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Light roast or dark roast?

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Why can they taste so different?

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Start with the same
green coffee beans,

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then roast them two ways.

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Heat triggers reactions
inside the beans,

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creating brown colors

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and the aromas we
recognize as coffee.

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Stop at a lighter roast,

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and fruity or floral notes

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may stand out.

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Take the roast further,

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and the beans darken,

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with more roasted,
bittersweet flavors

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often coming forward.

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These tasting notes describe flavor,

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not ingredients added to the beans.

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But roast names
aren't perfectly consistent

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between brands,

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and the beans and
brewing still matter.

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Neither bag automatically

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makes a better cup.

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Check the roast level

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alongside the tasting notes.

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Light and dark are useful clues

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to different flavor directions.

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Choose the one that
sounds good to you.