A November To Remember

Joe Torre is manager of the Dodgers. Joe Torre is manage of the Dodgers. Joe Torre is the manager of the Dodgers.

That being said, October is over. A cracky was tazed at the Acorn and there is an actual homeless man sleeping across from there (it is the Pearl and I must admit he looks very respectable), and a regular customer of mine at the Half and Half has an insane stalker coming in who wants to literally kill him. Ah... feels like Portland again. Which is why I want to talk about the Courier.

It is Joel's and Crowsenberg's one year anniversary and and a lot has changed since we made the switch. New espresso machines, bringing French pressed coffee to the Pearl, switching to stainless filter baskets at the Half and Half and working with an espresso that changes beans throughout the year. It has been both wonderful 90% of the time and frightful the other 5% - although that 5% came last year and has now faded.

Everyday I am asked why I switched... I guess I did it because I wanted to support small businesses from Portland. He had a good product, he was just starting out, we provided a vehicle for him to support himself. And he was family. For years he came in everyday drinking more coffee than anyone I had ever met. And today that passion still shows. Here are some e-mails sent to me on the anniversary of our union.

Sum. mandheling org grown 15 minute full city ++ roast pulled 20 seconds after tip of second crack, not much momentum, no smoke in tray. cooled pretty quick, not much mass. brewed french press immediately after roasting. 3.5 minutes. water just boiling, not rolling.

smooth medium wieght mouthfeel. tastes like reeses peanut butter cups, but with a dark porter, like terminal gravity porter as it was three years ago. partially hydrogenated soybean oil? its got a nice sweetness that hangs in the back of your mouth as the cup cools. The peanuty kind of goes down. oh wait now im thinking chocolate truffle, but thats probably based more on the mouthfeel. hmm.

-joel

and...

rwanda kinunu is from western rwanda - just had some at the half and half with kersti working.

light body, smooth mouthfeel. its a coffee coffee, with a light chocolatyness not unlike swiss miss. milk chocalate swiss miss packets. easily drinkable. i was really enjoying it at the h&h today. when roasted super light with undeveloped sugars it has a faint celery hint. But this time its just really enjoyable and not reminding me of stuff in my fridge. mellow, subtle. and now im seriously considering getting a couple more bags of this.

kenya gethumbwini peaberry (thinka)- molassis, gingerbread, cloves, ginger cinnamon. Ive got 20lbs of this roasted probably be drinking this at 4am and ill let you know

fyi I broke my cargo bike frame
love joel

So like last November, I hope this is another to remember.

Biggy