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We proudly serve the beans roasted by our friends at Novo Coffee. We call them friends, and we mean it.

Later this month, Novo will start offering cupping classes. The good people at Westword stopped by the roastery recently to learn about the cupping experience:

​Novo Coffee sources and roasts some of our favorite coffee beans in town. Herb, Jake and Joe Brodsky (who went on to find Ninety Plus Coffee, a sourcing and distribution company), the father and sons behind the operation, spend a lot of time forging relationships, searching for beans and perfecting the processing — and they’re also passionate about getting the best cup of coffee possible into the hands of consumers.

Earlier today, Jake walked us through the cupping process, which is used to detect flaws in coffee and check for consistency.

Read the rest of the article here. It really is a nice, sussinct portrayal of the cupping process…which is something most folks have a hard time composing. It makes me want to go do some cupping right now.

If we started hosting more cuppings, wouldst thou join us?

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For the past couple o’ months, we (Everyday Joe’s & Timberline Oldtown) have been trying our hand at creating a podcast. From the beginning, it was dubbed the Kitchen Table. It is not just a clever name…it is recorded at the vintage 1950s kitchen table at Everyday Joe’s. Clever names are for those without vintage kitchen tables.

From the Timberline Oldtown website:

The Concept: Sit around the kitchen table at 144 S Mason with a big microphone and record for 30 minutes including anyone and everyone that stops by.

This idea is new and unpolished but we are hitting the ground running. Pastor Darren Fred, Executive Director Chris Hess, and Shepherd Daryle Dickens fired up the mic and just started rambling. We do not know what to expect or how exactly each episode will go.

We’ve not pointed many folks towards the podcast, as it is still birthing and growing and figuring out what it is. A couple weeks ago, we took the metaphorical kitchen table to the Novo Coffee roastery and sat with Herb Brodsky: Novo co-founder and father figure, and emanator of the Woo Heard ‘Round The World.  We think that the conversation that followed may have given future episodes more direction. What we know is that we love Herb and we love Novo…and if you listen and do some distilling you may find the heart of Timberline Oldtown and Everyday Joe’s sitting on the table in front of you, beating excitedly.

Listen below, or head over to the Oldtown site to download the episode and listen to others.

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We love the people of Novo Coffee. It is a very large part of the reason we carry their nicely roasted beans at Everyday Joe’s. We also love when they throw parties.

The Mile High Showdown Throwdown at the Novo Roastery last week was a fine fine time. We got to give/receive many hugs to/from fine coffee folks we hadn’t seen in some time. And perhaps it isn’t good to identify them as coffee folks. Probably better to identify them as fine, fine people that we’ve had the pleasure of meeting because of coffee things over the past year. Seeing them has some ideas brewing (punny) in our heads so we might see them more. We’ll talk about that later.

All in all, the Everyday Joe’s family was represented by about 20 folks at the party, many of them pouring in the latte art throwdown. THE Ben Thomas and THE Josh Taves made it to the semis, while Chris drew an ace in the first round and decided to take his shirt off as a distraction technique. It didn’t work.

Photos below, courtesy of the mighty Coulter at Coal Creek Coffee. More photos here.

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We’ve talked about coffee brewing methods here before (please refer to this and this). Various brew methods result in various delicious results. It’s a fun time.

Back in September we thought, “We want to host coffee tastings.” Then we thought, “These tastings need to be about more than coffee.” One last thought occured, “The tastings should benefit people doing good things.”

And so those thoughts formed one larger thought that was acted on and out came Coffee & Goodness. It is an afternoon of coffee exploration to benefit good things. The upcoming Coffee & Goodness (Saturday March 6) will benefit the Fort Collins Food Co-Op. We will be exploring a coffee from Ethiopia: Amaro Gayo Sun-Dried. It will be explored 4 different ways:

• Hario V60 Drip
• Clever Coffee Dripper
• French Press
• Espresso

The doors are open from 2-5 pm. Come by any time during those hours and receive 6 oz. samples of Hario, Clever, and French Press and a double shot of the espresso. You can tell us things, we can tell you things, we can exlpore the flavor wheel, we can draw pictures…all for just $7.

PLUS, our good friends at Novo Coffee have generously and graciously and lovingly donated all the beans, so nearly all of that $7 will go directly to the FC Food Co-Op. Prolific!

See you then.

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This is fun.

When I think Bon Apetit magazine, my mind immediately goes to summer evenings spent watching Next Food Network Star. What I do not think is boutique coffee shops. That, apparently, has changed.

At Everyday Joe’s, we proudly and with great care serve the beans of Novo Coffee. They are good people and we love them. Apparently, Bon Apetit does as well…at least that’s what I’d surmise from Novo being bestowed a Top 10 Boutique Coffee Shop:

Found at three retail locations and many top restaurants, this Denver roaster’s product makes it easier for java junkies to buy local.

That right there is the truth, and part of the reason we switched to the roaster. Read the rest of the Bon Apetit article and then come have some coffee…because we love you too.

FURTHER:

• Top 10 Boutique Coffee Shops
• Official Novo Site

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