Fresh Brews: Winner Of The Coffee Wars, Coffee Better Than Cologne And More

Fresh Brews: Winner Of The Coffee Wars, Coffee Better Than Cologne And More

Coffee News

Tweet 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 Want a Date? New York Women Seduced by Scent of Coffee If you’re a single guy and love coffee, now [...]

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Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Konga Co-op From Jim's Organic Coffee

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Konga Co-op From Jim’s Organic Coffee

Coffee Reviews

Tweet The Drink: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Konga Co-op From Jim’s Organic Coffee Type: Organic Light Roast Whole Bean Overall Rating: Four Out Of Five Coffee Beans I think that coffee roasters are trying to bribe me by sending me samples of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. They must know that it’s my favorite coffee region…or it’s just a coincidence [...]

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Krups Burr Grinder GVX 2 Preview

Krups Burr Grinder GVX 2 Preview

Coffee Equipment Reviews

Tweet Forgive me, for I have sinned. Up until now, I’ve been using a cheap blade grinder. I know, it’s barely a step above buying pre-ground coffee and literally burns the coffee as it grinds it. No need to yell at me coffee snobs. Save your insults for me, I’ll admit my guilt. Luckily criminal [...]

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Not Your Average Coffee: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe From Barista On Duty Review

Not Your Average Coffee: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe From Barista On Duty Review

Coffee Reviews

Tweet The Drink: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe From Barista On Duty Type: Whole Bean Home Roasted Overall Rating: Four Out Of Five Coffee Mugs Barista On Duty isn’t your average coffee roaster and Johnny Milton, the man behind the roaster doesn’t roast just any average coffee. All Barista On Duty coffee is pan roasted or roasted in [...]

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Newhall Coffee’s Sunset Blvd. Blend Review

Newhall Coffee’s Sunset Blvd. Blend Review

Coffee Reviews

Tweet The Drink: Newhall Coffee’s Sunset Blvd. Blend Type: Ground Flavored Coffee Overall Rating: 2.75 to 3 Out Of Five Coffee Mugs This Sunset Blvd. Blend is the second coffee from Newhall Coffee Roasting Company’s “Taste of California Collection” for us to try. It is described on their site as being inspired by the culturally, [...]

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Poll: Have You Ever Cooked With Coffee?

Poll: Have You Ever Cooked With Coffee?

Polls

TweetThis week’s poll is “Have You Ever Cooked With Coffee?” Thanks to websites like I Need Coffee and Coffee Vanilla, I’ve gone from thinking cooking with coffee was kind odd to treating coffee like any other ingredient, as normal as salt or sugar in a recipe. Check out a few of the coffee recipes that [...]

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Stauf’s Dominican Republic Café Femenino Review

Stauf’s Dominican Republic Café Femenino

Coffee Reviews

Tweet The Drink: Stauf’s Dominican Republic Café Femenino Type: Organic/Fair Trade Whole Bean Overall Rating: Four Out Of Five Coffee Mugs We enjoyed our visit to Stauf’s Coffee Shop and you can read about it in the coffee shop reviews category at Taking Courage. We have not tried a coffee from the Dominican Republic yet [...]

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Coffee Notes

Coffee Notes

Coffee Thoughts

Tweet I have been writing about coffee for several weeks now. I think that we have established that I like coffee, that I think it should be the national drink and that everyone should celebrate coffee. I don’t think that you have to be a coffee connoisseur to enjoy a good cup of coffee or [...]

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Fresh Brews: Coffee Mixology, Candid Pictures From Starbucks And More

Fresh Brews: Coffee Mixology, Candid Pictures From Starbucks And More

Coffee News

TweetYou 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 Blogs Coffee Nate How To Brew Coffee With The Chemex :: Video Tutorial Ready to get all nerdy? Geek out with Nate [...]

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Brazil Yellow Bourbon From Rocketfuel Coffee

Brazil Yellow Bourbon From Rocketfuel Coffee Review: Is It Worth The Price Tag?

Coffee Reviews

Tweet The Drink: Brazil Yellow Bourbon From Rocketfuel Coffee Type: Single Origin Whole Bean Overall Rating: 3.75 Out Of Of 5 Coffee Mugs I know there’s more to Brazil, but when I think about coffee from that country, I think about mass produced coffee that ends up in a can. However, I couldn’t get any [...]

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