Fresh Brews: Does Coffee Work? Coffee Creamers & More
You never know what is going to happen next in the coffee world. Fresh Brews is a weekly attempt to wrap up everything going on in the news and on the blogs.
Coffee News
Does Coffee Work?
The answer is definitely yes for me, but the author of this article has a slightly more in-depth answer.
Thomas Coffee Reinvented in The Grove: Aims to Capture Local Market, Make St. Louis a Roasting Haven
Here’s the story of a St. Louis coffee company that is trying to re-create St. Louis’s rich coffee history. Who knew they had a coffee history? I thought it was just beer.
Lavazza pursues stake in Green Mountain Coffee
Why does this matter? Because the two companies plan to build a new line of single-serving espresso machines and espresso capsules that will be similar to Green Mountain’s popular Keurig coffee makers, which brew single cups of coffee.
Starbucks testing green coffee in summer drinks
Keep an eye out for this new drink from Starbucks that’s made of unroasted coffee beans. Now, if they would only do a medium or light roast coffee, they would have all of the bases covered.
Coffee Blogs
Coffee Nate Why #Coffee Drinkers Use Flavored Cream & Other Additives
In this video, Nate talks about the dirty little secrets of coffee creamers and other additives that change the taste of coffee.
Coffee & Conservation K-Cup and other single-use pods: the waste issue, again
Single serve coffee machines are great because of their convenience. However, their single use packaging, not so great?
Muddy Dog Coffee Photo Blog: How to Make Coffee in a Vacuum Pot
There’s a lot of different ways to make coffee. One way that I haven’t tried yet is in a vacuum pot.
Huffington Post 11 Roasters and the Art of the Bean
Huffington Post isn’t anywhere near being a coffee blog, but here’s an interesting story about coffee and one Oregon roaster.
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This blog always gets me to walk over to my favorite coffee spot
Glad to hear that!
re – article on Does coffee work…?
duh! anyway, i suggest the best make it work
is to make and enjoy GREAT coffee.
if you’re going to be sipping it on the long haul,
it better be worth the work.
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this is the segment of interest;
‘…So if coffee works at all to improve alertness, the 2004 study mentioned by Chatham offers the best advice: If you’re trying to stay alert on a long road trip, regardless of whether you’ve got a styrofoam cup of watered-down joe from a gas station or a double-walled thermos filled with Starbucks rocket fuel, you should sip slowly rather than chug the whole thing!…’
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That caught my eye too! I often get tired mid afternoon week days. I was going to try that one day and see if I see a difference from chugging the whole thing as soon it cools down enough to drink.