Coffee Bros.’ Espresso Roast is the fruit-forward espresso — not the typical dark, oily espresso bean most people expect. Ethiopia and Colombia beans medium-roasted to bring out strawberry, sugar cane, and vanilla notes with a vibrant, round body. It’s a specialty-grade espresso that challenges everything you thought espresso was supposed to taste like.

Most espresso blends are dark roasted because it’s forgiving — dark roast hides inconsistencies in sourcing and produces a predictable, one-dimensional shot. Coffee Bros. roasts their espresso to medium specifically to preserve the fruit complexity and brightness that high-quality Ethiopia and Colombia beans develop naturally. The result is a shot that evolves as you drink it rather than being the same note start to finish.

Creamy mouthfeel with strawberry, sugar cane, and vanilla notes — bright and vibrant with a round, full body. Produces excellent crema and a complex flavor that evolves from first sip to finish. In milk drinks the fruit and chocolate notes shine through beautifully rather than getting buried under the dairy.

Outstanding as a single or double shot, exceptional in smaller milk drinks like cortados and macchiatos where the fruit-forward brightness can shine. Also works surprisingly well in AeroPress and pour-over for drinkers who want to explore it outside of espresso. Rest 5–7 days post-roast before pulling shots for optimal crema and flavor development.

The Espresso Roast is one of 6 Coffee Bros. products Rizz has reviewed. Read the complete Coffee Bros. brand review → covering the full lineup including Medium, Light, Dark, Dark Espresso, and Cold Brew Blend.