Cinco de Mayo to Memorial Day, May is a great month for coffee!
Carrie Masek
Flowers are blooming and the weather is getting warmer, but the spring mornings are still chilly enough to cry out for a good, hot cup of coffee.
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Coffee by the Roast newsletters, announcements and coming attractions. New Varieties of Coffee. New Brewing Methods. Recipes. Here's where you find out what Coffee by the Roast is up to.
What's in a name? It's the Process
Carrie Masek
Ethiopia Lake Abaya vs. Natural Ethiopia Lake Abaya. Natural Sumatra Wahana vs. Sumatra Mandheling. The difference? How the coffee beans were processed. We're not talking the different processes for decaffeination, but how the fruit of the coffee plant, the coffee cherries, are turned into roastable green coffee beans. Natural, washed, honey processed, wet hulled, are all names for different ways to process coffee cherries into coffee beans.
Read MoreNew Crop Coffees...
Carrie Masek
Spring is here, and that means the new crop of coffees from the Northern Hemisphere are starting to roll in! Check our New Arrivals page for more information as the coffees arrive. Here's a quick review of the coffees we've just received:
Read MoreWhat's in a name? Size Matters
Carrie Masek
Size matters...at least when it comes to a coffee's name. “Extra Fancy,” “AA,” and “Supremo” all refer to coffees that have the same size beans before roasting.
Read MoreNo Fooling...Just Great Coffee
Carrie Masek
Already tired of April showers? Brighten your day with some sunshine in a cup! Sunshine Blend, our Coffee of the Month for April, is a lively, rich coffee with a lovely floral aroma, bright orange topnotes, a hint of chocolate and a sweet brown sugar finish. Lively enough to brighten the grayest morning and smooth enough to enjoy all day, at $10.99/roast, Sunshine Blend is a very special coffee at a very special price. Try some today and see!
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