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Always the Usual • Medium Roast

Always the Usual • Medium Roast

Smooth, clear, and easy to drink

Our signature blend - the best place to start if you're new to ProperBrew.

Most coffee is either overcomplicated or overly bitter. This isn’t. If you like coffee that's smooth, balanced, and easy to return to, you’re in the right place. Start here.

Comfortable. Balanced. Dependable

Roast: Medium Roast
Acidity: ●●
Body: ●●●
Smoothness: ●●●●●
Flavor Notes: Toffee, dark chocolate, citrus

Smooth and steady, low in acidity, with toffee and dark chocolate notes that feel familiar from the first sip. If you want specialty coffee without sharp edges or surprise bitterness, this is where to start. It’s calm, reliable, and easy to return to, just as good black as it is with milk.

Our signature blend sources from four distinct coffee regions: Brazilian beans from Cerrado's established farms, Colombian beans from Huila and Cauca's smallholder cooperatives, Guatemalan beans from Antigua and Huehuetenango's volcanic highlands, and Ethiopian beans from Guji's traditional farming communities. It's versatile, flavorful, and easy to love, whether you brew it hot or cold.

What to expect

Smooth, balanced, and easy to rely on
Low acidity with a steady, familiar profile
Rich toffee and dark chocolate sweetness
Works across all brew methods, with or without milk

About this coffee

Origin: Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia
Brew method: Drip, French press, espresso
Grade: Specialty Grade (SCA certified)
Roasted in: USA, small batches
Format: Whole bean (most popular) or ground
Size: 12oz (340g) fresh coffee per bag

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Grind Type: Whole Bean

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• Roasted fresh in small batches

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Free standard shipping on orders over $35
All coffee is roasted fresh and packed to order.
Processing time: 2–3 business days
Shipping method: Standard shipping
Estimated transit time: 3–5 business days
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Returns & Refunds

Because coffee is a perishable food product, we are unable to accept returns of delivered coffee. However, if your order arrives damaged, defective, or incorrect, please contact us within 30 days of delivery and we will promptly provide a replacement or refund.
Non-perishable merchandise may be returned within 30 days of delivery.
Return shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer unless the item arrives damaged, defective, or incorrect.

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A considered way to start the day

At ProperBrew, every coffee is roasted in small batches with care and attention.

We focus on balance, clarity, and comfort, creating coffees that fit naturally into everyday rituals, however your day begins.

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Why ProperBrew

Because not everything needs to be optimized

We believe coffee can be made with care, without being pushed for maximum output. Anti-extraction isn’t a slogan for us, it’s a choice about how we participate.

Because human dignity matters

From the people who grow and roast the coffee to the people who drink it, we try to choose systems that respect limits, labour, and real lives.

Because care should come before promotion

We focus on balance, consistency, and clarity, not hype, trends, or constant newness. Coffee that earns trust quietly, over time.

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Carlosjmurietta

Rounded and smooth. Ground is fresh enough and is a medium coarseness.

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Frankandhilda

It's good. I like the smoothness and think this certainly falls in the premium category for coffee.

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Tory

yes its good. Will buy agin

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Mina

Arrived quickly and well packaged in an airtight coffee bag. Very nice flavor profile.

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Henryrjj

stellar coffee! I tried ground and also whole bean, and i really enjoyed the whole bean more, but when in a pinch for time was happy with ground. To note its a medium coarseness so works well for pour over

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Abigailclanceylane

Deliciocus! And smooth :D

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Raj

a pleasant medium roast. I would buy again

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EmilyW1987

I really liked this. The beans were fresh and the coffee was smooth.

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Lucas R.
Comfort in a cup

Really nicely intesne, but stikl smooth

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Gladys W.

Nice coffee

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Battle2079

A nice smooth coffee. I like a french press but it also tastes great as pour over

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Wrharrison

Clear, not heavy flavor. Pleasant!

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DannyG

Great blend with a nice rich flavor. Will be back to try the others!

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Daniel K.
Nice AM cup

Like this. Great with or without milk, not too heavy.

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Tiffany L.
fun doing a pour over

I tried the gorund version of this and it was grreat! I loved it and would go back. It was my first time using a pour over method insead of press and I really enjoyed the process

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Florence G.
Chocolatey!

like the chocolate forward taste and the sift sweetness

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Tyler H.
Super quick dispatch

I loved this coffee, it was smooth and tasted nice. I also like that shipping was quick!

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maya.chen
Exactly what I needed

Smooth, balanced and nice