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Apr 21, 2013 |
Public Domain
(Oregon) |
I plopped into public domain coffee, and promptly ran into John, who made me a delicious SOE from... |
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4.0 |
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4.5 |
5.0 |
4.25 (91%) |
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Mar 18, 2013 |
Red Rock
(South West) |
My last morning in the bay area since being down here to judge SWRBC, I thought I would go check ... |
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3.5 |
— |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.58 (85%) |
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Mar 07, 2013 |
Bar Francis
(Washington) |
I swung in here one morning on my way to portland. Michael Elvin has a great little espresso cart... |
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— |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 (90%) |
Michael Elvin
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Mar 07, 2013 |
Milstead & Co.
(Washington) |
Yet again, another great cap at Milstead and Co. I swear I've come to expect excellent level coff... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.5 |
4.67 (93%) |
Merilee Jones
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Jan 20, 2013 |
Latteland (KC Power & Light)
(South Central) |
Starting out my tour of KC, MO (a way better city than I thought, be tee dubs), I stopped into th... |
2.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.5 |
3.08 (80%) |
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Dec 21, 2012 |
Canlis
(Washington) |
So Canlis is not really the type of place I ever thought I'd have up on tehcoffee when I made thi... |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 (92%) |
Damon
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Nov 20, 2012 |
Velvet espresso bar
(South Central) |
Another stop into velvet. Yup. Still the best in Nola. |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
3.0 |
3.83 (88%) |
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Oct 08, 2012 |
Fernwood Coffee
(BC, Canada) |
Fernwood is a beautiful little shop tucked into a nice little suburb of Victoria. A nice cozy mix... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.5 (85%) |
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Oct 08, 2012 |
Victrola Coffee (Roastery)
(Washington) |
Look at this mach Ben made me. Go visit him, and drink all the coffee.
Also, you will never be... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.25 (91%) |
Ben Rowe
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Oct 08, 2012 |
2% Jazz (hudson)
(BC, Canada) |
2% jazz. I was a little skeptical about anything with 2% in it's name. maybe it's something like... |
2.5 |
— |
— |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3.0 (80%) |
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Oct 08, 2012 |
Habit (the atrium)
(BC, Canada) |
First off this is one of the most beautiful shops I've ever been to. It's called the Atrium for ... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
3.0 |
5.5 |
3.42 (84%) |
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Oct 08, 2012 |
The Stick
(BC, Canada) |
I was up in the far reaches of Victoria for a wedding in the bustling metropolis of Sooke (Sooke ... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.75 (87%) |
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Oct 03, 2012 |
Milstead & Co.
(Washington) |
Milstead and Co, still the best coffee in Seattle.
My cap was (vis 4, c&p 3 (a tiny bit dry),... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.33 (91%) |
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Oct 01, 2012 |
Analog Coffee
(Washington) |
Working on the hill today, I decided I've been remiss on reviewing shops for tehcoffee. REMISS, I... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.5 |
4.0 (90%) |
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Oct 01, 2012 |
Velvet espresso bar
(South Central) |
This shop is currently the highest quality of any shop in New Orleans. They have some quality bar... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
3.0 |
3.83 (88%) |
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Oct 01, 2012 |
Satsuma Cafe
(South Central) |
Oh NOLA,
This review might sum up my coffee drinking in New Orleans. I was quite excited to go... |
2.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.0 |
2.75 (77%) |
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Jul 12, 2012 |
Ballard Coffee Works
(Washington) |
I wanted to give BCW a little bit of a chance to jel as a shop, before I poked my pointy little n... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.08 (80%) |
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Jun 27, 2012 |
Ladro (Fremont)
(Washington) |
Ladro has come a long way. The Fremont shop got a facelift, and a qualitylift. If that is a real ... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.25 (82%) |
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Jun 08, 2012 |
Kickstand
(Great Lakes) |
I went to kickstand once, reviewed it, packed my bags, lived my life, and 3 months later I found ... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.5 |
3.75 (87%) |
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May 11, 2012 |
Dubsea Coffee
(Washington) |
Man, Dubsea has to be one of my favorite shops in the Southend. One step inside and you'll know w... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
3.5 |
5.0 |
3.42 (84%) |
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May 03, 2012 |
Caffè Delia
(Washington) |
Tom insisted on taking me to get coffee from a shop that lives inside of a pizza place. All be it... |
2.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
3.5 |
2.92 (79%) |
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Mar 29, 2012 |
Milstead & Co.
(Washington) |
Quick little review. I got a cup of the Panama Esmeralda Peabery, and it was so amazing I had to ... |
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5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 (95%) |
Alex Negranza
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Mar 26, 2012 |
Ipsento
(Great Lakes) |
The one and only Sarat texted me and told me to get my ass over here cause she was curled up in a... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3.67 (86%) |
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Mar 26, 2012 |
Buzz
(Great Lakes) |
A few good baristas I know told me about this little gem of a shop tucked away. I swear baristas ... |
4.0 |
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4.5 |
4.0 |
4.08 (90%) |
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Mar 26, 2012 |
Caffe Streets
(Great Lakes) |
Zebrawood and coffee. This is all you need to know about this place. Also, it looks like tomorrow... |
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4.0 |
— |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 (90%) |
Darrell Monti
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Mar 26, 2012 |
The Wormhole
(Great Lakes) |
The wormhole grew up. it emerged from it's adorable 1980s cocoon, and became a butterflyhole. At ... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.17 (90%) |
Sara Travis
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Mar 15, 2012 |
Fourbarrel Coffee
(South West) |
Ah fourbarrel. There was so much amazingness here to look at. I was in eye lust. I love all your ... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
3.0 |
4.0 |
3.17 (81%) |
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Mar 15, 2012 |
Piccino Cafe
(South West) |
This tiny little gem of a shop is in an alcove right next to the restaurant of the same name. I a... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.33 (91%) |
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Mar 15, 2012 |
Red Rock
(South West) |
I admit, I was on the fence about reviewing this place, so I decided to come back and give them a... |
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3.5 |
— |
4.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 (85%) |
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Mar 15, 2012 |
Sightglass Coffee
(South West) |
Another one of SF's beautiful shops. It's stunning. It's like all my coffee dreams. Also another ... |
— |
4.5 |
— |
3.0 |
5.0 |
4.33 (91%) |
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Mar 15, 2012 |
Ritual Coffee (Bayview)
(South West) |
This ritual was smack in the middle of an amazing gardening store. Well maybe not gardening, but ... |
4.5 |
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— |
4.0 |
5.0 |
4.5 (92%) |
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Mar 14, 2012 |
Ritual Coffee
(South West) |
Boy did I get lucky. SWRBC finalist Kevin 'tex' Bohlin was pulling his competition espresso the G... |
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4.0 |
— |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.25 (91%) |
Kevin 'Tex' Bohlin
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Mar 11, 2012 |
Verve Coffee (Seabright)
(South West) |
Verve roastery, you are amazing. All the verve baristas are so nice, I'm convinced it was an act.... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.25 (91%) |
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Mar 11, 2012 |
Verve Coffee (East side)
(South West) |
This has been a verve heavy weekend. Not that I'm complaining. It'd be like saying I've had way t... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.5 |
3.75 (87%) |
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Mar 10, 2012 |
Verve Coffee (Downtown)
(South West) |
Verve may be one of the most beautiful shops I've ever been to. So much amazing reclaimed wood. S... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.5 |
4.33 (91%) |
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Mar 07, 2012 |
Bellano (Market)
(South West) |
The quest for great coffee continues and *spoiler alert* I may have had the best cappuccino of my... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.33 (91%) |
Erik Annonson
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Mar 07, 2012 |
Red Berry
(South West) |
Tucked away down in the shadow of the San Jose capitol building is a little gem of a coffee shop ... |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.42 (92%) |
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Mar 07, 2012 |
Bellano Coffee
(South West) |
I had to review my pour over seperately, mostly because I had to post a picture of quite possibly... |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.17 (90%) |
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Mar 07, 2012 |
Bellano Coffee
(South West) |
Shut the front door Bellano. I would have never known about this little gem if the folks at the g... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.83 (88%) |
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Mar 07, 2012 |
Barefoot
(South West) |
Here I was thinking I wouldn't find good coffee near the family in Mountain View. I got down here... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
3.0 |
3.83 (88%) |
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Feb 26, 2012 |
Arabica Lounge
(Washington) |
Seeking a great cup of Cap Hill coffee, I wandered up to Arabica. (I actually wandered over to an... |
1.0 |
— |
— |
2.0 |
5.0 |
1.83 (68%) |
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Feb 17, 2012 |
Trabant (University)
(Washington) |
Part of my master plan to normalize scores, took me to trabant with Brandon Paul Weaver. BPW regu... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.42 (84%) |
Laurie
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Feb 17, 2012 |
Zoka (Greenlake)
(Washington) |
Roses are red
Violets are blue
zoka has good coffee
so why is it only rated 2?
I felt the n... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
5.0 |
3.5 |
3.75 (87%) |
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Feb 12, 2012 |
Zeitgeist coffee
(Washington) |
Zeitgeist. You are one of the most beautiful shops in Seattle. For serious. whatta ya talk?
I ... |
— |
3.0 |
— |
3.0 |
5.0 |
3.33 (83%) |
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Feb 12, 2012 |
Trabant (Downtown)
(Washington) |
I was just going to review the capp at Trabant, so I got a clover to go. It was so amazeballs tha... |
— |
— |
4.5 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
4.08 (90%) |
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Feb 12, 2012 |
Trabant (Downtown)
(Washington) |
Being downtown as one is apt to do, I decided to get a cup of coffee at the best shop downtown, t... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.08 (80%) |
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Jan 31, 2012 |
Neptune Coffee
(Washington) |
Coming back from the NWRBC was inspiring to say the least. I signed up lots of new reviewers, and... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 (90%) |
DJ
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Dec 12, 2011 |
Victrola Coffee
(Washington) |
I came here to drink coffee and chew bubble gum... And I'm all out of bubble gum.
Victrola run... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.25 (91%) |
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Dec 12, 2011 |
Stumptown (Pine st)
(Washington) |
Stumptown, December Ten, Two Thousand and Eleven.
This stumptown was oddly lacking from my que... |
2.5 |
— |
— |
3.0 |
4.5 |
2.92 (79%) |
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Nov 29, 2011 |
Zoka (University)
(Washington) |
Zoka what?
Talking to Nik this morning, I've learned that zoka has a new roaster, and this new... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
5.0 |
3.5 |
4.42 (92%) |
Nik Virrey
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Nov 28, 2011 |
Lava Java
(Oregon) |
Nestled in a cozy little strip mall right off Exit 14, you'll find one of the best coffee shops e... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 (90%) |
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Nov 28, 2011 |
Olympia Coffee
(Washington) |
Oly coffee is one of my favorite shops, and I feel remiss that I haven't reviewed it till now.
... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.67 (93%) |
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Nov 24, 2011 |
Stumptown (Division)
(Oregon) |
The second stop on my quest for thanksgiving coffee. I got a bunch of coffee making equipment as ... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.83 (88%) |
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Nov 24, 2011 |
Stumptown (Belmont)
(Oregon) |
Amazing windy thanksgiving day. The magic in the air was highlighted with the only thing open in ... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.83 (88%) |
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Oct 26, 2011 |
Vivace (Brix)
(Washington) |
I can't believe it took me this long to review Vivace. This might be the gold standard of Seattle... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.25 (91%) |
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Oct 25, 2011 |
Milstead & Co.
(Washington) |
Because I tend to live here lately. Probably because I'm trying to steal all the knowledge out of... |
— |
4.0 |
— |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.33 (91%) |
Andrew Milstead
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Oct 12, 2011 |
Milstead & Co.
(Washington) |
Milstead & Co.
I’ve been here more than I haven’t. it’s not because Senior Milstead is a world ... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.67 (93%) |
Andrew Milstead
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Sep 28, 2011 |
Zoka (University)
(Washington) |
I plodded boldly if not wisely into zoka.
Needing to warm my suit if not my heart.
Damon was... |
— |
4.0 |
— |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.92 (89%) |
Damon
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Jul 29, 2011 |
Herkimer Coffee
(Washington) |
What can I say about herkimer that hasn't already been said? Janelle may pour some of the best mi... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.58 (92%) |
Janelle
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Jul 25, 2011 |
Zoka (University)
(Washington) |
Zoka zoka zoka. You pay for the whole coffee, but you only need the EDGE!
vis: very good. low ... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.58 (85%) |
Brandon Paul Weaver
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Jul 22, 2011 |
Trabant (Downtown)
(Washington) |
On a whim, I went out to lunch with Velton and @smoovebcoffee (I know he has a real name, but tha... |
— |
2.5 |
— |
4.0 |
3.5 |
2.92 (79%) |
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Jul 19, 2011 |
Zoka (Greenlake)
(Washington) |
Here I sit at Zoka, working on tehcoffee (a short list of things I'm working on include, but are ... |
— |
3.5 |
— |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.58 (85%) |
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Jul 18, 2011 |
Sterling Coffee Roasters
(Oregon) |
I got a Macc of the brazil.
Cp. V good
Taste. Avg plus. Low milk sweetness. Slight chalky co... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.5 |
3.42 (84%) |
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Jul 18, 2011 |
Albina Press
(Oregon) |
V: average.
Cp: very good. some tiny bubbles, solid
Taste: average. Nice temp, the espresso t... |
2.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 (80%) |
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Jul 18, 2011 |
Coffeehouse 5
(Oregon) |
Chemex: guatemala finca santa isabel organic from PTs.
Grape notes, juicy. Reminds me of a e... |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.08 (90%) |
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Jul 18, 2011 |
Red e
(Oregon) |
V: Nice sheen, ring, contrast. It's got a little symmetry issues. Very good
Cp: A touch on the t... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.5 |
4.67 (93%) |
Mindy Farley
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Jul 15, 2011 |
Barista
(Oregon) |
Tyler pulled me capp from teh Stumptown: Finca el puente, honduras
Vis: 3.5. some contrast iss... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 (92%) |
Tyler Stevens
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Jul 15, 2011 |
Stumptown (Ace, Portland)
(Oregon) |
I had a five dollar cup of the Kenya Tegu made in the chemex.
Nice flavors come through, and t... |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
4.33 (91%) |
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Jul 15, 2011 |
Stumptown (Division)
(Oregon) |
Up at the crack of noon, I wandered over to the OG stumptown. This place is also one of the most ... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.5 (85%) |
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Jul 15, 2011 |
Coava Coffee
(Oregon) |
Coava. An amazing shop, filled with amazingly trained baristi.
Vis: 4. slight symmetry issues... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
6.0 |
4.67 (93%) |
Devin Chapman
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Jul 15, 2011 |
Courier Coffee
(Oregon) |
Wandering back to the car in a caffeine induced whited-out desert of a city. I spied courier coff... |
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3.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.5 (85%) |
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Jul 11, 2011 |
Empire Espresso
(Washington) |
Vis: Average.
Cp: Average, lots of large bubbles.
Taste. Nice sweet milk taste, espresso came... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
4.0 |
4.5 |
3.42 (84%) |
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Jul 11, 2011 |
Herkimer Coffee Univ
(Washington) |
Herkimer coffee was next on my list of places to review, so I popped in to see Mr. Reid Hickman (... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 (92%) |
Reid Hickman
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Jul 09, 2011 |
Analog Coffee
(Washington) |
I wandered back over to Analog to make sure everything was on the up and up. Were they trying to ... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.17 (90%) |
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Jul 07, 2011 |
Neptune Coffee
(Washington) |
Vis: Very good. A tiny bit off center, but pretty damn good. I'd like to see a little more sheen ... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 (92%) |
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Jul 06, 2011 |
Vivace (Alley 24)
(Washington) |
Visual: Good. Solid (charlie) Sheen, centered. This was a little whited out, and low contrast.
... |
4.0 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 (90%) |
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Jul 05, 2011 |
Flying M
(Mountain) |
Visual - Good. You had a nice rosetta, mostly centered. Some large bubbles all over.
C & P - Goo... |
3.0 |
— |
— |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.08 (80%) |
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Jun 29, 2011 |
Analog Coffee
(Washington) |
Visual – amazing deep brown color with great reddish reflection. There were some small bubbles ho... |
— |
4.0 |
— |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.08 (90%) |
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Jun 26, 2011 |
Makeda Coffee
(Washington) |
Quick and dirty review of Makeda. on my mini coffee crawl with @coffeeandbikes. Visually it wasn'... |
— |
3.5 |
— |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.58 (85%) |
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Jun 26, 2011 |
Trabant (University)
(Washington) |
I popped into Trabant yesterday with my good buddy Sam Lew.. @coffeeandbikes
I was seduced int... |
— |
— |
5.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
4.58 (92%) |
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Jun 20, 2011 |
Zoka (University)
(Washington) |
I just had to stop in to get a cap from the winner of the 2011 NW Coffee Festival.
I'll let th... |
4.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
3.5 |
4.33 (91%) |
Nik Virrey
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Jun 14, 2011 |
Neptune Coffee
(Washington) |
solid cap.
vis: good
CnP: good plus to v. good.
taste: good plus to v. good.
nice smoot... |
3.5 |
— |
— |
4.5 |
5.0 |
3.92 (89%) |
Tyson Stagg
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Jun 12, 2011 |
Neptune Coffee
(Washington) |
2nd shot in a row of the Costa Rican Single Origin coffee from PT's.
We finally pinpointed th... |
— |
3.5 |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.83 (88%) |
Mike "The Cannon" Cannon
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Jun 11, 2011 |
Neptune Coffee
(Washington) |
I rolled in to Neptune at the crack of noon (thanks Tom) to find one chipper Meagan on bar raving... |
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4.0 |
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4.5 |
4.5 |
4.17 (90%) |
Meagan Karimi-Naser
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Jun 11, 2011 |
Zoka (University)
(Washington) |
Welcome to the first real review. I've been working at Zoka for the last couple days and I decide... |
3.5 |
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4.5 |
3.5 |
3.67 (86%) |
Neil Rhodes
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