Hi I'm more of a passive person on the site for the past 12 years or so and have been reading more lately since time is aplenty during the Covid shutdown.

First some background, my wife and I lived in Zurich, Switzerland for several years in the '90s and used to travel to Como...

There has been a good amount of talk about Black and White Roasters on the What is wow'ing you? mega-thread so I thought I would give them a try. Big thanks to IMAWriter for bringing this to everyone's attention over on that thread.

I am pretty excited about this stuff 1)...

Fellow Canucks, this old Canadian Roasters thread is now closed:
Canadians - Name Your 3 Top Roasters

So I started a new one here.

To all the Home Baristas in the Great White North -- where are you buying your beans these days? And what are you enjoying?

Lately, I've been...

Has anyone seen this coffee for sale in the States? I'm looking for a true neopolitan blend

I ordered 17ft Ceiling espresso from Blue Bottle for the first time.

When it arrived I started organizing it into the 50ml centrifuge tubes that I'd used for 20g shots of Intelligentsia Black Cat in the past, but 20g didn't come close to fitting in there. I needed around 60ml...

I'm looking for something different for myself, a good bean for espresso, French press and pour over. My go to has been stumptown hair bender or holler mtn. I don't always have time for espresso but don't want to get an espresso specific bean and never get to it because of time...

Hi all,

I buy my coffee from a local roaster and, every now and again, they sell coffee beans 4-6 weeks past the roasting date at a 20-25% discount.

I know this is a highly debatable topic but, if coffee is best enjoyed 3 months within the roasting date, that still gives you a...

Any recommendations for someone who loves his AM Redbird as cappuccino? want to brach out a bit but have always come back to RB
Of course the price would be hard to beat so lets say Redbird 5lb bag price with free shipping with 30% range...

I have felt like I have had a lot of good coffee this year, but nothing that has really wow'd me. So I am just wondering if you guys could point in me in the direction of some exceptional coffee, only caveat is that I am not comfortable with light roasted espresso as my Preciso...

Anyone recently try the Verve Sermon roast? I was getting this on and off & loving the blueberry notes along with just a very balanced flavorful cup. I only drink cappas (two double shots with about 4-5oz. steamed/frothed milk) per day. Loved this until the last bag I got had...