Only in Seattle could a business this cool exist. There are so many quality roasters in Seattle it would be near impossible to run around town trying them all if one were on a short vacation. Ale houses can serve beer from several microbreweries at one location. Why not try it with coffee? Seattle Coffee [...]
On Sunday June 1st at 2 PM, I will be doing a home coffee roasting demonstration at Stickman Coffee in the Fremont section of Seattle. This is open to the public and is a free event. If you are interested in attending, join the Seattle Coffee Meetup group and RSVP.
Stickman Coffee
3516 Fremont Place [...]
A recent comment from “t” asked the question:
Which coffee of all the major national chains has the best coffee?
Before I answer let me state that I am an espresso drinker. The only coffee I’ll ever order from of a coffee house must come from a Clover machine. Since I am a fan of [...]
My ongoing mission to try every decent coffee roaster and cafe in Seattle continues. In most cities this can be done in a few hours. In Seattle seeking out new and outstanding coffee is a never ending journey. Today I went to Lighthouse Roasters and received an outstanding macchiato.
Saturday was the Tea Meetup at Hiroki. It was mostly a desert place, but had a few tea offerings.
After leaving the Tea Meetup, it was off to meet the Eastside Pub Crawlers. We went to Red Hook. We all had low expectations for the beers. I found none of the sampler [...]
Last month I wrote Cold Weather Coffee Roasting for INeedCoffee. As soon as that article was released everything changed. My Behmor 1600 roaster died and no tricks have brought it back to life. And all my heat trapping tricks have stopped working for the I-Roast 2. I think there is a [...]
Today I had one of the best cups of coffee I’ve ever had. It was the Kenyan Mwiria roasted by 49th Parallel and served in a Clover Coffee brewer at Trabant Coffee. Earlier this week Starbucks announced they bought the company that makes the Clover and I asked an important question.
Will independent coffee [...]
During my six years in the Army National Guard I raced up the ranks from Private (E-1) to Specialist (E-4). Once I achieved the rank of Specialist, which is the pay rank of E-4, I went into chill mode. The rank just above Specialist is Sergeant (see chart). My unit was full [...]
Stumptown Coffee cups coffee daily at 3 PM at their 12 Avenue location in Seattle. It is open to the public. Just head downstairs. On Sunday, the Seattle Coffee Meetup went. Below are two photos from the event.
Today Starbucks (*$) announced they have acquired the The Coffee Equipment Company which is the maker of the Clover coffee brewing system. This is a huge step forward in coffee. Being from Seattle and having attended both the SCAA and CoffeeFest shows in the last year, I am already familiar with the Clover machine. It [...]
