TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 11/3/21: DIVINE MADMAN: Yemen Peaberry. Limited quantities available 20 lbs., Medium roast. Rich chocolate, slight fruit, spicy finish $30 per pound. Available at Poway Farmers Market. Saturday 8 to 1 Midland Road. Old Poway Park. STEADY STATE: Daybreak blend, Magdalena, El Zafero WushContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 11/2/21: XULA: Light and dark roasts of premium Mexican beans. http://xulamexicancoffee.com CAFE MOTO: Continental, Philip Rally, Indo Noir, Blue Sky, Espresso Moto, 442, Super G, French and Colombian. http://cafemoto.com HIGH SIDE COFFEE: Guatemalan for their “coffee bag”; a tea bag like delivery method for decoction. http://highsidecoffee.comContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEE roasted in San Diego on 11/1/21: DIVINE MADMAN: Costa Rica Natural light roast; $20/lb. http://facebook.com/divinemadmancoffee MODERN TIMES: Back House Blend, Steady Hand decaf, Cloud Ripper Autumn Blend. http://moderntimesmerch.com DARK HORSE: Colombia Potrero del Medio; Ethiopia Chelbesa, El Salvador Finca Villa Galicia. http://darkhorsecoffeeroasters.com HOUSE OF BLACK: Brazil, Guatemalan. http://hobcoffee.com  Continue Reading

COFFEES AT U.S. PORTS by November 1, 2021: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G2 Indonesia Sumatra Utamagro G1 TP Fairtrade Organic Papua New Guinea Arokara AA Papua New Guinea Kigabah Estate PB Papua New Guinea Mile High A Papua New Guinea Korofeigu Organic Peru Juan Santos Atahualpa Fairtrade Organic COFFEES AFLOAT, EXPECTED EARLYContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/28/21: LA COSTA COFFEE ROASTING: French roast, espresso, Colombian, Costa Rican, New Guinea, Mexican organic, New Guinea organic, Mexico organic, decaf Sumatra. http://lacostacoffee.com STEADY STATE: Kerchache Wuish Wuish Colombian; El Supero Colombian http://steadystateroasting.com DAYMAR: Peru organic, Espresso La Perla–a six bean blend; Colombian and aContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/27/21: YIPAO: Geisha dynasty, Tolima (Colombia); Balcon de la Montana; El Triunfo, Tolima; all Colombians. http://yipao-coffee.com BAREFOOT: Redcab espresso; Redcab Brazil. http://barefootcoffee.com MODERN TIMES: Mexico Finca Fatima; Shadow Party Colombia Dark; Steady Hand decaf. http://moderntimescoffee.com    Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/25/21: YIPAO: El Naranjo Colombian; Colombian Samaria Tabi (Tabi beans are a hybrid of bourbon, typica and timor beans, notably resistant to leaf rust, a disease affecting coffee plants). http://yipao-coffee.com MODERN TIMES: Mexico Finca Fatima, Guatemala Todos Santos. http://moderntimesmerch.com LOCAL KRAVE: House medium roast. http://localkrave.com CAFEContinue Reading

COFFEES ASHORE at US ports by 10/22/21: NEW ARRIVALS Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G2 Guatemala SHB Anacafe SHB EP 14 Indonesia Sumatra Utamagro G1 TP Fairtrade Organic Papua New Guinea Arokara Papua New Guinea Mile High AFLOAT and expected to arrive in October: Colombia El Bombo Organic Ethiopia Masha Natural G1 RFAContinue Reading

CAFE X, a coffeehouse and arts collaborative space, will open next month at 1835 Imperial Avenue, 92102. The cafe building takes up much of a block that will house artists and other creatives working to start a movement of healing and wealth building for communities of color. All are welcomeContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/21/19: HOLSEM: Holsem Blend: Dark roast blend of Guatemala and Brazil; Guatemala-a medium single origin and a Ethiopia Masha-a light roast single origin. http://holsemcoffee.com BAREFOOT ROASTERS: Red Cab Espresso, a Brazilian dark roast; also, a Ethiopian and Colombian medium roast. http://barefootcoffee.com SLEEPING TIGER: Ethiopian mediumContinue Reading