Every coffee here has a grower’s name on it.
The roastery
Columbus, Ohio
The café
CRIMSON Easton, since October 2020
On the record
Region · grower · variety · elevation
2026 Good Food Awards
Wayfarer Blend · Loud Mouth Blend
Wayfarer Blend
Wild StrawberryPlumCoffee Blossom
- Region
- Regions vary
- Grower
- Rotating current-crop lots
- Variety
- Varies
- Roast
- American
- Elevation
- Not published
Specimen 1 of 8
Two of the fifteen coffees that won.
Fifteen roasted coffees from thirteen United States roasters took the 2026 coffee category. Two of them came out of Columbus, Ohio.
01
Wayfarer Blend
Wild strawberry · plum · coffee blossom
02
Loud Mouth Blend
Chocolate · sweet · citrus
By plane, boat, bus, jeep, foot, and mule.
Their words. The point of the travelling is the second half of the sentence — long relationships with the people who grow the crop. These are the names printed on the current coffees.
Abdul Sherif
Limmu, Ethiopia · heirloom · 1,800–1,900 MASL
Edwin Noreña
Quindío, Colombia · yellow bourbon · 1,650 MASL
Salomon Estela
Cajamarca, Peru · Marshell · 1,870 MASL
Mario Rodas
Antigua, Guatemala · Catuai & bourbon · 2,100 MASL
Kinini Co-op
Rwanda · bourbon · with Hector Portocarrero, Peru
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Their initiative in education, health, sustainability and economic growth for coffee-farming communities
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| Coffee | Tasting notes | Region | Grower | Variety | Roast | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayfarer Blend GFA 26 | Wild Strawberry, Plum, Coffee Blossom | Regions vary | Rotating current-crop lots | Varies | American | Not published |
| Loudmouth Blend GFA 26 | Chocolate, Sweet, Citrus | Guatemala & Colombia | Blend | Catuai, Caturra, Gesha | Light | 1,700+ MASL |
| Kossa Kebena | Bright Fruit, Syrupy Body, Sweet Berry | Limmu, Ethiopia | Abdul Sherif | Heirloom | Light | 1,800 – 1,900 MASL |
| Finca El Cadejo | Bittersweet Chocolate, Floral, Citrus Peel | Antigua, Guatemala | Mario Rodas | 85% Catuai, 15% Bourbon | American | 2,100 MASL |
| Campos Hermoso · Purple Honey | Blackberry, Molasses, Lemongrass | Quindío, Colombia | Edwin Noreña | Yellow Bourbon | American | 1,650 MASL |
| Peru Marshell Natural | Plum, Dried Raspberry, Honey | Cajamarca, Peru | Salomon Estela | Marshell | American | 1,870 MASL |
| Crimson Espresso Blend | Limes, Coco Nibs, Vanilla Pudding | Rwanda & Peru | Kinini Co-op · Hector Portocarrero | Bourbon & Gesha | Light | 1,700 – 2,000 MASL |
| Tired Goat · Decaf | Lime, Milk Chocolate, Dark Fruit | Central America, South America, Indonesia | Blend | Not published | Medium | Not published |
4066 Worth Avenue.
Address
CRIMSON Easton
4066 Worth Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Telephone
Hours
Monday – Saturday 8 – 9
Sunday 8 – 6
The room
Open kitchen, espresso and pour-over from a diamond-shaped bar. Opened October 2020.