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Summertime.

It's been a pretty busy and stressful time of year around here. With the summer season upon us, there's been a lot of work getting the mobile espresso van back to 100% working order. Cleaning out machines, replacing the fridge, fixing the generator, replacing outdated decals, plumbing issues, registration, insurance, vending applications, and then of course restocking all the supplies. Its a lot of work and seems never ending. However, It's exciting to be out in the community with the van, talking about our coffee with people. We have 6 farmers markets each week, as well as annual events. Please check out our calender of events to see where we will be.

We had a great time at Shelburne's market on Saturday. Although, everything would've gone a lot smoother if the generator wasn't choking on bad gas all day. It ran fine, the couple times I tested it, but the minute we needed it to work, it had other plans. Its going to be a busy, but fun time this summer. I'm definitely going to take some pictures later in the week. I'll be sure to post them.

Light vs Dark Roast

I've noticed selling coffee, that a lot of people are really into dark roasts... I wish it was easier to convince people that really good coffee is usually much better roasted light. Dark roasted coffee has that wonderful bold flavor, but its missing all the nuances from the particular origin the coffee came from. As the roast gets darker it tends to get more of a generic roast flavor which is great for hiding imperfections in not-so-great offerings; But if you take extra care to find the best offerings you can for your customers... It almost pains you to roast it dark for them.

just a quick note on shipping...

We changed our shipping charges. If you are in U.S.A. there is a flat rate of $4.65, or Free if your order is over $48!

Bolivian is finito :(

We ran out of our, Fair-Trade / Organic offering of Bolivian coffee, which is a real bummer. It was quite popular. We tried hard to restock one similar, but all the Bolivian samples we've received, haven't even come close to being as good. I think we will end up stocking a fair-trade coffee from Peru w/ a similar flavor profile. I got beautiful notes of bittersweet chocolate & creme brulee in the sample we received.

The Caffeine Curve

Nuff said...

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Painting with espresso

this woman paints entirely in espresso... http://coffee-art.com/ very cool!

The Coffee Addict's Prayer

Caffeine is my shepherd; I shall not doze.
It maketh me to wake in green pastures:
It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses.
It restoreth my buzz:
It leadeth me in the paths of consciousness for its name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of addiction,
I will fear no Equal:
For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me.
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of The Baristas Beans:
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over.
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life:

2:45am.... Not too late for a triple shot.

New Website!!

Finally got this behemoth online. It feels good... Although there's still a lot of bugs, typos and tiny bits and pieces that need polishing. Please hang in there while i put the finishing touches on BaristasBeans.com 2.0! But for the meantime... you'll be happy to know that we are secure and operational, if you need to order coffee. It's been a long day... so im gonna get horizontal and come back to polishing after a few hours of sleep... followed by a nice freshly roasted cup of Ethiopian harrar.