Usually I report back on my Seattle beverage adventures AFTER the event. This time I’m going to announce my agenda in advance in case anyone in the area wishes to join me.
Thursday: Coffee
Clover Coffee tasting at Trabant University (5 PM - 6 PM).
Friday: Tea
Miro Tea in Ballard at 3 PM.
Saturday: Ale
Road trip to Skagit River [...]
Any reader of this site knows I go to a lot of coffee places. I also have been to a fair share of tea houses in the Seattle area. Picking a favorite coffee place would be tough. Picking a favorite tea place is easy. Miro Tea is my favorite tea place [...]
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 [...]
Another weekend in Seattle means another beverage adventure. Saturday was Motore Coffee and Sunday was Teahouse Kuan Yin. Both are recommended.
Last August I went to a coffee cupping and did an impressive job of guessing the coffee region of eight different bean types. This Saturday, I participated in my first blind tea cupping. Even though I’ve only actively been drinking tea for a few months now, I found guessing the style of tea to be [...]
Saturday the Coffee Meetup visited Herkimer Coffee. There we did a cupping and talked coffee with the roaster. Each time I go to one of these events, I always walk away knowing more about coffee than I did going in. And I left with a new respect for how good Yemen coffee can taste.
Sunday the [...]
This past weekend I went to two Meetups. Saturday was for the Seattle Area Tea Meetup and Sunday was for the Seattle Coffee Club.
The Tea Meetup was my first tea tasting and it was held the Teacup in Queen Anne. It is similar to a coffee cupping. Although my palette for coffee is [...]
