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Life & fun · January 20, 2026

RoastDB

Discogs for specialty coffee. Find your next favorite bean.

What it does

A searchable database of 3,800+ specialty coffee beans from 420+ independent roasters worldwide; and growing weekly. Filter by origin, processing method, roast level, variety, and taste notes. Discover rare varieties (Gesha, Pink Bourbon), auction lots, and Cup of Excellence winners that are hard to find locally. Not a marketplace, rather a discovery engine. Find something you like, then buy directly from the roaster. Built by two coffee nerds who wanted a map of the specialty coffee world.

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    RoastDB – A searchable database of 3,800 specialty coffee beansJan 2026 · roastdb.com · ▲5

    Hi HN! We built RoastDB (https://roastdb.com) – think Discogs for specialty coffee. A searchable index of beans from independent roasters around the world. *The problem* We got into specialty coffee gradually. Whenever we tried something we liked — a washed Colombian, a natural Ethiopian — we'd save the bag. At some point we had drawers of empty coffee bags we couldn't bring ourselves to throw away. Our flow was simple: go to a cafe we liked, drink coffee, buy a bag of whatever they were roasting or stocking. Over time we started noticing patterns — we kept reaching for naturals,…

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