Fourteener Coffee Club
Trade Coffee review: who it suits, and who we suit
Fourteener Coffee Club publishes this page and runs a competing club. Every fact about the other service was read on its own site on the date shown; read the comparison with that in mind.
Trade Coffee suits someone who wants a quiz to match them to coffees from roasters all over the US, a very large catalog, and fine control over delivery timing. Fourteener Coffee Club suits someone in or from Colorado who wants every bag roasted in Colorado by an independent roaster, 12 oz bags at one price for any roast, and the option of two Colorado roasters in one box. If your goal is to discover the whole country's coffee, Trade does that. If your goal is to drink and support Colorado's roasters, that is all we do.
Trade Coffee and Fourteener Coffee Club, feature by feature
Trade facts were read on Trade's own site and help center on September 27, 2026; see Sources.
| Trade Coffee | Fourteener Coffee Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | A national service that matches you to coffees by quiz; each roaster roasts on its own schedule and ships | A Colorado club: each box comes from a different independent Colorado roaster, roasted to order |
| Roasters | Roasters across the US; its roasters page lists 55, including Huckleberry in Denver | Colorado roasters only; see the Colorado roasters we list |
| Bag size | 10.93 oz standard bag; 2 lb bags too | 12 oz, whole bean or ground |
| Price per bag | $16.99 on the Essential tier (100+ coffees); $21.99 on the Signature tier (450+ coffees) | $16.99, any roast or style |
| Shipping | $3.99 a shipment when paying per bag; free on prepaid bundles of 3, 6 or 12 bags and on 2 lb bags | First bag free, you pay $7.99 shipping on the first box; later boxes shown at checkout |
| How often | Every 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 weeks, or every 10 days | Every 2 or 4 weeks |
| Trial | Discovery Trial: 3 bags from 3 roasters, first bag free, free shipping; it replaces a first bag you do not like | First bag free; free replacement if a bag disappoints |
| Gifts | 3, 6 or 12 months: $66, $132, $264 for 3, 6 or 12 bags of 10.9 oz, shipping included, no auto-renewal | 3, 6 or 12 boxes: $66.99, $134.99, $269.99 for 12 oz bags, shipping included, no renewal |
| Cancel | Pause or cancel at any time; an email 3 or 4 days before each order | Skip, pause or cancel online; a reminder email 3 days before each box |
Where Trade is stronger
Trade has far more coffees to choose from. Its home page says it keeps more than 500 coffees in rotation, and its Signature tier alone covers more than 450 from nearly every coffee-growing country. We draw only on roasters in one state, so the variety comes from Colorado roasters alone.
Trade gives you more control. It matches coffees to a quiz, lets you swap or repeat a coffee from a dashboard, and offers more delivery intervals than our two. It also sells 2 lb bags and one-time purchases alongside subscriptions.
Trade sells prepaid bundles of 3, 6 or 12 bags that ship free. We do not sell a prepaid plan for your own subscription; our prepaid option is the gift.
Trade's 3-month gift is $66 against our $66.99, though its gift bags are 10.9 oz and ours are 12 oz.
What is different about a Colorado-only club
- Every bag is roasted in Colorado by an independent roaster, so the money you spend pays a roaster's wages in Denver, Fort Collins, Durango or Westcliffe rather than in another state. Huckleberry is on Trade's list; the rest of the roasters on Trade's roasters page come from across the country.
- Bag size at the same price: $16.99 buys a 12 oz bag here and a 10.93 oz bag on Trade's Essential tier.
- First bag free on a regular subscription, not a separate trial: you pay $7.99 shipping on the first box, then $16.99 a bag.
- A two-bag box can hold two different Colorado roasters, each with its own roast and style.
- Each roaster ships in its own bag with our packing slip, which names the roaster, the shop and what to taste for.
Our four promises, word for word: "Roasted and shipped within 3 days." "Free replacement if a bag disappoints." "A reminder email 3 days before each box." "Your ratings steer the next bag."
How to choose: if you want to compare roasters from Georgia, Wisconsin and California in the same month, or you want a 2 lb bag, Trade fits. If you live in Colorado, or miss it, and want every bag to come from a roaster here, with a free first bag and one price for any roast, we fit. Nothing stops you from running both: a national service for range, a Colorado club for home.
Buying Colorado coffee from Colorado roasters keeps small roastery jobs here and puts a name and a town on every bag. Why local roasters matter.
Trade Coffee questions
Which is better, Atlas or Trade?
Neither on every count: Trade suits people who want quiz-matched coffee from many US roasters, and Atlas suits people who want one single origin from a new growing country each month.
How big is a Trade Coffee bag?
Trade's standard bag is 10.93 oz, and it also sells 2 lb bags, according to its subscription tiers page on September 27, 2026. Our bags are 12 oz.
Does Trade Coffee have free shipping?
On some orders. Trade charges $3.99 a shipment when you pay per bag, and ships free on prepaid bundles, 2 lb bags and its Discovery Trial.
Does Trade Coffee carry Colorado roasters?
Its roasters page lists Huckleberry Roasters of Denver among 55 roasters. Every coffee in Fourteener Coffee Club comes from a Colorado roaster.
Sources
Checked on September 27, 2026. Fourteener Coffee Club publishes this page and is not affiliated with Trade Coffee. Trade's own pages are the final word on its prices and policies.
By Joe McRose, Fourteener Coffee Club. Updated .