Kicking Horse Coffee Review. Roasted in Canada

Kicking Horse believes decaf coffee should taste delicious, like all their other beans. To preserve the best flavor, they use the Swiss Water Process to decaffeinate their coffee. This process removes the caffeine without any chemicals. It's the industry standard for the ultimate cup of decaf.

If you’re a dark roast fan who wants a caffeine-free brew, this one is for you. This decaf coffee is a blend of beans from Central and South America, giving it a well-rounded flavor. With each sip, you’ll taste notes of roasted hazelnuts, dark chocolate, and brown sugar. This coffee has a mellow but long-lasting finish and a balanced body.

Kicking Horse’s decaf coffee works great with all your favorite brewing methods. Try it as French press, drip, pour-over, espresso, or cold brew. You’ll just need to grind it yourself because this coffee is only available as a whole bean.

If you prefer to drink your coffee as a latte or cappuccino, you’ll want to try the Cliff Hanger Espresso. Kicking Horse describes these beans as “heavenly.” By combining beans from many different growing regions, they’ve created a unique and balanced flavor profile. It’s a bright and fruity blend from Africa, Indonesia, South, and Central America. With aromas of black currant, milk chocolate, and brown sugar, it’s a standout addition to any espresso-based drink.

This blend is also great if you prefer to drink your espresso straight. You won’t taste any bitterness here. Just a bold and smooth cup of coffee with mild acidity and notes of berries and cocoa.

This medium roast is only available in the whole bean, so make sure you have a coffee grinder available. It makes a fantastic espresso, but Kicking Horse also suggests brewing it as French press, drip, pour-over, or cold brew.

While Kicking Horse is well known for its deep, dark roasts, they do stock one light roast coffee. Their Hola roast comes from South and Central America. Fans of light roast coffee will appreciate the bright and fruity acidity of this blend. Kicking Horse describes it as “wild, awake, spirited.” This coffee is a great option to start your day with. Light roast coffee beans have a higher caffeine content than darker roasts, so this blend will definitely wake you up.

When you brew the Hola roast, you’ll notice aromas of berries, nougat, and brown sugar. You’ll taste a pleasantly sweet combination of fruit and honey with a rich and creamy body.

For the optimal cup of coffee, Kicking Horse recommends you try this roast as drip, pour-over, or cold brew. It’s available as a whole bean or ground so you can brew it just how you like it.

“Cheeky, bright, precocious” is how Kicking Horse describes their Smart Ass blend. This is their signature medium roast for good reason. By combining beans from Africa, Central America, and South America, they’ve created a delicious and well-balanced brew. These regions give it an excellent combination of sweet, tart, and rich flavors. You’ll notice notes of red currant, sugar cane, milk chocolate, and berries. On top of that, are aromas of sweet syrup, vanilla bean, and stone fruit.

With a great flavor and mild body, this coffee is super drinkable. It’s a great choice to start off your morning or to pair with a dessert at the end of the day.

This blend will taste great no matter your preferred brewing method. Give it a try as French press, drip, pour-over, espresso, or cold brew. It’s available as ground or whole bean if you prefer to do the grinding yourself.

Three Sisters is a blend of light, medium, and dark roast beans. It's named for a trio of peaks in the nearby Canadian Rocky Mountains. The overall profile ends up tasting like a medium roast.

This coffee is particularly special for Kicking Horse since they’re located alongside these peaks. It’s their way of paying homage to the mountains. They’ve characterized the Three Sisters blend as “smooth, savory, seductive.” It’s a well-rounded and complex cup of coffee.

A mixture of beans from Indonesia, Central America, and South America makes this a wonderfully flavorful brew. You’ll taste notes of tobacco, stone fruit, and cocoa. Brewing this coffee will give off aromas of dried fruit, toasted coconut, and chocolate malt.

Kicking Horse’s recommended brewing methods for these beans include Press Pot, drip, pour-over, and cold brew. It’s available in whole bean or ground so you’re free to create your ideal brew.

The Kick Ass dark roast is the quintessential Kicking Horse blend. This boldly dark roast takes their motto of “wake up and kick ass” to heart. Described on the packaging as “sweet, smoky, audacious,” this one is a favorite among Kicking Horse fans.

These Kick Ass dark roast beans come from Indonesia and South America to create a bold, complex, and earthy flavor. Kicking Horse takes the roast on these Kick Ass beans extra dark. It exemplifies their commitment to coffee that’s “deep, dark, and delicious.” While darker roasts can sometimes mute the distinct flavors in coffee beans, that’s not the case here. Brewing a cup of Kick Ass dark roast starts with aromas of vanilla and dark chocolate.

With each sip, you’ll taste notes of chocolate malt, molasses, and licorice. It ends with an enjoyable, lingering finish.

The Kick Ass blend is best served up as French Press, Drip, pour-over, or cold brew. You can buy it as a whole bean or pre-ground.

Wake up with Kick Ass dark roasts!

Grizzly Claw is another favorite among Kicking Horse’s dark roasts. Anyone who’s a fan of rich flavors and dark chocolate should try this blend. On the bag, Kicking Horse aptly describes these beans as “decadent.”

Coming from Central America and South America means these coffee beans are well balanced, full-bodied, and free of bitterness. The dark roasting profile creates a very low acid level. Even those with stomach sensitivities can enjoy this flavorful blend without issue.

Brewing these beans brings out enticing aromas of sugar cane and cocoa powder. When sipping this blend, you’ll taste notes of dark chocolate, cacao nibs, brown sugar, and roasted hazelnut. This coffee is practically a dessert on its own.

Kicking Horse recommends brewing Grizzly Claw as French press, drip, pour over, or cold brew. It’s available as either whole bean or pre-ground. So even those without an at-home coffee grinder can enjoy this coffee.

454 Horse Power is another great choice for lovers of dark roast beans. Kicking Horse calls this coffee “the champion of taste.”

The beans for this blend come from Indonesia, Central America, and South America. Coffee beans are grown in Indonesia often have a more intense, spicy, and earthy flavor. Central and South American beans tend to be more balanced and well-rounded in flavor. It makes sense that this blend, sourced from those three regions, would create a great and uniquely flavored coffee.

These beans have bold aromas like cacao nibs, peat, and nutmeg. Tasting this brew reveals notes of tobacco and black licorice. The heavy body and velvety smooth finish make this a coffee you won’t forget.

You should brew these beans as French press, drip, pour over, or cold brew. Luckily, it’s available as a whole bean or pre-ground, so you can brew it any way you like.