by TomC on Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:20 am Let's hear it from the multitude of bay area residents who'd like to have a casual meet-up before the end of the year. Perhaps those who roast their own will enjoy a roasting competition. I do, and will if I can garner enough interest and a proper location.
To make it interesting, from a roasting competition, I'm going to throw in a gift to the winning roaster (hope it's not me, because then it's pointless
) a brand new in box Artazza hand made cappuccino cup and saucer set. Maybe the spirit of the holidays will encourage others to contribute ideas, I'm just throwing out the ones that come to mind.We'd need to find what works best for the largest group of people, schedule wise and location. That can be hashed out in this thread. If people want to roast for a competition, let's make it easy, bring whatever you want to compete with, and let's find a general consensus of what everyone likes the most. We can try it via drip most likely, or if someone has a dedicated espresso roast they want to submit, and the location permits us firing up some espresso machines, then we can go that route too. I think simplicity should be the target, instead of telling whoever wants to participate that they have to go out and buy "such and such" beans.
Please indicate if you would like to participate, and if so, comment on where and when works the best for you, if you'd like to bring coffee, coffee gear, compete in a roasting competition, actually roast on hand ( may be difficult if we just meet at a cafe) or if you'd like to bring a holiday snack of some sort. It's all up to you.
As for me, I have an open schedule for the most part and would be willing to travel within about 20 miles to make it work for others. I will PM a few members that I'm aware of, who live in the area, about this thread and hopefully get the ball rolling. If it's too late in the holiday season for folks, we can always do something after new years.
Fire away!
