In light of comments made publicly by a person well-known in the coffee industry who will remain unnamed here, I wanted to take a moment to write a small note on the service industry, specifically in specialty coffee.
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GETTING STARTED: EQUIPMENT FOR BREWING AT HOME
I've put together a simple guide for those who may be into specialty coffee and are looking to get started with brewing at home for the first time.
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Book Review: The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
If you're looking for a new book to dive into, look no further. The Monk of Mokha is your next mandatory read.
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Fellow Products on 820 Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District
Take a look inside Fellow's interactive retail store in the san francisco mission district.
Less than two months ago, Fellow opened a brick and mortar store on Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District that is not just their HQ, but also a sleek retail store that displays all of their products and provides an interactive experience to guests when they visit.
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Right to Left (Sarah Dooley- Slayer, Kelly Traw- Slayer, Ian Wiese- Beansmith Coffee Roasters)
Lookback: Slayer HQ Visit
Earlier this year in April, I traveled to the Pacific Northwest for the Specialty Coffee Expo. This was my third time visiting Seattle, but my first time attending the SCA Expo.
While on this trip, one of the cooler experiences I had was getting a private tour of Slayer Espresso's Headquarters.
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Dustin Wight, owner of Locale
Locale in Portland is the American cafe' redefined.
Locale redefines the American cafe concept by offering specialty coffee, beer, wine, aperitifs, and delicious food all in one inviting and friendly space.
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Beansmith Coffee Roasters Unveils New Branding
Beansmith Coffee Roasters in Omaha, Nebraska recently unveiled a new packaging design that is just the first step in a full company rebrand to express the quality-minded intention behind the company's practices in sourcing and roasting coffee.
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The Story Behind Story Coffee Co. in Livermore, California
Story Coffee Company is a community-minded business in LIvermore, California.
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Featured Coffee- Heart Roasters Kenya Gachuiro
This featured coffee comes from Heart Roasters in Portland, Oregon.
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(Left to Right) Jon Jost of Cafe' Con Amor, Ian Wiese of Beansmith Coffee Roasters, Marianella Jost of Cafe' Con Amor
Beansmith Hosts Coffee Growers from Cafe Con Amor
This week, Beansmith Coffee Roasters in Omaha's Old Market held a "Meet the Producers" event which gave coffee professionals and enthusiasts alike the unique opportunity to meet Jon and Marianella Jost, the owners of Finca Cafe' Con Amor, a coffee farm in the Naranjo region of Costa Rica.
Read MoreAPRIL 2016 UPDATE
So if you've been checking the site here, you'll notice that I haven't posted any content since about mid-January. Seeing that we are now into April, I realized I owe you, the reader, an update as to what I've been up to over the past few months.
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FEATURED COFFEE- LA CRUZ K.P. MAKER'S RESERVE FROM CORVUS COFFEE ROASTERS
The La Cruz K.P is a single-origin Costa Rican coffee that has been processed using the Kenyan Double-Fermentation process.
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Aromas Coffeehouse at Flagship Commons
Aromas Coffeehouse opens third location in Flagship Commons
Aromas Coffeehouse of Omaha, Nebraska opens third location.
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Featured Coffee- Finca Nuguo Gesha from Counter Culture Coffee
Featured Coffee: Finco Nuguo Gesha from Counter Culture Coffee
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Beansmith Coffee Roasters' Harney Street Location in Downtown Omaha
Cupping Session!
This last week, I visited Beansmith Coffee Roaster's downtown location in Omaha to spend some time with their Director of Operations and Quality, Ian Wiese.
Ian and I spent some time talking about cupping. During this time, we cupped three different coffees and utilized the SCAA cupping sheet.
I have a large amount of coffee on hand currently so I brought two bags myself to include in the cupping along with one of Beansmith's coffees.
The three coffees we cupped are as follows:
Beansmith Coffee Roasters Ethiopian Chelchele
Country: Ethiopia
Region: Yirgacheffe
Varietal: Heirloom
Altitude: 2000-2300 ft
Process: Fully Washed
Portola Coffee Lab's Elida Natural #26
Country: Panama
Region: Alto Quiel, Boquete
Varietal: Catuai, Typica, Bourbon
Altitude: 5479-5987 ft
Process: Dry Processed
Sweet Bloom Coffee's Pango Pango
Country: Indonesia
Region: Toraja, Sulawesi
Varietal: S795
Altitude: 4593-5249 ft
Process: Fully Washed
Typically, you would not cup a natural or dry-processed coffee against washed coffees, however, since we were not actually comparing the coffees to one another as much as we were evaluating each of them independently, we cupped what was on hand and available.
Beansmith Coffee Roasters' Harney Street location in downtown Omaha
For the uninitiated, cupping is usually used to test coffee qualities (aroma, flavor, acidity, sweetness, and body, etc.) as well as identify any possible defects in the coffee so that a coffee's potential can be known and also (from a roaster's perspective) a roast profile can be built to bring out the best of the coffee's potential in your cup.
For our cupping we utilized Counter Culture's flavor wheel which can be found here.
If you have never seen or taken part in a cupping and have a desire to learn more about the attributes of coffee, I suggest you observe or take part in a cupping if the opportunity is presented to you.
For those in the Omaha area, Beansmith has plans to coordinate and hold educational events in the future for those interested. These events may include cuppings, brewing techniques, etc. To learn about these events, you can follow Beansmith Coffee Roasters on Instagram or like their page on Facebook so you can find out about the events when they post them.
