Tim Fairbanks
Google
This review pertains to True Stone Coffee Wholesale, NOT the True Stone Coffee Shop(s).
Amazing Coffee 5 years ago! Now: average, and more expensive.
When I first started buying coffee from True Stone 4/5 years ago, they would custom roast my coffee beans after I placing an order via the online store. If ordered before 10am, it would be arrive at my home in hand-sealed grocery store style bags the same day. A 16oz (1lb) bag of beans cost about $15 on average. The shipped box of beans would fill the whole house with the smell of fresh coffee.
After receiving an order a few days ago, it had become apparent that True Stone is no longer the husband & wife business of the past. It has become a larger commercial enterprise. Prices have increased 25%, beans arrive in sealed "commercial" style foil-lined bags in 12oz portions, and do not smell or taste as fresh.
In the past, I looked forward with anticipation to seeing (and smelling) that box of coffee on my front doorstep. Now... I think I'll just buy my beans from the local grocery store. I'm happy that a local couple were able to successfully build their small business into a successful operation, but the result was a decline in quality, and increase in price.
In a City full of 'boutique' coffee roasters, True Stone once distinguished itself with amazing coffee that was always a special treat. Now they have become just another local brand, producing a product that is equivalent to all the other local brands.