It’s not every day that I get excited about a coffee & beer collaboration. Usually because most of these beers are stouts or porters and I’m just not a dark-beer-and-roasty-espresso-flavour kind of guy. I like my IPA’s, Session Ales, and maybe a Pale Ale but nothing much darker than that. So last week when I … More Monogram/O.T. Brewing – Coffee Beer
My buddy Brandon over at JellyFish Coffee has released the October edition of the Calgary Coffee Menu! How fitting that it’s release date also happens to be International Coffee Day! I was thrilled this month to submit two items that were included in the menu. The heart behind the #CalgaryCoffeeMenu is “where we gather the … More Calgary Coffee Menu Released!
It never ceases to amaze me how many amazing coffee roasters are out there! And in a province as spread out as Alberta, there are certainly some hidden gems that aren’t located in the major urban centres like Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge etc… Take for example: High Seas Coffee Co. They’re located in the village of … More High Seas Coffee Co.
Did you know that a number of Calgary coffee roasters & retailers offer really interesting (AND FREE) coffee events that happen on a monthly basis? Yup, you heard me…free, zip, zilch, nada. I think this is one of the things I appreciate most about the Specialty Coffee community is the desire to educate and inform … More Free coffee events in Calgary
It’s technically summer for a few more days right? But if you live here in Calgary its felt more like fall (even winter) these past few days. But that hasn’t stopped two local coffee roasters from recently releasing their own canned Cold Brew creations. Both Rosso Coffee Roasters & Analog Coffee have unleashed tasty options … More Too Cold for Cold Brew?
Today out in Hamilton is the Canadian Aeropress Championship! A number of my friends are out there competing to win and earn a trip to the World Championship in Australia later this year. I wish I could be out there competing, but it just wasn’t going to work to get out there this year. So … More My Aeropress Championship
How in the world is it September 1st already?! It feels like summer is in the rear-view here in Calgary and everywhere you look every drink in every cafe is being pumpkin-spiced…ugh. How in the world is that still a thing? The good news is that my buddy Brandon over at Jelly Fish Coffee has … More Calgary Coffee Menu
I was skimming a few online news sites today, and stumbled across on the CBC site a news article about three guys who decided to take it upon themselves to visit 6 Calgary café’s in one hour! Justin & Greg hail from Regina and host a their own YouTube channel. They drove to Calgary to … More Justin & Greg – Calgary Coffee Crawl
I am excited to be partnering with Eastern Slopes Roasting Co. to give away four bags of their coffee on my Instagram page. I had the chance to hang out this morning with Jamie (who is the man behind ESRC). We spent a few hours chatting about his passion for coffee, why he has ventured … More Eastern Slopes Roasting Co.
Who doesn’t love a good deal on coffee? If you’re lucky enough to live in Calgary then hurry up and head on over to Rosso Coffee Roasters’s website and take advantage of their Buy 2 Get 1 free promo right now. The deal is on until August 26th. This morning I had just brewed the … More Calgary Coffee Deal
