Geez

Fuck man.

Only weekly posts? Hella lame. Anyway, family business, and way to much green later, I'm finally updating this shit.

Pretty much:

-All the new lot Guatemala Huehue FVH's are in, and its awesome. In Barefoot's booklet for the Guats, you'll find yours truly trying in vain to get his mitt on some vacuumed sealed Edlyna. Sweet damn.

-New Java Estate Jampit A1-X. Damn. Smoothest and cleanest Indo coffee I've had! Sexy! I wanna pull a shot of it then take my pants off.

And later tonight... The "Rootbeer Diaries" begin.

-Bza

ANTS IN YOUR LANCE

Here's some old pictures from this years CoffeeFest in Seattle! You know you can always go to the FLICKR account, but these are just priceless.

A. This was the pour that went over time by 2 sec at the Millrock. Motherfucker.

B. Tony and I looking like some straight up, gangsta ass, no nonsense, NorCal coffee slingin PIMPS, THATS RIGHT I SAID IT! 

Plus some Bonn Lair pics when I find em.

Happy Happy Birthday, now here's your F***IN CAKE!

Yes, oh yes.

Today it is my birthday.

Last night was some Bonn Fair goodness. (Pics to come)

Now I'm eating garlic bread, and thanking my girlfriends dad that we don't have to pay him back $1200 we borrowed from him to move, in a bizarre turn of events.

good.

good.

-benza

ps. hit me up on barista exchange. peace.

Its like a jungle sometimes

Man oh man.

Check it.

Tuesday, I spent all day hanging with the 'Footers down in San HO. Highlights include the new crop of Finca Vista Hermosa coffees, from Edwin Martinez' farm down in Guatemala. Vac sealed FVH and Edlyna?! THE PEABERRY IS BACK!?

Suffice to say, truck full of boners. 

Then an awesome cupping with new and 'old' crop coffee's. Kenya Peaberry might just be my new bitch, cuz that coffee, just might be, perfect. At least right now... yeah, I guess thats more correct. Really great butterscotch sweetness, off-setted with rum cake?! Count it!

After a really, truly, very, gnarly 3 FUCKIN HOUR commute back home, Teddford and I met some friends at Bon Lair. This got my thinking (plus, Pepper brought this up the other day), this blog has been all sprodown, and very little Sactown. So, I'm going to start reppin Sac a bit more, and will be revealing various good places to get burritos, a good beer, and maybe some peyote.

But only if we have time.

Coffee Review! 13-10-08

Ah yes. Some new crop coffee, from my boys down at Barefoot (west west, yall).

... Sorry, I had to do that.

Anyway, today was the day for the Ethiopian Sidamo Morodecofe. A very fine coffee, imo. Vanilla bean and subtle floral notes give way to enveloping tangerine and toasted cashews. Heavy milk chocolate bottom. Twas well balanced, extremely smooth (sun dried eth?!), with some awesome acidity. Tried it as both a french press and a spro, and works deliciously well in either prep. Jess is thinking of using this for competition, actually! I wouldn't second guess that, as this is so well balanced as a spro, it could do well on that score sheet.

More coffee tomorrow, plus some Barefoot craziness.

-Bza

Holy crazy week, Batman!

Yeah, yeah, this week was, as the french saying goes, "Le fuckin' nuts". Between regular shifts, a last minute catering gig (featuring a gorgeous Faema E-61 !), competition training (sig drinks galore!), and regular man duties, I completely lost track of posting the coffee reviews! But, I shall be doing that this week, along with two new features, "A day in the life of a barista", plus some photos from a field trip down to see the Barefoot crew on Tuesday!

Once again, a crazy week kicks off!

-Bza

Catching the kitchen on fire!!!

Well, the last week has been full of surprises!!!

First, I finally got my christmas card from my Dad.... yeah, way to go USPS. My fuckin ass.

Secondly, I started work on that sig drink this week. Oh man, the idea's are flowing out of me! You know by now I have chosen, and absolutely love, the Ethiopian Illili Harrar. (By the by, it is NOT a "moka", despsite rumors floating around. Bugs the hell outta me.) I'll be posting pictures of my culinary adventure shortly. Lets just say Harrar + Sabayon = crazy delicious!!!

Keep it real, and keep truckin.

-benza