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Anyone have a few suggestions for good roasters in Melbourne? If there aren't any perhaps there's a roaster somewhere in Victoria worth visiting? Lacking that, what about anywhere in Australia?
I was unable to make Jim's Chicago meetup last month, so he kindly allowed me to descend upon him last week. Among other things, Jim arranged a cafe crawl on Friday with several area HBers (PaulTheRoaster, TallDan, Trimona).
IMHO Chicago does not get nearly enough respect for...
A friend is coming to town and was asking me what cafes serve really good light roast coffee. I almost never go to cafes and have been on a medium/dark roast kick for the last few years so I didn't know what to tell her. I recall drinking some lemon juice at Blue Bottle some...
Many years back, I reached out to my favorite roaster that I discovered through frequenting every coffee shop I could find on the West Coast and got to play with one of their Slayers paired with a Mahlkönig PEAK. I got to brew some really serious cups and thought I'd get into...
There is a small strip mall across from the Kennewick, WA Costco on Gage that has hosted intentional coffee spots for a number of years now. The Local was there first and they mostly featured Victrola coffee roasters. In 2022 I believe, Indaba, which started in Spokane quite a...
This may be old, old news but when I Googled them the other day, I discovered they have been closed for a while. I'd be interested to know if the shop has been reincarnated. This was my first experience with high-end espresso and made my trip to Ft. Lauderdale with my...
Since moving back down to South FL last year, I've struggled to locate what I consider good coffee outside of my home. Then again, due to limited free time and an abundance of family obligations, I haven't been able to *scour* the entire area. What I've found so far is that...
I'll be heading to Northeast Ohio to visit family for Thanksgiving. I'll be in the Hudson for around one week. Does anyone have any good coffee shop recommendations where I can get a nice espresso? I'll be bringing my Aeropress, Comandante, and some beans just in case, but was...