Portland Coffee Roasters was founded in 1996 by Mark Stell after he attended the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he learned about climate change and sustainability. Mark's visits to coffee farms in Costa Rica and El Salvador informed his understanding of what it takes to grow quality coffee and shaped his vision for the company. The company's mission is "To forge positive human connections and build a socially responsible business through great coffee." Since its inception, Portland Coffee Roasters has sourced coffee directly from farmers while building sustainable relationships with them and the communities they support. For more than 20 years, they've worked to create lasting connections extending from their local community to farmers, customers, and partners. Portland Coffee Roasters is committed to global stewardship. Their first direct trade shipment came from La Hilda Estate in Costa Rica, and their first project in 1999 was with Finca El Paternal in Guatemala. These long-standing relationships have laid a foundation for many projects at the origin of their coffee and beyond. The company only purchases specialty grade Arabica coffee that scores well above minimum standards in their own lab. All their coffees are fully traceable from farm to cup, either sourced directly from farms they have visited or from trusted importation partners who maintain meticulous records about coffee origins. After finding great coffee, Portland Coffee Roasters works to create roast profiles that retain each coffee's sense of place, then enhance it with the talents of their roasting team. From light and sparkling single-origin offerings to full-bodied and chocolatey dark roasted blends, every coffee has a sweet spot that they aim to hit every time. The company is dedicated to sustainability, from bean to cup, not only in their local community but in the communities where they source their high-quality coffee beans. Their employees are genuine coffee experts who dedicate themselves to serving customers and maintaining thriving relationships with trusted farmers throughout the world. What began with just a staff of two has grown into a respected specialty coffee roaster that continues to focus not just on coffee, but on improving both people and planet through strong and lasting relationships with their global coffee community.
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Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$20.00 · $1.67/oz
Anniversary Roast marks thirty years of Portland Coffee Roasters, still locally owned in Oregon. Each sip backs coffee-origin and hometown projects for clean water, daycare, and food security, and toasts the next thirty years of doing good while making great coffee.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$18.00 · $1.50/oz
Bergamot • Lemongrass
Costa Rica from longtime partner La Hilda Estate is a delicate cup of bergamot and lemongrass. It is a testament to the farmers' care, a bright lot Portland Coffee Roasters is proud to roast every year.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$19.00 · $1.58/oz
Dried Berry • Cocoa • Honey
Endless Summer is a Burundi natural from volcanic highlands, built for sunshine brewing. Dried berry and deep cocoa meet honey sweetness in a smooth, full cup that drinks just as well iced as it does as a morning pour-over.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$18.00 · $1.50/oz
Dried Fruit • Milk Chocolate • Citrus • Raisins
Fair Trade Organic Guatemala is a light, much-loved single origin from high-altitude smallholders. The lighter roast keeps dried fruit in view, then milk chocolate, citrus, and a hint of raisins in a clean, balanced cup.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$17.00 · $1.42/oz
dark chocolate • creamy
Goose Hollow is a warm and inviting medium-dark roast coffee named after the Portland neighborhood. It features an entrancing chocolate flavor profile with a full, creamy body that makes it one of Portland Coffee Roasters' most popular blends. The roasting style enhances the dark chocolate notes while maintaining a balanced...
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$17.50 · $1.46/oz
milk chocolate • cherry • caramel
Morning is a light roast blend featuring coffees from Papua New Guinea and Peru. This coffee offers bright acidity, a clean body, and subtle caramel notes in a crisp, balanced cup. The light roasting style highlights the coffee's natural flavors, making it an ideal companion for morning rituals and a...
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$20.00 · $1.67/oz
Brown Sugar • Apple
OPBEANS is a women-produced organic Honduras coffee with brown sugar and apple, roasted with Oregon Public Broadcasting. A dollar from every sale helps keep OPB journalism, education, and storytelling on the air across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$19.00 · $1.58/oz
Earthy • Savory • Smoky
Organic Dark Sumatra is a classic Sumatra: heavy body, earthy sweetness, and a complex finish. Roasted dark to caramelize the sugars, it turns savory and smoky without losing that deep, rich weight.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$16.00 · $1.33/oz
Dark Chocolate • Toffee
Organic Espresso is roasted medium-dark to bring out sweet dark chocolate, toffee, and a full velvety body. Rich and complex, this organic coffee is built for flavor-forward cups that still feel round and satisfying.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$19.00 · $1.58/oz
Citrus • Black Tea • Bergamot • Floral
Organic Ethiopia is the lightest, brightest single origin, lovely as a pour-over, with citrus, black tea, bergamot, and a floral finish. Lifted and tea-like, it is the organic cup that actually sparkles.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$16.00 · $1.33/oz
Smoky
Organic French has been the same traditional dark roast for nearly twenty years: remarkably clean, with the smokiness people want from French. Steady, consistent, and organic, it is the dark cup that does not get messy.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$16.00 · $1.33/oz
Walnut • Mild
Organic Portland House is the balanced house blend: mild acidity, medium body, and walnut in even measure. Nothing shouts; everything sits in harmony, the everyday organic cup that stays out of the way and still tastes like Portland.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$17.50 · $1.46/oz
Fresh Plum • Stone Fruit
Organic Tanager's Song takes its cue from the Western Tanager that lives in coffee shade trees: light, crisp, and melodious. Sweet acidity, medium body, and fresh plum make a stone-fruit cup that starts the day gently.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$16.00 · $1.33/oz
Toffee
Steel is named for Portland's bridge and has been a house favorite for decades: rich, smooth, and full of sweet toffee. It drinks as easily as morning coffee as it does as espresso, an instant classic twenty years on.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$17.00 · $1.42/oz
Orange • Milk Chocolate • Citrus
St. John's is named for Portland's dizzyingly high bridge, a vibrant, well-rounded blend that carries orange, milk chocolate, and citrus. Distinctive as its namesake, it is as good in a morning mug as it is as espresso.
Portland Coffee Roasters • Portland, OR
$19.00 · $1.58/oz
graham cracker • caramel • molasses
Named after one of Portland's newest bridges, Tilikum Crossing Decaf is a full-bodied Swiss Water® Process decaf blend. This medium roast offers notes of graham cracker, caramel, and a clean finish. It's versatile enough to be enjoyed as either a decaf cup of coffee or a decaf espresso. The blend...