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 …
Monogram Coffee- Home
Fast Facts:Location: Calgary, AlbertaOrigin: HondurasProcess: WashedPrice: $19/340gBrew Method: Aeropress The Review:This Honduras offering from Monogram is a rich and decadent offering. Aroma-wise, I got something reminiscent of either chocolate cake or a really rich fudge. This made me quite excited to get into this roast. Upfront, I was nearly taken aback at how malty it …
Pirates of Coffee (Panama Geisha)- Home
Fast Facts:Origin: PanamaProcess: Natural AnaerobicHarvest: March 2020Altitude: 1625 maslBrew Method: Pour-over Beautiful artwork on this bag. The Review:The overarching theme of this roast was the incredibly vibrant fruity notes that dominate the flavour profile of this offering from Panama. This is evident even before you take your first sip. The sweetness really hits on the …
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 …
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. …
Crickle Creek Coffee- Home
The Fast FactsLocation: Alberta, CanadaFounded: 1993Origin: KenyaAltitude: 1600maslPrice: $10/227g The ReviewAside from being a super fun name to say, Crickle Creek makes some fantastic coffee as well. A few weeks back, they were kind enough to send a couple of coffees my way- a Kenyan and a Colombian (more on this one another day). Today's …
Fawkes Coffee II- Home
Founded: 2020Location: Calgary, AlbertaRoast Origin: Costa RicaAltitude: 1100-1300 MaslProcess: Washed & Sun DriedBrew Method: Aeropress This second offering from Fawkes Coffee was another solid roast. If you haven't seen my review of their Kenyan coffee, you can check it out here. In this Costa Rican coffee, sharp citrus notes ran wild on the nose, but …
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, …
Matt's Coffee Chat 