Similarly I have dreams of a very distinctive tasting coffee I had out west that was roasted on site. I have never been able to replicate that glorious sludge.

Similarly I have dreams of a very distinctive tasting coffee I had out west that was roasted on site. I have never been able to replicate that glorious sludge. I had beans from the roasterie shipped to me as a gift, and I could not succeed. Yet, from photos and memory, it appears as though they brew with average coffee machines. I can only imagine that the sheer freshness of a dark roast makes a difference.