Grounds for Change Coffee

"Always great! Quick shipping and the roasting is very consistent. I can only think of one time in the past few years that I got a roast that was too dark. As compared to what it was supposed to be. This company is amazing!"

"(I am reviewing Grounds for Change Coffee for their coffee product and awesome people who run the online business, as my coffee supply from them, but have yet to visit the cafe.) TL;DR excellent coffee blends, sustainability/responsibility/ecological leadership, awesome staff on the team. This is the type of business we all should be supporting! … I found Ground for Change while searching for a highly socially responsible coffee roaster invested in both supporting the people of the coffee farming and supply chain, environment, and their own employees as a business. They had to be a B-corp who is consistently improving year-over-year. Last, but not least, they needed to have good medium to dark roasts, since a lot of specialty coffee not has gone super light (in my book). Grounds for Change checks all of the boxes above, and exceed a lot of what I expected to find in one great coffee roaster. They seem to be leading the way in building a coffee roasting business that betters humanity and consciously taking efforts to learn and improve as they go. It also doesn't hurt that their coffees are excellent. We primarily purchase their coffee blends for stable, reliable product, while trying out some seasonal blends that they release from time to time. The blends are excellent. "Dolce Espresso Blend"—an excellent reliable blend that I use regularly for both V60 pour-over and Aeropress—both using stainless steel filters. These techniques yield a sweet, caramel, chocolate cup with enough complexity and good viscous mouthfeel to make interesting cups. In espresso brewing, it yields shots that have similar tasting notes as above, but also evokes what we have found in good cafes in Italy. When friends come over who don't like specialty coffee and want to have an espresso that reminds them of there, they're very happy with espresso made from Dolce Espresso. "Decaf Midnight"—a good solid dark roasted decaf coffee that stands up very well to having cream/milk added to it. My tasting definitely aligns with the GfC description on their website. I do find that I need to bump up my coffee ratio a bit and extend extraction by grinding finer for V60 and brewing longer for Aeropress to not get that "decaf" hollow taste. With those adjustments, it brews a very nice decaf cup most people I serve it to doesn't notice that it's decaf. Their "Winter Seasonal" and "20th Anniversary" blends have also been really excellent! Also, a note on email exchanges with their staff. I'd say probably some of the warmest, and friendly exchanges I've had when buying coffee. Highly recommended for anyone looking for superb quality coffees run by a team of people building a business that puts humanity up front instead of Wall Street profits."

"We get our beans for our coffee shop in Zion from Grounds For Change. Of course, we chose them because their beans tasted amazing! Every blend and single origin that we tried, we couldn’t find beans that could beat how rich and flavorful they were. They so incredible to work with. Easy ordering, they always roast the day of the the next day after placing an order. Their company they built does so much good in the coffee world, we love to brag about them to our customers that come in. Couldn’t be happier."

"This is the best coffee I've ever had, and I'm a long time coffee snob. Plus it's a bit cheaper than the famous corporate brand at the grocery store. Their French roast is just terrific with a subtle kind of sweet aftertaste and really good body. They don't roast the beans they send out until you place your order, so you know it's fresh and good. I can't say enough good things about this coffee!"

"I love ordering from Ground for Change. The quality of the coffee is absolutely amazing and always fresh. I enjoy being able to have it delivered directly to my door in the grind of my choosing. The price point is comparable to buying a premium bag of coffee with the added bonus of being organic and fair trade. My orders have always been fulfilled and delivered quickly. I have never been disappointed with a purchase and will continue to recommend them."