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Welcome back to Coffee Beanery Sip and Share! Britain and Patti catch up with Laurie after her recent trip to Japan—and she has stories. From emotional moments at Tokyo Disney and the adorable bowing deer at Nara Park, to navigating a huge 40-person tour group, cultural differences around conformity and cleanliness, meeting a maiko, watching sumo wrestling, and the hilarious (expensive) Chanel pur...

Coffee Beanery Sip and Share is back with a full Japanese snack tasting! Laurie, Patti, and Britain dig into the goodies Laurie brought home from Japan—beautiful packaging, Google Translate struggles, and lots of opinions. We try the elusive honey butter cookies from Mount Fuji (the ones they hunted the whole trip and never found again), strawberry bean-paste “mochi,” chocolate steamed buns, maple...

Good morning and welcome to Coffee Beanery Sip and Share! Britain and Patti are in today (Laurie’s missing this one) for coffee R&D, youth sports drama, and a fresh tornado story. Aptti is deep into planning next year’s Coffee of the Month boxes and has a batch of unique (and sometimes questionable) new flavors from a flavoring company to try. We start with the solid Raspberry Wedding Cake, th...

Welcome to another chaotic episode of Coffee Beanery Sip and Share with Laurie, Patti, and Britain! Today we’re throwing a proper birthday party for the pups — Daisy and Duke just turned one! Cue doggy bakery cupcakes, table-climbing, frosting licking, and pure birthday chaos (Willie was not left out). Between the puppy party we catch up on: • A sweet care package of plants from our Texas franchis...

Patti’s on vacation, so Laurie, Britain, and Branson (here by force) are tasting the full Fly Me to the Moon Coffee of the Month box together! This space-themed collection is packed with four delicious flavors, and it was honestly hard to pick a favorite. We try: • Galaxy Swirl – Toasted Marshmallow • Milky Way Caramel – Rich mocha + sea salt caramel (a clear standout) • Supernova Cherry Almond –...

t’s Wednesday, it’s a heat wave, and Laurie, Patti, and Britain are back for Coffee Beanery Sip and Share! We kick things off talking about the brutal humidity, cancelled soccer, cooling the warehouse, and our favorite small-town Fourth of July traditions (pancake breakfast, parade, and friends from out of town finally coming back after 15 years). Teddy the pug is turning 14 this weekend too! Then...

Britain and Patti are diving into true crime today (thanks to Savannah’s excellent suggestion)! We start with a quick update on our recent color analysis — Patti is a deep/winter (jewel tones) and Britain is a soft/muted palette — and how it’s already changing the way we look at our closets. Then we get into the main event: true crime stories that actually involve coffee. Case 1: The 2016 Indonesi...

Laurie, Patti, Britain (and Mama’s Boy Duke) are opening a sealed “Fun Delivered” mystery box today — the kind filled with returned or lost packages — and we had no idea what we’d get! For about $100 we pulled out some seriously nice stuff: • Power Redo anti-aging blur primer • Silk Illness compression leggings • Stack of white tees • Rise Superfoods mushroom coffee (we still don’t love it) • 14-i...

Good morning and welcome to Coffee Beanery Sip and Share! Britain and Patti are in today (Laurie is handling a burst pipe and insurance adjusters in another building). This week we’re tasting the full July Coffee of the Month box — theme: Secret Garden. Inspired by the classic ’90s movie, this collection is full of bright, unique flavors: • Enchanted Berry Patch – sweet, juicy mixed berries • Elde...

Good morning and welcome to Coffee Beanery Sip and Share! It’s just Laurie and Britain today (with needy Duke on her lap) while Patti is busy helping get ready for her son’s wedding this Saturday. We chat about how different weddings feel now versus “back then,” rustic campground ceremonies, destination ideas, and the reality of family size vs. cost. Then we recap last week’s Secret Garden coffees...

Join Laurie, Patti, and Branson for a fun and caffeinated Sip & Share! Today we're trying the viral TikTok Whipped Honey Latte (honey, instant coffee, hot water, milk & ice). Is it delicious or diabetes in a cup? 😂 We give our honest review and even try it in real coffee! Topics we cover: - Honey talk: Manuka honey, orange blossom, health benefits & why it's so expensive - Birthday st...

Join Britain and Patti for a special Mother's Day edition of Sip & Share! We're running a live giveaway with four fantastic prizes while chatting about life, family, and coffee. Giveaway Prizes: - April Shakespeare Box full flavors (Honey Peach, Poetic Fig, Spiced Pear, Orange Brandy Caramel) – pods or ground bags - Coffee Gift Set with 12 oz bag + travel mug (Caramel Vanilla Latte, Michigan C...

Join Britain and Patti while Laurie's in Japan! Today we're trying the viral Dirty Soda trend with Pepsi, toasted coconut syrup, salted caramel, and sweet cream. Is it delicious or way too sweet? 😂 Plus honest reactions and why Dr. Pepper would’ve been better. Other highlights: - Japan food updates: eel, snails & unseasoned adventures - Mother-son dance song ideas for Patti’s son’s wedding (S...

Join Britain, Patti, and Will as they celebrate the 6th anniversary of the Coffee Beanery Coffee of the Month Box! ☕ They're tasting the best-of-the-best flavors from the past year plus special coffee ice cream made with their French Roast cold brew. Flavors tasted: - Banana Pie – Sweet bananas, rich toffee & buttery crust - Vanilla Chai Cupcake – Aromatic vanilla with creamy chai spice - But...

Join Britain, Patti, and Laurie for a fun coffee tasting of our brand new Shakespeare-themed subscription box! ☕ This month’s 12-count pod box features four delicious flavors inspired by the Bard’s era. Flavors we tried: - Honey Peach – Sweet ripe peach drizzled with smooth honey - Poetic Fig – Deep jammy fig with old-world sweetness - Spiced Pear – Juicy pear with warm cinnamon and clove - Orang...

We also dive into: - The ongoing pet photo contest (Mo’s 51-year-old pet rock is undefeated 😂) - New Coffee of the Month boxes shipping soon - Tax Day chaos and lessons learned - Chickens finally laying eggs again Then we showcase some beautiful Mother’s Day gift ideas: - Adventure Trunk – 20 unflavored coffees from around the world in a cool trunk - Beanery Gourmet – Massive gift basket loaded w...

Good morning (okay, a little late—sorry about that!), Sip and Share fam! It's Patti and Britain here. Facebook made me reset my password and I was frantically brewing coffee, so we're starting sweaty but excited! 😂 Today we're tasting FIVE brand-new R&D flavors (these might make it into future boxes—let us know what you think!): 🥤 Brown Cow – Root beer with chocolate notes (different but fun...

Happy Wednesday, Sip and Share family! It's Laurie, Patti, and special guest Will (Britain's on spring break with the kids—so the whole state of Michigan must be in Florida right now!). We're diving deep into our Espresso Perfecto today, tasting it two ways: as a regular cup of coffee AND pulled as classic espresso shots. Spoiler: both are incredible, but the differences are fascinating! We break...

Happy Wednesday, Sip and Share crew! It's Laurie, Patti, and Britain diving into our brand-new Cantina Delight box with Duke (the barnacle) and sassy Daisy joining the fun! 🐶 We're tasting four fresh flavors inspired by Mexican restaurant desserts (thanks for the idea, Bill!): 🥭 Mango Chamoy – Bold juicy mango with a sweet kick of heat (surprisingly delicious even for non-mango fans!) 🥥 Coconut...

Hey Coffee Beanery fam! ☕ Grab your mug (and maybe some tissues for the Buttercake tears) because it's another fun, unfiltered Sip and Share LIVE with Britain, Laurie, and Patti! We're mourning the loss of Buttercake—it's officially gone (RIP to those last 7 bags 😭), and Georgia Peach is getting tons of "bring it back" requests too. Fruit flavors are killing it right now! We chat about why they...

Hey Coffee Beanery fam! ☕ Today it's the B-Team running the show—Logan and Will stepping in while the girls are out sick (get well soon, ladies!). We're keeping the energy high and diving into something super cool: freeze-dried coffee "ice cubes" (aka instant cold brew pucks) from Cometier, curated by coffee YouTuber James Hoffmann. We popped in two varieties: Geisha – Super floral and fruity (pe...

Hey Coffee Beanery fam! ☕ Grab your favorite mug and join us—Britain, Laurie, and Patti—for a fun, totally unfiltered Sip and Share LIVE! We’re spilling the beans (literally) on everything from our epic Jamaican adventure to blind-tasting that legendary Blue Mountain coffee we risked life and limb to bring home. 😅 We hauled beans straight from the Blue Mountains—think death-defying, hurricane-wa...

Good morning, Coffee Beanery fam! ☕✨ Join us—Laurie, Patti, Britain, and our special guest (my amazing mom, Jane!)—for a hilarious Sip and Share LIVE full of baking chaos, blind taste tests, and three generations spilling the tea (or coffee) on our brand-new New York City themed subscription box! We haven't done a baking challenge in FOREVER, and boy did we go all out this time! Inspired by icon...

Hey coffee fam! ☕🍩 Laurie, Britain, and Patti (with Duke being extra naughty and begging for bites) are live on Sip and Share, celebrating post-Fat Tuesday with a massive pączki tasting straight from M Street Bakery—these Michigan/Midwest yeast-raised donuts are filled to bursting and way better than grocery store versions! We tried every gourmet flavor they had left: raspberry, lemon cookie (wi...

Hey coffee crew! ☕❤️ Britain, Patti, and Will here (Laurie’s off crushing a meeting today) spilling the beans on our latest Sip and Share sesh—complete with stuffed-up noses, jury duty drama, Valentine's-flavored coffee tastings, and way too much Olympic obsession! We kicked things off complaining about colds (man colds? Nah, just headaches for Will), then Patti dropped her first-ever jury duty s...