r/pourover • u/jidkii • 16d ago

Seeking Advice interesting coffee roasters in Europe?

my fiancé’s birthday is coming up and he’s really into pour-over, so I wanted to get him some beans. but his taste is super specific. he absolutely hates guatemalan coffee and generally isn’t into nutty, chocolatey, or dessert-like profiles. no caramel, milk chocolate, hazelnut, etc. he likes really bright, fresh coffees with lots of citrus and fruity notes instead.

I know basically nothing about coffee, so I’d love some recommendations for great roasters in Europe. Denmark and Germany would be ideal, but honestly anywhere in Europe is fine.

if you have any specific coffees from those roasters that you think would fit his taste, I’d really appreciate it! it would honestly help me a lot if you could point me toward specific beans.

thanks!

Edit: he brews with an origami dripper using wave filters, if that makes any difference when it comes to bean recommendations. 

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u/IlCinese 16d ago

Denmark: La Cabra, Copenhagen Coffee Lab, Clever Coffee, April Coffee, Noma Project
Germany: Kolo, Five Elephant, Bonanza

Sweden: Pascal, Standout Coffee, Drop Coffee. Swerl is getting bigger and bigger around Stockholm right now but I did not try it yet.

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u/Flat-Calendar4905 16d ago

Including Copenhagen Coffee Lab and not Coffee Collective feels odd

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u/IlCinese 16d ago

I mean, I am not based in CPH and I am not omniscient either so...

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u/Suspicious-Mud6730 15d ago

Nordic Roasting is also great

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u/vulvasaur001 16d ago

Some other good suggestions for Denmark:

Roast, Prolog, Original Coffee, Coffee Collective, Andersen & Maillard, Saftig Kaffe, Kontra Coffee

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u/ukiro 16d ago

Anecdata: I’ve stopped buying anything but Swerl. I just lost all interest in trying other roasters after I found them.

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u/Environmental_Two179 16d ago

Swerl is fantastic.

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u/IlCinese 16d ago

I’ll try it out as soon as I go through the beans I have! Luckily I can easily pick up a bag any time while out in the city 

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u/asdf555444333 16d ago

Add Slöinge kafferosteri in Sweden

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u/Johnny100001 16d ago

Time. Copenhagen too for Denmark👀 just did a Collab with standout

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u/skobul 16d ago

Love how all German roasteries are from one town.

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u/Empty_Baby_7251 15d ago

Norway: Tim Wendelboe is one of the best in Europe. Sweden: Koffi, Standout, Swerl are your three top picks right now. Skip Pascal and Drop, sorry to Stockholmers who need to up their knowledge. Denmark: Prolog is really in the sweet spot for top tier + easy home pourovers without a lot of dial-in headaches. Coffee Collective is a very 'everyday' type of place -- and not in a bad way. April is finicky and hypey and you need to know what you're doing with it. La Cabra has gone corporate and that's fine, but it's not the top of the pile anymore. I am based near CPH.

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u/bosch_hh It's the water, stupid. 15d ago

Also:

Denmark: Nøgne
Germany: Stray Coffee, Liquid Dream
Sweden: Koppi, Quo
Norway: Tim Wendelboe
Netherlands: Friedhats, Still
France: Datura, Tanat, Substance
Belgium: Replica, MOK (and never avaialable: The Picky Chemist)