The Evolution of Our Sign
Derik and his brother spent many hours creating this beautiful outdoor sign for our roastery and tasting room. Come down to 2830 Larimer St in Denver and check it out!
It’s National Coffee Break Day!
The “coffee break” is an American tradition that’s become part of our cultural fabric and heritage. From its start in the 1880’s among working housewives in Stoughton, Wisconsin, the coffee break has allowed employees time to step away from their work to recharge over a cup of coffee. A welcome pause from the workday, the coffee break helps workers relax, interact, and become more productive and motivated.
Marking its Centennial year, the National Coffee Association is encouraging Americans to take part in a National Coffee Break on January 20, 2012, as a celebration of coffee and its timeless place in our lives. On that day, consumers should enjoy a coffee break the way history teaches us – by pausing to bond with colleagues, friends and family over a cup of coffee at least once a day.
via NCA
Ethiopia Illubabor – Camp Cooperative
Farm Description
Camp is in the Illubabor district of western Ethiopia. It is not far from the main paved road on the way to Bedele town. I measured the altitude at the Camp mill at 1897 meters, but most of the coffee comes from the higher areas in the vicinity, up to 2100 meters. This lot of Camp is part of a new initiative we have in Ethiopia to work direct at the coop level. The program is administered by a non-government organization that not only coordinates agronomists and managers for each of the coops they work with, but also has a business adviser assigned that helps the cooperative manage their debt, re-invest in quality improvements at the mill, and verifies distribution of income to all members.
This coffee is part of Coffee Shrub's Farm Gate pricing program.
Cupping Notes
Camp has a more balanced fragrance and aroma than other Ethiopias from the area. It is not outrageously floral or fruited at first, with moderate cocoa tones, almond essence, and some dusky wildflower notes. It comes to life adding hot water: a strong sweetness I could characterize as "peach preserves" dominates, with cane sugar juice. The cup has a moderate brightness when you stack it up against other wet-process Ethiopia coffees. It has the peach notes and the same latent floral aspect hinted at in the aroma, but with an overlay of chocolate roast taste and rather dense body. In fact that might be the reason I liked this coffee with a little more roast on it, Full City to Full City+. The chocolate bittersweet tang is really pleasant at this level, while lemon hints come through to vivify the cup flavors. I let one batch go a tad into 2nd crack and really appreciated the SO espresso shot from this, a bit bright, but with a long, reverberating aftertaste.
Score
88.2
Processing
Wet Process
Varietal
Heirloom Varietals
Grade & Appearance
.2 degree 300 grams, 16-18 Screen
The Perfect Beverage for a Cold Morning
Dear friend and customer of ours, Beth, wrote in and shared this picture with us.
Blue Orchid Espresso Blend
Our Blue Orchid Espresso Blend is currently pouring over at Crema Coffeehouse. Stop by and get some while it still lasts!
Come one, come all!
Just a few short weeks ago, we moved into our new roasting facility in the RiNo area of downtown Denver. We're thrilled to be in an area that is so thoroughly steeped in a creative area of town that is quite unrivaled! We're literally surrounded by creativity and ingenuity and couldn't be more comfortable and happy!
We are now located at 2830 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80205.
Our public hours are Wednesday, Friday to Saturday 9:00AM to 3:00PM.
You don't need to but we'd love it if you could drop us a line before you head over! Call (720) 381-2504.
Take a look at a few lovely fan shots of our space:
New Frontiers: We’re Moving to a New Space
I think it's safe to say that we're all a little bit giddy this morning. In the next week or two we'll be moving out of our beloved garage space and into a small warehouse space over in the RiNo/Ballpark area. We'll be sharing the space with a few other tenants who will have their own rooms too. There will be an auto mechanics shop, a scooter repair shop, a screen printer, an aquaponics operation, and us!
We're excited because this is going to give us the opportunity to store more beans, streamline our packaging processes, and distribute more craft coffee to the Denver-area! We'll also be surrounded by people who are active in the coffee culture and we'll have a unique opportunity to build stronger relationships with them.
We couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity to be in a really low cost space. We have been looking for many months and have been really close to closing on some locations. In the end, none of them were the right fit for us.
The space will be open to the public at certain times during the week and we will post times when we know for sure.
Crema Coffee House Features Our Single Origin El Salvador Espresso
Woohoo! We've finally nailed down a decent espresso and this one comes in the form of a single origin espresso from El Salvador. By the time you read this, it'll be all gone but we hope to have more up really soon!
Brew guide – Complete with step by step coffee brewing instructions and images
Coming soon... here's a little teaser for a little something that we have in the works. It should officially be for sale in October! Just $4 for some top quality reading material.