Best Coffee Roaster

Best Coffee Roaster

THOMAS HAMMER

Forget the bitter, burnt flavor of some of those other (westside) coffee roasters. Thomas Hammer goes down smooth and is redolent with deep coffee-ness, or what Thomas Hammer would call earthiness. Turning 20 this year, Thomas Hammer is coming out with a new "20" blend of Kenyan and Sulawesi beans that promises earthy undertones beneath "complex layers of tart and tangy citrus." (AF)

2nd PLACE: Roast House; 3rd PLACE: Cravens Coffee; NORTH IDAHO'S BEST: Doma