. Our team spent hands-on time with the Seattle's Best Coffee Post Alley Blend Dark Roast Whole Bean 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 #189 of our top 200 coffee beans — a strong dark pick with smoky, bold, smooth notes, earning a 4.6★ average across 393 Amazon ratings.

When you prefer your coffee intense while keeping your morning smooth, try our darkest roast, Seattle's Best Coffee Post Alley Blend. From French press to regular drip coffee, this whole bean coffee is ready to grind and brew for a smooth and consistently delicious cup of coffee every time. Get a great deal (that tastes even greater) with this pack of 6 bags (72 oz. total) of whole bean dark roast coffee. When you need a pick-me-up or just a moment to yourself, brew a pot of the smooth-tasting Post Alley blend at home, and treat yourself to a cup of this premium dark coffee.

From the roaster

  • The delicious Post Alley Blend from Seattle’s Best Coffee comes in a pack of six 12 oz. bags of whole bean coffee, ready to grind
  • Smokey, intense, and wonderfully smooth, our Post Alley Blend is a bold dark roast with a rich and robust flavor
  • This whole bean coffee is made from 100% Arabica beans sourced in Latin America and smooth-roasted for the rich flavor you love
  • Dark coffee lovers rejoice! Seattle’s Best Coffee is a smart way to save money while enjoying a strong, dark roast coffee at home
  • Grind and brew a delicious cup of dark roast however you like. Start with 2 tbsp of ground coffee for every 6 fl. oz. of water, adjust to taste

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.2/10 — ranked #845 of 1193 (71% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Smoky, Bold, Smooth, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.1/10 from 393 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.5
Freshness 20% weight 8.4
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 7.8
Value 15% weight 4.6
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.6
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.2/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.6★ from 393 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 82%
4 star 10%
3 star 3%
2 star 1%
1 star 4%
  • JP Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great daily bean!

    Consistently smooth and bold. Our daily grind for a few years now. Too bad that the whole bean is no longer offered in stores now that Nestle has bought out Seattle's Best.Glad to be able to purchase it it @ Amazon, but for how much longer?

    3 found this helpful

  • Kindle Customer Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Best dark roast

    I am a dark roast coffee lover and only buy whole bean. I've been a huge fan of Seattle's Best, Post Alley for a long time. Just the smell of the beans when opening the bag is a rush...amazing. It is rich and so tasty. That being said, they have priced me out. 6, 12 oz bags for $56.00 just isn't going to work for me.

    4 found this helpful

  • Bettie T. Verified purchase ★★★★★

    If you like a mild blend, this is not the blend for you.

    Strong, rich coffee blend with a great taste!

  • Alfred Farber Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Seattle's Best Post Alley

    To minimize trips to the store during the pandemic, we began to order coffee online. We prefer very intense, dark, European roasted coffees, and we sampled many exotic-sounding brands and varieties from all over the country. Among the many fine coffees we tried, my wife and I agree that Seattle's Best Post Alley No.

    11 found this helpful

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