The bar area at Good Kid. The space where Good Kid is located has seen a couple iterations of a cafe over the years, none of them overly memorable, so I was excited to see what the team behind Good Kid did with the space. I was blown away by the transition! It's so much …
49th Parallel- Home
Fast Facts:Founded: 2004Location: Vancouver, BCOrigin: EthiopiaRoast Profile: Light RoastBeverage: Aeropress The Review:So I finally got around to trying this roast from 49th that I received way back in my, oh, *ahem* November Brew Perfect box. Oops! But, better late than never, right? Anyway, this Ethiopian was overall a pretty solid choice. Sweet, fruity notes came …
Pacific Packers Coffee- Home
Today might just be your lucky day (as long as you enjoy reading about coffee, and I mean, you're here, so you probably do) as I've got a 4-in-1 review for you! Based in Vancouver, I recently stumbled upon Pacific Packers. They offer what I'd describe as an "instant pour-over" in that it's not instant …
My Top 5 Roasters of 2020
After trying roughly 30 different roasters this year, it was a very tough challenge narrowing it down to my top five. But, after much deliberation, here is my top five roasters of 2020, plus a couple of honourable mentions, because, like I say, this was tough. Honourable Mentions:First and foremost, here are a couple of …
My Top 5 Coffee Shops of 2020
While 2020 has limited how many actual shops I've been able to visit, there was still many an opportunity to check out some amazing shops. Without further ado, let's dive on in! 5. Discovery Coffee (Victoria)Vancouver Island truly is blessed to have such an amazing coffee scene (hence why three of my top five shops …
Chwill Coffee Co.- Home
Fast Facts:Location: North Vancouver, BCOrigin: EthiopiaRoast Date: 11/11/20Beverage: Aeropress The ReviewChwill Coffee recently reached out to me and ever so graciously sent me a pair of their roasts to sample. This review deals with their Ethiopia Efrem Estate roast. This particular coffee was very lively on the nose. I detected some fruity notes, mainly cherry. …
Lighthouse Coffee- Home
A couple weeks back, I was lucky enough to connect with Sam from Lighthouse Coffee on Instagram. We got to chatting about coffee, and he introduced me to this single origin Myanmar roast (which has an incredible backstory, by the way, but more on that later). Not only does this coffee have a great story, …
Common Good Ice Cream Lounge- Abbotsford
You may be asking yourself, "Matt, why are you reviewing an ice cream shop on your coffee blog?". Now that's a fair question, but it just so happens that they also serve coffee, so it'll all make sense, I promise. Opening late last month, Common Good is located in Historic Downtown Abbotsford and has been …
Coffee Shop vs. Coffee Truck
I feel as though it's safe to say that we are all familiar with the traditional coffee shop. I'm sure we all have our favourites, and I'm equally as sure that you've most likely been to more than one. But how about coffee trucks? This is something that, and correct me if I'm wrong, is …
Rooftop Coffee Roasters- Home
Founded: 2016Location: Fernie, BCCoffee Name: Costa Rica Entre RiosOrigin: Costa RicaAltitude: 1200mBrew Method: Aeropress Rooftop coffee has been on my list of BC roasters to try for quite a while now. They are definitely worth the wait. One super cool thing that they do is include a card about the coffee that lays out its …
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