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coffee@home: Dos Dancing Goats

Beans: Guatemala Antigua Finca El Valle and Sumatra Lake Tawar
Roaster: Batdorf and Bronson
Rating: 3+ and 3

A short time ago, I wrote a luke-warm review of Batdorf and Bronson’s Dancing Goats espresso blend as served to me at Napoli Coffee in Albuquerque, New Mexico. My feeling at the time, was that the beans themselves probably had more [...]

coffee@home: Colombia La Golondrina

Bean: La Golondrina Odair Achipiz Micro-lot, Cauaca, Colombia
Roaster: Counter Culture Coffee (purchased at Octane Coffee Bar and Lounge)
Rating: 4

My visit to Octane coincided with my home supply running low. A perfect chance to try some Counter Culture beans at home – something I had thus far managed not to do. I was just finishing off [...]

If Only Atlanta Were Closer…

Name: Octane Coffee Bar and Lounge
Location: 1009-B Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, GA
Roaster: Counter Culture Coffee
Rating: 4

My new top pick for café that I wish would move in down the street has got to be Octane Coffee Bar and Lounge. Perhaps it’s the “and Lounge” part that does it, but they pretty much steal the show [...]