AndrewDuring a recent visit to my old stomping grounds of Rogers Park, Chicago, I decided to pop into an old haunt in Edgewater—Ellipsis Coffeehouse. Ellipsis […]
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Counter Culture Coffee // Colombia Kuichi
Kuichi means “rainbow” in the indigenous Quechua language and is the name these 22 farmers participating in the Borderlands project in Samaniego created for their […]
Counter Culture Coffee // Papua New Guinea Tairora
The coffee-growing region of Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands is one of the most remote places on earth. The region’s legendary biodiversity, rich topsoil, elevation, […]
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Counter Culture Coffee // No Middle Ground Coffee IPA
I just arrived at Counter Culture Coffee’s training center here in Chicago to attend a launch party for the highly-anticipated “No Middle Ground Coffee IPA”—a collaboration between […]
Counter Culture Coffee // Ethiopia Haru
There is currently a bonanza of coffees pouring (literally, if you caught the pun) in from Ethiopia. Naturally I don’t have the time nor the […]
Counter Culture Coffee // Finca Santa Elena Pacamara Microlot
Microlots are a pretty special thing in the coffee industry. They’re sort of like an exclusive nightclub – a long line can form all the […]
Counter Culture Coffee // Farmhouse Organic (CENFROCAFE Peru)
Coffee – like all food, wine, and TV sitcoms – is best enjoyed when it is at its freshest and in season. Good, simple, honest, […]
Review: Counter Culture Coffee // Cinco de Junio
Happy Cinco de Junio! I realize, of course, the fifth of June doesn’t really have the same social nor political implications that the fifth of […]