The coffee flavor wheel is a visual representation of the various taste profiles that coffee can exhibit. It helps to organize and understand the complex nuances of coffee flavors. While there are many variations of the coffee flavor wheel, they generally include a central core of neutral flavors and then…

Tucked away on Mill St in Bristol PA is Calm Waters coffee roaster. A lovely little cafe that serves their own roasted coffee. The roaster is off site but near by. I stopped in with my family to sample some of their faire. The shop was nice and clean, the…

Every year we as coffee drinkers help produce 22 billion pounds of used coffee grounds. Most of that waste ends up in landfills releasing methane and other greenhouse gasses. I personally add the used ground to my garden and indoor plants but that only takes care of so much. The…

Flavors from around the world can seem odd. Flavors of various products here may seem odd to other countries but we can all get behind an interesting flavor debuting somewhere. Enter coffee flavored Doritos. I’ve had coffee encrusted steak and hamburgers but a chip? Sadly it’s only available in Australia.…

Running through the options available in the grocery store lately. I only buy whole bean coffee so I’m always looking for good value. This week we have Peet’s Coffee, big bang medium roast. It was on sale for 6.99, which is a deal but unfortunately it was even smaller than…

Coffee is a wonderful drink but not all methods of making coffee are equal. One of my least favorite methods of brewing coffee is sadly the most convenient to make. The Keurig. So polar but so many problems. I brew coffee with a Keurig machine in work because it’s easy…

Driving around with my wife, I love when we spot a cafe and have a moment to stop. We drove by the White Horse Coffee and Creamery in Jenkintown Pa recently. It was earlier in the morning so we didn’t sample any of the ice cream but it’s nice to…

I was recently gifted a bag of the funnily name Rising Cock coffee. The flavor that I had was the Caffeine Climax. The coffee is advertised as highly caffeinated. But how does it taste? Inspecting the bag I don’t know how it’s higher caffeine, is it robusta? Is it just…

I’m always on the lookout for new coffee roasters to try. I was at the Christkindlemarkt in Bethlehem Pa recently and one of the vendors was Hrysek Farms. The coffee being ground smelled fantastic so I just had to try it. I bought the Papa New Guinea coffee, it is…

I love traveling with my family and being the coffee lover I am they know what to expect when we see a coffee shop. We are stopping and sampling. I recently visited the Christkindlemarkt in Bethlehem pa at the Steel Stacks. Wonderful location and a great event. But there was…