The results are in for the September U.S. Coffee Championships preliminary events in Richmond, Va.; Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and Houston. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo by Steven Cromer In September, the United […]
Last month, the United States Coffee Championships took place in Seattle, and we crowned four new champions. Over the next four days, we’ll talk to each champion about their road to victory. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ […]
After an Ad Hoc Committee on Regional Barista Competitions meeting in Seattle last week, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) announces a new format for Barista Competitions and Brewers Cup (UPDATE: Lorenzo Perkins has […]
Urnex’s #BigEastern Competition: Win a flight to LA to attend #USCoffeeChamps Urnex has been a supporter of baristas for as long as we can remember, sponsoring barista competitions, providing plenty of the highest quality Urnex […]
There was some Counter Culture electricity in the air when ”during the awards ceremony for the U.S. Brewers Cup ”it was down to Jonathan Bonchak and Erin McCarthy, both of whom work for the company. […]
Erin McCarthy is a serious vet of this industry ”I recall meeting him in person for the first time at the SCAA show in Minneapolis in 2008. Back then, he was working for Gimme!, brewing […]
Here is the official schedule for the U.S. Brewers Cup Finals tomorrow! 1. Phillip Ma, Ma’Velous, San Francisco—12 p.m. 2. Erin McCarthy, Counter Culture Coffee, Brooklyn—12:30 p.m. 3. Dean Kallivrousis, Parisi Coffee, Kansas City—1 p.m. […]
Man oh man, has the Brewers Cup competition grown by leaps and bounds in the mere three years it’s been around or what? In the United States, we’ve enjoyed six exciting Regional Brewers Cup competitions […]
As the proud Media Sponsor of the United States Barista Championship since 2005, Barista Magazine has always compiled and produced a beautiful printed program that serves as a guide, collectors item, introduction to the Regional […]
As the proud Media Sponsor of the United States Barista Championship since 2005, Barista Magazine has always compiled and produced a beautiful printed program that serves as a guide, collectors item, introduction to the Regional […]
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