I love experimental coffees, EA mucilage decaf, micro-farms, weird honeyed blends, so trying this out was an obvious choice for me. It's a great and fruity light roast decaf, and I can even taste the faintest bit of that watermelon in the fruit forwardness. I've tried it with Aeropress (James Hoffman method using a paper filter) as well as Espresso, and they both work fine, maybe favoring the Aeropress a bit for ease of dialing in. My only real gripe, and hear me out, this is going to sound out there, but I feel like watermelon was too safe of a choice, I've had funky fruit forwards coffees that tasted similar, and while the watermelon co-ferment is definitely unique in its flavor, it's more so capturing a flavor that was already there, and evolving it, rather than doing something completely new.
TLDR: try it for the novelty if you like funky fruity coffees, it's not too far out there.
I've been on the search for some heavy fruit and funky coffees, and since I've had to cut back on the caffeine recently, I thought I was out of luck getting something that tasted good, that's when I found Frequent and their Los Nogales Typica coffee. I was genuinely surprised that a decaf coffee could taste so great. I will warn this is not for the faint of heart, if you don't know what funky means with coffee, then you might be in for a surprise, but for those in the know? this is it.
Wow. This is some of the best coffee I've had. Not "best decaf" -- this rivals seriously good coffee like Sey, Prodigal, La Cabra. This one is juicy, fruity, yet clean and crisp. Definitely get some tropical fruits here. No typical decaf flatness or boring-ness.
Probably the most interesting decaf I have brewed to date. Love the cola note.
when the tasting notes are spot-on <3
you can take this roaster at their word. really excellent products!
now that decaf *can* be good, i'm always hunting for the best provider. Frequent is the only roaster i've come across so far, that offers MULTIPLE special fermentation decafs.
the two i've tried so far have been excellent, so i'll purchase from them again!
Another quality coffee from Frequent and Wilton Benítez. I really taste that ginger and cola in there, where they work so well together. So good.
Just had a cup and really enjoyed it. Very nice fruity, citric acidity and worth coming back to for more. Would recommend.
Very strong pineapple notes, very sweet and bright acidity.
Thanks, Cade!
Love this decaf. A rich, smooth flavor with a lovely bit of chocolate note to it. Orders are processed and shipped quickly. They give friendly, helpful advice and quick responses to questions. After trying many other decafs this will be the company I'm sticking with Frequent.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Margie. We appreciate you 🙏
Full of fruity flavor, this thermal shock is impressively delicious
Thanks, Matt!
The juicy, tropical fruit notes were off the charts - lots of lychee - and it smelled amazing. The palate was a little too tart for me, though, even though I love acid-forward coffee and wine.
Amazing! If you love fruity light roast coffee, this is a must try. It's been hard finding great decaf and am SO grateful to have found these dream beans!
Thanks for the great feedback, Justin!
I have them ship it to me in multiple locations just so I always have it ready to make in the morning. Just as good if not better than your neighborhood coffee shop!
Love to hear it! Thanks, Troy ✌️
Divine nature in caffeinated form. I promise I’ll never buy anything else.
We appreciate you 🙏
The best decaf coffee I’ve ever tasted. First, I can’t even tell it’s decaf— I mean, what kind of voodoo magic do they do to those beans to make them taste so good?!? Second, I’m just hooked now.
Love to hear it, thanks Stephanie 🙌
Pretty rare to find a coffee that my wife likes, but once we found Sidekick that became her go to decaf. Just a good, solid cup of coffee to have before bedtime (or anytime).
Love to hear it. Thanks, Chris 🙌
Fantastic coffee—I got it after having the same green from another roaster and this absolutely loved up to my expectations. Will be a repeat customer!
Thanks for the review and support, Brandon. We appreciate you 🙏
Whoa, this one is good! Not overly sweet and really well balanced. Pick this up for a nice spring or summer blend. Would make a great Cold Brew!
Thanks, Adrian!
I've had this coffee from three different roasters but Frequent's version is the best! Incredibly bright and fruity, it's like a pina colada in coffee form. It's become my new favorite decaf
Thanks, AF! Stoked to hear it 🙌
Really unique tasting decaf. You can really taste the fruit notes.
Thank you! We're glad to hear you like it 😊