[Countrywide] Coffee roasters: which beans are you buying right now — and where’s the best place to taste before you buy?

Right now I keep coming back to beans from Tim Wendelboe for filter and Supreme Roastworks when I want something forgiving for espresso, usually brewed at home because Oslo cafés add pressure to enjoy it properly. Both places are actually worth visiting to taste before you buy, especially if you want staff who explain flavor without sounding like a wine tasting parody. For newcomers, I’d say start with a clean, chocolate-leaning filter roast before jumping into acidic floral territory that scares people off for life. Controversial opinion: half the people chasing “the best coffee roasters in Norway” don’t want better coffee, they just want a cooler bag on the counter.

For repeat buys, I keep coming back to Tim Wendelboe, especially their lighter Ethiopian bags for filter. I brew V60 at home, and those beans are incredibly consistent if you follow the recipe on the bag, which is a big plus. For espresso, Supreme Roastworks works better for me — their blends are a bit more forgiving, which matters if your grinder or dialing-in skills aren’t perfect yet. Both places are absolutely worth visiting in person, since you can taste before buying and actually talk through what you like. If someone’s new to specialty coffee, I usually point them to Fuglen because the profiles are balanced and hard to mess up. Have you considered an alternative coffee route outside Oslo, like stopping through Bergen or Trondheim roasters instead?