LoCo Beans® — Fresh Roasted Coffee, Inc.

LoCo News (March 30th) — Where did the month go? … and what a month it has been! LoCo Beans is donating 100% of House Blend sales during the month of March 2026 to A Farm Less Ordinary’s (AFLO) GiveChoose Campaign. (That’s 100% of House Blend gross sales!) AFLO is an organization dedicated to creating meaningful employment opportunities for adults with intellectual, developmental, and/or cognitive disabilities. Some background… When we launched LoCo Beans in 2012, our menu featured exclusively single-origin coffees. Our first blend was born from a happy accident when Ian Pham mixed Brazilian and Ethiopian green beans during our “soft opening,” creating what would become our signature House Blend. From those earliest days to the present, this medium coffee blend has remained a customer favorite and one of LoCo Beans’ strongest performers. Enjoying LoCo Beans’ House Blend while also helping this worthy local cause is the ultimate win-win! A couple more days to go…

In other news, natural-processed Bolivian Pacamara will be on the menu for another couple of weeks as a pop-up offering! Beans from other/new origins are in the pipeline. Next out the shute will be a Venezualan Grade 1 lavado fino (fine washed) offering. Later we’ll migrate back to Bolivia for organic washed Gesha. Overlaying this roll-out we’re trying to arrange for the return of natural-processed El Salvadoran. Such pop-up offerings will complement - not replace - the beans in our lineup that you’ve come to love!

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If you’re a coffee enthusiast, or even just someone who appreciates a truly flavorful cup, you owe it to yourself to explore natural-processed coffee. Natural processing is where coffee cherries are dried with the beans still inside, unlocking an ensemble of flavors that are simply unattainable through washed processes. Imagine:

• Intense Fruitiness: Expect vibrant notes of ripe berries, tropical fruits, and even stone fruits like apricot and plum. This isn't just "coffee flavor," it's a complex, layered experience.

• Rich, Syrupy Body: Natural processing imparts a heavier, more viscous mouthfeel, creating a luxurious and satisfying texture.

• Sweetness Amplified: The drying process concentrates the natural sugars in the cherry, resulting in a naturally sweeter cup, often with hints of chocolate and caramel.

• A Unique, Wild Character: Each natural processed coffee tells a story of its origin, with distinct and often surprising flavor profiles.

This isn't your everyday coffee. It’s an adventure for your taste buds, a journey toward exploring the real characters of the coffee beans.

P.S. Many customers have brought to our attention that they couldn’t see the Local Pickup option in the Shop page so we have added a new addition to the FAQ page on how to choose Local Pickup.