This is the darkest roast that we offer. The coffee is pulled from the roast cycle just before it begins to seep essential oils, letting the beans fully caramelize and impart a smoky, sweet flavor without charring. (12 oz. whole beans.)
McMenamins approaches coffee roasting with the same passion for excellence and attention to detail that we apply to our famous beer, wine and spirits. Our coffee Roast Master uses only beans from the highest-quality coffea arabica species -- plants that produce coffees of elegant, complex flavors. This is why McMenamins coffee beans come from small-farm growers producing shade-grown plants of the highest caliber; it's the first step toward insuring the finest possible coffee in your cup.
“What’s with the bunny?,” guests always want to know. During Edgefield’s early days of crumbling buildings and overgrown gardens, a group of McMenamins folk was standing in the midst of the madness, trying to imagine the property’s future. Talk stopped as a black rabbit came hopping down the hill, scampering past them before disappearing into its hole. Inspiration struck -- since that moment, McMenamins has tried to convey a “down-the-rabbit-hole” vibe, where the whimsical and the unexpected come together. The black rabbit now appears as one of our signature icons throughout our properties.