Provided is a coffee beverage which is reduced in bitterness regardless the liquid temperature thereof and has good after taste sharpness. The guaiacol content and the furfuryl methyl sulfide content in the beverage are adjusted to values falling within specified ranges.本發明提供一種無論任何飲料液溫下,可抑制苦味且回味迅速消失感良好的咖啡飲料。其為將飲料中之愈創木酚含有量及糠基甲基硫醚含有量調整為特定範圍者。