can coffee be too fresh?

​One of the things we emphasize is the importance of fresh roasted coffee, but is there such a thing as too fresh?  You may have noticed that some of your favorite local coffee roasters including us have a 3-4 day gap between the roast date and delivery date.  This is done on purpose to give the coffee a chance to “off-gas” or release carbon dioxide.  Those beans have gone through a traumatic process while being roasted and need to a few days to recover before being brewed.  For the best cup of coffee give those beans a chance to “set up”, but don’t wait too long as the freshness clock is ticking.