Espresso News and Reviews – TheShot.coffeeratings.com

This St. Helena outlet of a two-location Napa coffeehouse and roaster routinely receives “best coffeehouse” awards in the area. Given how they handle roasted beans, consumer coffee education, and filter coffee, this isn’t much of a surprise — particularly given their general lack of legitimate competition in the region. But from what we can tell, [...]

Tags: diadema, espresso_review, napa_cafes, probat

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Recently we’ve been spending a bit more time on the Peninsula, so we’ve been on the hunt for notable espresso shots just due south of San Francisco. We’ve followed up on a few places that locals admire and put them to the test. The results have been… well… you’ll see.
Some consider this among the best [...]

Tags: acf_cups, coffee_roasters, espresso_review, peninsula_coffee, probat, san_carlos, WEGA

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Weren’t we just saying that there are only about three or four people with original story ideas? Sure enough, this time it’s the New York Times that recycled the same local roasters story idea that has already been once around the San Francisco Chronicle and the Washington Post in recent months: Specialty Coffee Roasters Brew [...]

Tags: andrew_barnett, blue_bottle, coffee_roasters, duane_sorenson, ecco_caffe, james_freeman, nyc_coffee, probat, stumptown

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Today the SF Chronicle posted an impressively long article on the state of quality coffee roasting in the Bay Area: ROAST WITH THE MOST / A new generation of Bay Area coffee roasters pushes the perfect cup to the next level. It’s a remarkable piece, given its breadth. It lightly touches on everything from the [...]

Tags: alfred_peet, blue_bottle, clover_brewer, coffee_roasters, coffee_roasting, four_barrel, peets_coffee, probat, ritual_roasters, single_origin_espresso, stumptown, third_wave

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As a former resident of Palo Alto for several years, a trip down Santa Clara’s Stevens Creek Boulevard conjures up images of discount mattress stores, Denny’s, and strip malls as far as the eye can see. Unfortunately, that’s commercial real estate in the Silicon Valley — regardless of the hidden gems tucked away in Northern [...]

Tags: andy_newbom, barefoot_roasters, barista_training, caffe_del_doge, coffee_roasters, espresso_review, fair_trade, la_marzocco, probat, santa_clara_coffee, single_origin_espresso, wrbc

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