What was your Pandemic hobby? Mine was becoming nerd-Ishly self-reliant for my twice a day iced…read morecoffee habit. After purchasing some additional equipment to supplement my home Cold Brew set up, I was able to cold brew and make home pour overs that I flash chill in a ColdWave Beverage Chiller. When you home brew, you need roasted coffee beans. Since I was largely homebound in the early Pandemic days, I was motivated to buy the best coffee beans from US roasters who ship to my house in CT. JBC from Madison, Wisconsin is one of the roasters that appeared on multiple best US roaster lists. In addition, JBC is one of the roasters that regularly submits its coffees to "Coffee Review", which performs blind taste reviews, scores coffees and reports the scores on its website. Especially within its normal price range, JBC is one of the highest scoring US roasters that I've noticed. That's why JBC is the roaster I order from most frequently. My orders in the past two months have included coffees from Kenya, Ethiopia, Columbia and the Indonesia island of Sumatra. "Coffee Review" rated five of the six JBC coffees I ordered as 94 or 95, which fall in the Top Rated Category. I suspect the other hasn't been rated yet but will score similarly. Many of the other roasters that routinely score this high charge much higher prices than JBC. In this regard, JBC's cost for 12 ounce bags of whole beans in my recent order ranged from, prior to the 10% discount, $18 to $20.50. At these prices, I actually save money home brewing high end coffee instead of getting whatever the local drive-thrus are selling. I can't speak highly enough of JBC's customer service. My recent order is representative. Over the July 4th Weekend, I ordered three bags so I could receive a 10% holiday discount and free shipping. JBC fresh roasted the coffee on 7/6 and shipped my order that day. I received a tracking number, but I know not to worry with ever-reliable JBC. It was waiting in my mailbox for me on 7/8 - high-end coffee, two days after it was roasted. Not to bury the lead, JBC's coffee is routinely fresh and outstanding. Their flavor notes listed on their website and bags are right on. If you home grind and brew, I highly recommend JBC.

Been ordering from JBC for 2+ years usually three bags at a time to take advantage of their free…read moreshipping (if orders are 3+ bags). First heard of roaster through Coffee Review where they consistently have highly rated coffees. They say coffee(s) ship within days of roast date although the roast date is not labeled. Wish they would date but since I strictly do pour overs the CO2 gassing out volume leads me to believe them. Highly recommend you try their whole bean coffee out. They roast med/light

While visiting my son in Madison, WI I tried this coffee and it has become my favorite! I love the…read morebusiness model and their coffee is delicious! My favorite is Electric Monkey. I use it for my home expresso, lattes, and cappuccinos! I also, love that I can order online, since I live in MI. Their service is fast and the beans are always fresh!

Great coffee if you happen to live in Madison and can get their beans in stores. But if, like me,…read moreyou've been mail-ordering Just's coffee, the recent price increases make their beans a huge ripoff. Consider... Most 2 lb. bags now cost $36.50 (that's $1.14 / ounce) through mail-order when you can get that same 2 lb. bag in a Madison grocery for $27.00 (a little over $0.84 / ounce). But here in Milwaukee, the 2 lb. bags aren't available...at all--just the miserly 12 ounce bags at $12.99 (about $1.08 / ounce). Long-story-short, if Just Coop has to mark up their coffee by 35% just to cover shipping then one of two things is happening... Either Just is getting ripped off by their shippers and passing the cost straight through to their remote customers, or they're greedy b*stards who don't really care about the customers who can't get their coffees locally. 3 stars for the coffee; no stars for the 35% premium to have the coffee shipped.

Clearly care about coffee. Genial environment. Felt great and it's fun that it's inside a boarding…read moreshop.

This is a hidden gem where coffee meets the outdoors in a shop that you must go to!! We bought two…read moredelicious coffees and found out all the syrups are made in house! While here we also checked out the shops sunglasses! Bought a couple of those as well!! Amazing!! This is also a dog friendly coffee shop and they do have two tables to sit outside!

This is, hands down, the best coffee I've ever tasted. I like the design of the bottles. The staff…read moreis also great, top notch service. I don't want to get my cold brew anywhere else.

Madison cold brew coffee is amongst the best cold brews that I have ever had. Unique in flavor…read morewith a perfect touch of sweetness and low acidity that makes it easy to consume. Service with love in a city with beautiful ambiance.

Pumpkin chai latte was epic! They also have self-service water, and a nice variety of sweets.read more

This is a fun coffee shop with yummy drinks/snacks and seating if you want to work from coffee shop…read more:) I got a toasted cheese sandwich, reasonably priced, and it was yummy too. The service was fast and there was plenty of seating and wifi available too. It's pretty busy on Sunday mornings, definitely a bit harder to get work done if you need to really put your head down. The tables are all open so there aren't booths to help dampen noise. Just so you can plan accordingly :)

Showed up 15 minutes before closing and they were still so gracious, unhurried and patient. Came…read moreand got a nice lemonade for the kiddo and a lavender vanilla matcha for myself. I love the little garnishes on each drink, whether it's a cookie or dehydrated lemon slice. The whole space had a really nice airy and open feel with a lot of light from the huge windows. Seems like a great place to study or read for a while. I also ordered a scone to go and it was dense but so good.

The customer service is GREAT! I'm all about staff having a smile on their face when they great…read moreyou and genuinely appreciate that energy, especially when you walk into a cafe, tired and looking for some caffeine. The ambience of the place is calming and has a chill atmosphere with a living room space complete with a fireplace and board games. Drinks are a little pricey in my opinion but they are super delicious and unique!

Love this place, good tasting coffee, and very nice staff. Cute little joint and I enjoy the…read morebicycle love!

The barista was so welcoming and friendly, and the house made syrups matter! We got Brown sugar…read morelattes and Honey Lattes and they were tasty. When we are in Madison we go out of our way to come here, it's one of the best spots for Lattes and House made syrups in Madison, I recommend it and will return!

Favorite coffee shop ever!!! The staff are awesome. The coffee is amazing! The coffee beans are my…read morepersonal favorite. The Honeycrisp apple caramel cold brew with Honeycrisp cold foam is outstanding my husband always orders the turtle and loves it And a special shout out to the staff who are always amazing here!!!

Nice location not far off from the highway!…read more I loved my Caramel high rise iced coffee. The turkey bacon, egg & cheddar mini sandwich was great. Friendly staff. Clean store! Inside and outside seating.