Tired of wondering where else you can go for caffeine other than Starbucks or Caribou?  Check this out: http://www.delocator.net/index.php Simply go the website, type in your zip and it gives you a list of independant coffee shops in your area.  And if you know of one not listed, you can add it.  There’s also a link for [...]

Back in 2006 Brotherhood of the Bean did a review of the Tassimo pod coffee system.  It held the special distinction of being the lowest rated item to ever be reviewed earning a 2/5 rating, and if I recall, was really more like 1.5 out of 5.0.  You can understand my hesitation to go anywhere [...]

One of the things I love about being in the 9rules Network is the community of bloggers it encompasses. While reading the Bright Meadow blog today I stumbled across a flickr picture she ran across. Lokesh Dhakar’s guide to coffee is easy to understand and something I think most people would welcome seeing in their favorite [...]

NOTE: This is from a little over a year ago.  I mean to post it after I wrote it, but forgot, and it just sat in cyberspace.  All info is still valid.  So there I was, in New Glarus Wisconsin last weekend. Started out with a couple local beers at a restaurant, continued on to [...]

I have been away from home for almost three months, and away from my roaster and green beans, which means I’ve had to deal with other people making (roasting) my coffee. The problem with that is that most of the time, it sits on a store shelf for much longer than it’s actually good [...]

[Rating: 4/5] “Open the pod bay door HAL” Dave asked the insane computer. “I’m sorry Dave, I am afraid I can’t do that.” HAL responded. Up until a few years ago, the only thing I associated pods with was science fiction and green peas. Then came Apple and its iPod. Overnight the world became “pod” [...]

Let’s be honest, in the competitive world of coffee having an attention grabbing name is crucial. Faced with hundreds of choices and an olfactory overload walking through a coffee isle, many times a coffee choice comes down to the name that sounds the best. When I first heard about “Bad Ass Coffee” I knew they had a [...]

So many times when I think about the cultural aspects of coffee I tend to focus on the atmosphere, the opportunity to reconnect with old friends, and the possibility of making new ones. Call it “Cultural Coffee Consumerism” — the act of consumption is the primary focus and for the most part we remain disconnected from [...]

Tempted by decaffeinated coffee? Thinking of making the switch because of high blood pressure or other health concerns? Unable to get past the thought of drinking coffee that has been made from beans that might have has sat in methylene chloride or ethyl acetate for ten plus hours? If the answered yes to any of these [...]

Picture this… you have a nice little coffee shop, you have built up a nice and loyal customer base, life is pretty good.  One morning you hear that a new tenant will be move in next door. You find yourself hoping they will be cool and begin to think about ways to generate more traffic for [...]