What's an Alternative to that Bean
I grind now
And don't say Black Rifle coffee.... they're not straight arrow either
For espresso roast you're pretty limited on what you can get in a box store, and starbucks is the only whole bean espresso roast you can get at walmart last time I looked. So you'll have to shop online unless you got an independent roasting company around town, My usual supply got hit by a tornado do dunno when theyll come back.
Just to note, "espresso roasts" are dark or medium roast beans, You could use light roasted beans but the acid content is much higher, though youll have more fruitier/floral flavors than the dark roast.