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- Four Barrel Coffee RoastersI hadn't been to Four Barrel coffee roasters in a few years. In fact, I hadn't been to the Bay Area in over a year and in February of 2018 I got two go twice. Which meant a stop in at the old Four Barrel stomping grounds. We popped in an
- Spearhead Coffee RoastersI always try and stop in at the General Store when I'm rolling through Paso Robles. They don't necessarily have a café in the spot. However, they're always carrying some pretty interesting goods. The most recent stop in yielded this epic
- The MillGaelyn and I decided to get wild and hopped a plane up to Davis to go to a friend's baby shower. We stayed the night, and made a fun trip of it. The next day we rode metro bikes around Sacramento and checked out a couple different fancy c
- Cognoscenti CoffeeI've been to Cognoscenti Coffee probably a hundred times. I had always thought of them as a coffee curation café. They find some different, new, desirable bean. Then they serve it to their customers as a taster of what that coffee roaste
- Santos BeansIf you read this blog you're probably also aware that the family and I spent some time in Los Cabos Mexico this Summer. While we were visiting we took a day drive up the coast to Todos Santos which was probably our best experience the whole trip. We found a little 3rd-Wave spot in Todos Santos and
- Take Flight CoffeeThis is a new experience that I hadn't really known about. I believe I bought this box of coffee at a placed called Go Get 'Em Tiger in Los Angeles. I looked up the company and got a bit more of a backstory which really intrigued me. At this point in my life I'm captured by small brands that have
- Saint Frank Coffee RoastersI can’t remember where we were sitting, but from over my tiny cappuccino this giant “F” caught my eye. On closer inspection I realized it was by a brand I’d heard of before called St. Frank. In fact, I’m pretty sure this company is owned
- 49th ParallelI picked up this 49th Parallel “just add creme” blend during my staycation out in the central/eastern side of Los Angeles at a Coffee spot called “Go Gett’em Tiger”. I’d seen this brand around from time to time. They’re based out of the Gr
- Coffee: Brújula Specialty Coffee RoastersI got this pound of coffee from my in-laws who spend quite a deal of time in Mexico. They found this tiny Café while on their trips and said that they fell in love with the coffee and brought back as much coffee as they could. I must say t
- Coffee: The Infamous Kopi Luwak CoffeeOh here it is... a few months back my sister took a trip to Thailand and she asked if there was anything I wanted. Obviously I mentioned coffee and happened to have mentioned something about this rare/expensive kind of coffee called Kopi L
- Coffee: Knight Owl CoffeeI'd seen Knight Owl Coffee at different events around Los Angeles over the past year or two. I've picked up a bag, or a bottle of coffee concentrate occasionally. I am super happy that they appear at a Farmers Market not too far from my h
- Coffee: Steep Organic/Fairtrade CoffeeOver the summer we had the opportunity to spend a little bit of time in the WAY WAY Northern California region. Of course while up there, I was on the lookout for some local coffee roaster/brewers and I happened to have found one in the ti
- Coffee: Lucky Jack "Sweet Thing"This is LUCKY JACK coffee... Here in Los Angeles, we have stints of fall and winter punctuating what commonly is referred to as "perpetual Summer". Which means that almost year round you can find a few days to enjoy iced coffee and this i
- Slate Coffee RoastersI was up in Seattle last year attending a good friend's wedding and I had a day where no one was really available to hang out, so I did some Seattle exploring. I happened upon the small store front that Slate operates out of. Had a great
- Handlebar Coffee RoastersIf you're at all like me, and every town you visit you try and find that local roaster or brewer. Something slightly unique that hasn't completely been wiped out by big chains. Then you've probably already found and been to Handlebar Coff
- Kicking Horse CoffeeI happened across Kicking Horse by accident. We were strolling down the coffee aisle at Target in Culver City and the bag caught my eye. The coffee was a little cheaper than Intelligensia's a shelf below, and I'd never heard of them, but t
- Cafe Tarrazu ExtraMy sister picked this bag up for me during her extended stay in Costa Rica. It super smooth, and airy. A wonderful cup of pour over or french press.
- Castle Coffee RoastersCastle Coffee Roasters 428 Anacapa, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 http://castlecoffeeroasters.com
- Chameleon Cold BrewAt the Target near our new home they just started carrying all sorts of iced coffees including one that I'd seen around but in a variation I hadn't tried. Chameleon Cold Brew in a Mocha variation is working really well for me right now as
- Iron and Resin / Beacon Coffee CompanyA while back for my wife gave me a pound of this blend created via partnership between Iron and Resin, and Beacon Coffee Company. I've always loved what Iron and Resin have been doing over the past few years. They've created a brand, aest
- Dark Horse Coffee RoastersA while back my wife took me down to San Diego for a little getaway weekend over my birthday. While down there we tried to stay somewhere fancy, eat some good food, and drink some great coffee. I had heard of Dark Horse Coffee roasters fr
- Seaworth Coffee Co.Came across this Single Fin Sludge at a local Bristol Farms. I love being able to get these different cold brew coffee's a try. For the most part their relatively similar and really you judge everything against the greatest in Stumptown.
- Artís CoffeeI had never heard of Artís until I was reading a post from an old friend about how he had designed some pour over stands that were on sale at Artís. That being said, I still had no idea where the store front was. On one of our trips up Nor
- Courier Coffee RoastersGood friends of mine took a trip up to the Pacific Northwest, and knowing that I'm a huge fan of finding all the small batch roasters in America. They brought back a pound of the happy bean for me. <!--more-->I brewed Courier using two me