Chicago, United States — home of Big Shoulders Coffee

Small team, careful roasts

Big Shoulders Coffee

Chicago, United States · 11 coffees

Photo by Max Bender on Unsplash

Big Shoulders Coffee is a Chicago artisan roaster that sources sustainably and roasts fresh multiple times a week; head roaster Diego Guartan was named the 2025 US Coffee Roasting Champion.

At a glance

11 Coffees
Chicago Based in

Where the beans come from

What Big Shoulders Coffee sources

The origins on their shelf right now. Click through to see who else in the directory is pouring the same coffee-growing country.

Current lineup

What's on the shelf right now

Every coffee Big Shoulders Coffee is pouring this week, with origins, processing, and tasting notes.

1848

1848

26 USD
  • cocoa
  • tobacco
  • vanilla
  • pomegranate
Colombia

Colombia

26 USD
Colombia Meseta de Popayán
  • caramel
Colombia - Tabi Washed

Colombia - Tabi Washed

28 USD
Colombia Génova washed
Costa Rica Las Lajas - Black Honey

Costa Rica Las Lajas - Black Honey

32 USD
Costa Rica Central Valley honey
  • honey
  • tropical fruit
  • caramel
DECAF-Palo Rosa

DECAF-Palo Rosa

26 USD
Colombia Tolima washed
  • chocolate
  • caramel
  • honey
Ethiopia Natural

Ethiopia Natural

26 USD
Ethiopia Jimma Zone, Oromia natural
  • strawberry
  • cherry
  • plum
  • dark chocolate
  • +1
Honduras Finca Adolfo - Anaerobic Natural

Honduras Finca Adolfo - Anaerobic Natural

32 USD
Honduras Marcala anaerobic
  • blackberry
  • jasmine
Kenya - Karatu SL-28

Kenya - Karatu SL-28

28 USD
Kenya Kiambu washed
Lake Street Espresso

Lake Street Espresso

24 USD
South and Central America
  • pomegranate
Night Shift

Night Shift

24 USD
dark
  • dark chocolate
  • caramel
Wilton Benitez - Thermal Shock Red Bourbon

Wilton Benitez - Thermal Shock Red Bourbon

24 USD
Colombia Cauca washed
  • red fruit

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