About AeroPress
The AeroPress coffee maker was invented by Alan Adler. According to AeroPress, he worked on the design in his garage in Palo Alto, California, and after two years and more than 30 prototypes introduced it at Coffee Fest Seattle in November 2005. The brand describes its method as fast immersion, micro-filtration, and air pressure in one device.
The range runs from the AeroPress Original and its extra-large and clear versions to the glass-and-metal Premium and the stainless steel model, along with a manual travel grinder and accessories such as filters and flow control caps. The AeroPress Go, introduced in 2019, is the line built for travel, and the Go Plus followed in 2024. The AeroPress Go earned a place in our camping coffee maker review.
Brand website: aeropress.com
What AeroPress makes
AeroPress's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines that earned places in our roundups are marked with a star:
AeroPress Original and Original XL
The 3 in 1 coffee press for home or office, in standard and extra-large sizes.
AeroPress Clear and Clear XL
Clear versions of the coffee maker, with colors available and an extra-large size.
AeroPress Go
The compact travel system that repacks into its own microwavable mug. (featured on Brew Gazette)
AeroPress Go Plus
A complete travel system with a tumbler and a built-in filter holder lid.
AeroPress Premium and Steel
The glass-and-metal Premium and the stainless steel model of the 3 in 1 coffee press.
Travel Grinder and Accessories
A manual coffee grinder that fits in an AeroPress, plus filters, flow control caps, and an organizer stand.
Why we recognized AeroPress
The Brew Gazette Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our category roundups. AeroPress earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: checked against the specs, brewing standards and verified buyer reviews, and judged on what matters in the cup.
AeroPress products we rated highly
AeroPress Go Extra Small Portable Coffee Maker Kit
A top pick in our camping coffee maker review, in the backpacking section. The brewer, scoop, and stirrer pack inside the kit's own microwavable travel mug with a silicone lid, so the whole system travels as one closed cylinder. It brews a single 8 oz cup through a paper micro-filter, and it needs only hot water from whatever kettle or pot you already carry. AeroPress lists the Go as made in the USA, dishwasher safe on the top rack, and covered by a one-year warranty.
Read our Camping Coffee Makers guide →What earned AeroPress the recognition
- Invented by Alan Adler and introduced at Coffee Fest Seattle in November 2005, after two years and more than 30 prototypes developed in Palo Alto, California, according to AeroPress.
- The AeroPress Go packs the brewer, scoop, stirrer, and filter holder into its own microwavable mug with a silicone lid, so the kit stays one closed unit in a pack.
- The Go brews one 8 oz cup through a paper micro-filter using only hot water, with no heat source of its own to carry.
- AeroPress lists the Go as made in the USA, dishwasher safe on the top rack, and covered by a one-year warranty.