So, how does the coffee bean get from the plant to your cup?

Emeran's Brew

The vast majority of specialty Arabica coffee cherries are harvested by hand. It takes about 4,000 cherries to make one pound of roasted coffee. (Since there are usually two beans per cherry, that is about 2,000 beans per pound.) A peaberry, which occurs when only one...

December Café Event Highlights

Event Highlights, Sales

December can be a busy month for many, and we are no exception. Grab your planner; here are the December highlights on the A&E calendar! First: Our upstairs sitting room is now open. A place to lounge and sip, chat or read, and make yourself at home while you’re...

Thanksgiving and gratitude

Emeran's Brew

Thanksgiving has come and gone. I have no idea where November went! It seems like the October 30 snowstorm was last week. However, the whole month of November flew by, and we are well into December. Before it gets too busy with the holiday rush, I want to take a...

Flavor Amplitude

Emeran's Brew, A&E Book Club

Flavor amplitude describes the fullness and balance of a flavor. Iconic food and beverage brands that have high flavor amplitude include Coca Cola and Heinz Ketchup. No matter how other brands try, they can’t topple these two brands when it comes to taste. These...

Espresso – Good for Beans, Not for Roasting

Roasting Notes, Emeran's Brew

Espresso – Beans we Love; Roast Level we Don’t I was talking about roasting recently and someone asked about ‘espresso roast.’ While other shops may use this as a roast level, we do not. Technically, espresso roast is a very dark roast but, ironically, it...