Thank you to the hundreds of you following the Roast! West Coast podcast, and this newsletter! I’m thrilled to be able to share the stories of some incredible West Coast coffee roasters, and some coffee education with you. Not to mention sharing some great cups of coffee, talking about entrepreneurship and how the two connect us all. We’re only a week and a day away from the first episode dropping on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020.
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Season 1 of the Roast! West Coast podcast has some incredible guests. Here’s the line-up.
Week 1 - Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Steve Rayle-Founder & Head Roaster*
Week 2 - Steady State Roasting, Elliot Reinecke-Founder & Head Roaster*
Week 3 - Ironsmith Coffee Roasters, Matt Delarosa, Founder & Head Roaster*
Week 4 - Lofty Coffee, Siri Simran Khalsa-Director of Coffee
Week 5 - ‘Stache Coffee, Inbal Kalin-Owner & Head Roaster
Week 6 - Leap Coffee, Breanna Briggs-Director of Coffee & Head Roaster
Week 7 - Manzanita Roasting, Samanatha & Weston Nawrocki, Owners & Head Roaster
Week 8 - Mostra Coffee, Bev Magtanong, Co-Owner
Week 9 - Libra Coffee, Eric Medina, Owner & Head Roaster
Week 10 - Marea Coffee, Joe Bettinger, Grayson Adams, ReyJey Solares, Owners & Head Roasters.
Plus, in between every episode Chris O’Brien of Coffee Cycle* in Pacific Beach will be teaching us a little bit about coffee covering a ton of topics including the importance of water and temperature in brewing, different styles of drinks, how coffee is processed, all about coffee cupping, drinking and keeping coffee fresh and much, much more. His passion and willingness to make fun of me for my coffee ignorance make for some fun episodes.
I’m excited to have a cup of coffee with you soon.