Instagram Latte Art Contest…win a Baratza Encore!

Baca — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:17 +0000

We had so much fun with our VCR Street Smarts Latte Art video we thought we’d host an online latte art competition. You don’t even need to know how to pour latte art to win!

First place gets a Baratza Encore plus other goodies. Check the video below for the details.

VCR Street Smarts #14: Latte Art

Baca — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:34:36 +0000

Pour like pro.

VCR Street Smarts #13: Brew Water Temperature

Baca — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:27:06 +0000

How many seconds off boil should you roll?

Thursday Staff BBQ

Baca — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:42:51 +0000

A few clips from one of our Thursday Staff BBQ’s. Music track Stay This Way Forever courtesy of Palmz.

1&1 Photo Contest

Baca — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:26:55 +0000

It’s been almost 3 years since we unleashed the beast! Post your sweetest 1&1 pic to our facebook wall, and the 3 entries with the most likes win Verve mugs. Contest ends Wednesday at 10am.

VCR Street Smarts #12: Cold Brew

Baca — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:00:48 +0000

How to make delicious cold brewed coffee at home. Enjoy!

VCR Street Smarts #11: Milk Steaming

Baca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:57:43 +0000

After a ton of requests for a milk steaming tutorial we finally got one dialed for you. Look for latte art and espresso videos in the near future. Enjoy!

VCR Street Smarts #10: Woodneck

Baca — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:51:26 +0000

The Hario Woodneck offers pour over brewing with reusable cloth filtration. This is what we use at our downtown store, and here’s how we do it!

How You Brew

Baca — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:29:40 +0000

The poll is closed and the results are in. Here is our infographic representing how you brew! Thanks to all of our customers that took the time to fill out the survey. You can compare your most popular home brew methods to ours here: How We Brew

SWRBC Competitor Schedule

Baca — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:26:59 +0000

SWRBC competitor schedule is out! There will be 33 baristas competing in the first round on Friday and Saturday. The top six advance to the finals round on Sunday. Here’s the complete list of competitors and their time-slots so you don’t miss out on any of the action.

Don’t miss Stacey and Jasper:

-Jasper Wilde, Friday 4:19pm

-Stacey Kock, Saturday 1:55pm