Tenderloin Coffee Crawl
If you’ll be up in SF tomorrow, you should check out the coffee crawl going down in the tenderloin between 2-5p. It’ll be a good time to hang with some coffee buds, and have a bunch of great coffee...
View ArticleSpin it to Win it
These grinders get lots of questions since they’re small, hand powered and really affordable. Check out Cole as he demos the Hario Coffee Mill Ceramic Slim to get the full run-down. Do we love the...
View ArticleLet’s Just Get Through This Weekend
Next week is going to be fun around here. Everyone knows that we are usually riding bikes when we aren’t making coffee. Next week, we get to combine two of our favorite things, and also give away a...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Packs
We put some great gift packs up at Pacific Avenue yesterday. There are some seriously good deals in these things (at least 20% or more off), and there’s something for everyone on your list. So happy...
View ArticleSo Tasty
It’s not often that one of our coffees gets its own blog post, but the Ruthagati is absolutely insane right now. Pick up a bag at any of the cafes or on the website if you want to try one of the best...
View ArticleSWRBC // Day 1
What a day! I think we got a week’s worth of excitement out of our opening day this year. See below for some photo highlights from the action. We had a perfect sunny day, a ton of great competitors,...
View Article2012 SWRBC Recap
We couldn’t have asked for a better event. Thanks to everyone who came out and made this year’s SWRBC what it was. A huge congratulations to Jared, who won the Barista Competition, and to Lizzy who...
View Article2012 United States Barista Competition
Back here at VCR headquarters, things are humming along while we wait for Lizzy’s performance at the USBC up in Portland. Aside from all the nervous energy and computers streaming the USBC, it feels...
View ArticleThe New Label Guide
Check out the new label guide we put together! There are many variables that shape all of the great flavors we taste in the cup, and this label guide will help to explain them. Our goal here is to...
View ArticleHow We Brew
With all the different brewing devices and preferences around here, we thought it would be interesting to see what our staff uses as their primary brewing method at home. This graphic represents all...
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