UPDATE: Their site is now up and running.

Newhall Coffee Roasting Company was kind enough to send me some of their fresh roasted beans to try, but as I originally wrote this review, their website appeared to have problems and now it’s down altogether.

It’s a shame, too, because this Patriot blend of theirs is good.  In fact it’s very good, though the flavor is not complex.  It’s a mild, low-acid delicious coffee with a strong undercurrent of dark chocolate.  That sums it up right there.

Mild, delicious, with strong coco notes.

Everyone I’ve had sample it has said the same thing.  “I like this one.”

Created specifically to honor Americans in military service, a portion of the proceeds of this blend go toward sending coffee to those on active duty.  From their website (when it was up):  “In honor of American Patriots serving this great country, we have created the Patriot Blend. These Patriots deserve our support and that is why with your purchase of this bag we are sending free coffee to an active duty military man or woman as a ‘Thank You’ for their service. It may seem like a small thing, but a little ‘cup of moral’ goes a long way for Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines away from their home.”

The plan apparently was that, when you logged into Newhall Coffee’s website, you would actually be able to read letters from the troops that have already received some of this free coffee.  The letters weren’t there, though, and when I contacted Newhall Coffee about this, they stated there was a problem with their web development partner.

I feel for them about that, because like I said, as I write this their website is now down completely.  Hard to send traffic their way if their website is down!  But try it anyway, it might be up later:  www.NewhallCoffee.com

I hope it does clear up.  Having your website down really sucks.

Anyway, thank you to Newhall for sending some very groovy coffee, and also thank you for showing America’s Armed Forces some support!

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