Small team, careful roasts
Big Shoulders Coffee
Chicago, United States · 8 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
8 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.
- Colombia 3 coffees
- Costa Rica 1 coffee
- Kenya 1 coffee
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
26 USD- cacao
- tobacco
- vanilla
- pomegranate
Colombia
26 USD- caramel
Colombia - Tabi Washed
28 USD
Costa Rica Las Lajas - Black Honey
32 USD- honey
- tropical fruit
- caramel
DECAF-Palo Rosa
26 USD- chocolate
- caramel
- honey
Kenya - Karatu SL-28
28 USD
Lake Street Espresso
24 USD- pomegranate
Night Shift
24 USD- dark chocolate
- caramel
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