Gonzales Garrison - Alamo Coffee Review

If you want to get a taste of Texas pride, look no further than Alamo Coffee’s premium line up of expertly roasted coffees. Located in the heart of Texas, Alamo Coffee is founded on Texas history and pays homage to the men and women who toiled for this great state.

We’ve reviewed several of their coffees, and we are happy to review one more: Gonzales Garrison.

This dark roast boasts tasting notes of “smokey, nutty, [and] dark chocolate” flavors – which is exactly the cup we want to brew on a cold winter morning.

We brewed Gonzales Garrison to our usual specs in the French press: 200F water, 50 g medium fine grind, steep for 4-5 minutes, plunge, and pour.

This coffee blend smells dark, with strong smoke aromas and a hint of sweetness. I also noted a mild herb aroma that blended in well with the smoke. After the first sip, we noticed the dark smokey flavor, reminiscent of a dense French roast. The nutty flavor was more subdued on my palate, but Mr. Brew was able to pick it up and compared it to a roasted hazelnut. There is a touch of creaminess followed by pleasing bitterness from the dark chocolate. The chocolate also brings a touch of dryness at the back of the sip, making you go back for more!

Alamo Coffee roasts these beans “longer and at a higher temperature” (as French roasts do) than their other roasts, and you can taste the difference. The beans, sourced from Mexico and Brazil, are consistently small and have a oily sheen on the surface, further indicating the longer roasting times. (As beans are roasted, the oil from inside seeps out to coat the surface.)

This dark roast coffee is perfect for the sippers who like a strong, slightly bitter, coffee. It is smokey, with nutty and chocolatey sweetness to balance, and is worth brewing on a daily basis – especially when the mornings are cool and frosty.

Cheers,

Mrs. Brew