Coffee By Design
Portland, ME
Maine-made. World-class.
Curator's Notes
Coffee by Design has been doing things the right way since 1994, when co-founders Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear returned to a recession-hit Portland, Maine and bet on community, quality, and integrity over shortcuts. Woman-owned, B Corp certified, and deeply rooted in direct farmer relationships, CBD roasts every batch fresh in small batches and reinvests in their people, their city, and the arts that give it soul. Roast Magazine's Roaster of the Year for 2020, and exactly the kind of roaster we love to champion at Bean Box. In the cup, expect layered, complex, origin-forward coffees that taste exactly like where they came from.
Coffees from Coffee By Design have been reviewed 2 times,
with an average rating of 5 out of 5.
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Ratings & Reviews
Most Recent Reviews
DEBI EIDEN
02/24/2026
★★★★★
"Love this Coffee! Will order this again, robust but mild too. "
DAWSON
02/17/2026
★★★★★
"Excellent fruit-forward coffee! I have stayed away from traditional earthy-tobacco notes in wet-hulled Sumatra's, and this natural process (different than the wet-hulled) reminds me of a traditional Ethiopia - creamy at first, with fruit notes really shining as it cools. Excellent coffee that makes me wonder what is possible in the region if growers shift away from the traditional processing methods."