Happy Birthday USA! Time for Coffee and Fireworks Partay!
Carrie Masek
Summer is in full swing and Tuesday is our Countries Birth/Independence Day!
Flags? Check.
Fireworks? Check.
Coffee? …Don’t forget the coffee! Whether it's a steaming cup before the parade, an iced coffee drink during a picnic, or a cup of decaf with the fireworks display on your front lawn, the 4th of July is a great time for coffee. That’s why we’re featuring coffees this month that are not only good brewed hot, but are fantastic brewed cold.
The Coffee of the Month for July is the smooth, rich and creamy Summer Ice. It tastes of blueberry topnotes, honey and praline sweetness, nutty richness and a lingering sweet cocoa finish. Try a batch of Cold Brew for a low acid coffee that’s richer and sweeter with a full body and smooth mouthfeel. Summer Ice will be available all month in both Full and 1/2 roast bags.
The Exploration Coffee for July is the “cleaner and cooler", Organic Guatemala Acatenango. This is a rarity, organically certified coffee from Acatenango, tasting buttery rich with a sarsaparilla aroma, caramel and butterscotch sweetness and a lingering milk chocolate finish. Adding some cream (like I always do) makes a lovely decadent dessert (any time of the day :P). Available all month in Full and 1/2 roast bags.
Another new and extraordinary coffee that is perfect to wow your family at the 4th of July Barbecue: Colombia Cauca Vino Natural. This is a one of a kind anaerobic, naturally processed Roaster Gold microlot. It is balanced, intense and complex, with a sweet, fermented fruit aroma: think of ripe persimmon soaked in brandy then covered in dark chocolate, with a lingering fruity wine finish. This is the quintessential anaerobic coffee!
If you enjoy iced coffee, especially in the hot summer months, try making your own Cold Brew. All you need is coarse ground coffee, a container to steep it in and some time. Here's a link to our blog on how to make Cold Brew. The blog contains all you need to know to brew great Cold Brew at home as well as a couple of recommendations for other coffees that brew well cold.
Finally, There is no such a thing as a free lunch, but there is free coffee. Just order 2 or more full roasts of coffee and enter "July" in the additional information box. We will include a free half roast of Summer Ice - the July coffee of the month. This offer is not good for coffee subscriptions.Just write, “July” in the box for Additional Instructions, and we’ll include a 1/2 roast bag of Summer Ice at no extra charge. Sharing coffee is our favorite way to celebrate our country’s Independence Day!
Are you doing anything special to celebrate this year’s 4th of July? Parades, block parties, barbecues, bands or fireworks? If so, we’d love to hear about it! Please join the conversation and share your thoughts on the Facebook thread or in a comment on this blog. Or, if you'd like to share your opinions with the wider world, leave us a coffee review on Google or on your favorite review site. Not only do we value your opinions, but reviews help more people find us. Help us connect coffee lovers to fresh, quality coffee!
Thanks!
We wish all our customers a joyous Independence Day and a happy, healthy summer.
~ Carrie, Paul and all of us at Coffee by the Roast