Coffee People Podcast

Welcome back to Roast! West Coast, the premier coffee podcast featuring West Coast based coffee professionals, and helps us all get coffee smarter. In the 13th episode of Season 5, Jared Hales, Co-Founder & Green Coffee Buyer at Hacea Coffee Source (Anaheim, CA) returns to talk about washed, natural, and honey processing of coffee at the coffee farm. Follow @haceacoffeesource on Instagram and...

Welcome back to Roast! West Coast, the premier coffee podcast featuring West Coast based coffee professionals, and helps us all get coffee smarter. In the 12th episode of Season 5, Jared Hales, Co-Founder & Green Coffee Buyer at Hacea Coffee Source (Anaheim, CA) returns to talk about climate change impacts on green coffee sourcing happening now. Follow @haceacoffeesource on Instagram and check...

In the 11th episode of Season 5, David Foster, Co-Founder of Kiln Coffee Bar in Grand Junction, CO joins the show to talk baseball, being a twin, and how Kiln is evolving along with the community. Follow @KilnCoffeeBar on Instagram or head to https://www.kilncoffeebar.com/ to shop for coffee. This is the 100th episode of the Roast! West Coast coffee podcast. Thank you all for getting this show thi...

Welcome back to Roast! West Coast, the premier coffee podcast featuring West Coast based coffee professionals, and helps us all get coffee smarter. In the 10th episode of Season 5, Ryan Sullivan, Director of Coffee Operations at Mostra Coffee Company joins the show to discuss barrel-aging coffee and what he sees coming in future coffee innovation. Follow @mostracoffee on Instagram and check out ww...

In the 9th episode of Season 5, Samir Benouar, Founder, CEO, and Head Roaster at Milka Coffee Roasters in Sacramento, CA joins the show to talk about his coffee journey, inspiring others to do something cool, how much he loves his city, and the restoration of a Queen Anne Victorian home into his roaster and cafe. Follow @milka_coffee on Instagram or head to https://www.milkacoffee.com/ to see the...

Welcome back to Roast! West Coast, the premier coffee podcast featuring West Coast based coffee professionals, and helps us all get coffee smarter. In the 8th episode of Season 5, Ryan Sullivan, Director of Coffee Operations at Mostra Coffee Company joins the show to walk us through the experience of competing in the US Coffee Tasting Championships. Follow @mostracoffee on Instagram and check out...

In the 7th episode of Season 5, Karen Eland shares her journey as a painter who uses espresso, coffee, and beer as her paint medium. Follow @coffeepainter on Instagram or head to http://beerpainter.com/ to see her artwork and shop for coffee prints. Go directly to her Etsy pages– Coffee Painter and Beer Painter , respectively, to purchase. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and cho...

Welcome back to Roast! West Coast, the premier coffee podcast featuring West Coast based coffee professionals, and helps us all get coffee smarter. In the 6th episode of Season 5, Chris O'Brien (Founder of Coffee Cycle Roasting) rejoins the show talk to us about Cowboy coffee, Swedish coffee, and making a better cup at the campsite. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing t...

In the 5th episode of Season 5, Ian Nelson of DOMA Coffee in Post Falls, ID joins the show to talk about his coffee journey and path to becoming a Q-Grader. Follow @domacoffee on Instagram or head to https://www.domacoffee.com/ to learn more about the company and shop for coffee. Some music courtesy of Ian Nelson and https://kadabraband.bandcamp.com/ Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newslet...

Welcome back to Roast! West Coast, the premier coffee podcast featuring West Coast based coffee professionals, and helps us all get coffee smarter. In the 4th episode of Season 5, Chris O'Brien (Founder of Coffee Cycle Roasting) rejoins the show teach us how to clean our coffee equipment—like the grinder, kettle, brewer—at home. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the p...

In the 3rd episode of Season 5, Eric and Carol Blanchett, Owner-Operators of Talking Crow Coffee Roasters join the show to chat about their specialty decaf coffee roastery, working together as spouses, and how they found a gap in the market. Follow @talkingcrowcoffeeroasters on Instagram or head to https://talkingcrowcoffeeroasters.com/ to learn more about the company and shop for coffee. Support...

Welcome back to Roast! West Coast, the premier coffee podcast featuring West Coast based coffee professionals, and helps us all get coffee smarter. In the second episode of Season 5, Chris O'Brien (Founder of Coffee Cycle Roasting) rejoins the show to break down the coffee cherry, and he and host Ryan Woldt share their hospitality nightmares. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and...

In the FIRST episode of Season 5, Kenny Fletcher of Paper Tiger Coffee Roasters in Vancouver, WA joins the show to talk about his coffee journey, teaching other-abled students how to roast, and what it means to be a Paper Tiger. Follow @papertigercoffeeroasters on Instagram. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing a paid subscription. %50 off until May 5th at this link: htt...

In the last Coffee Smarter episode of Season 4, Jared Hales of Hacea Coffee Source joins the show to teach us about extraction. Jared is the Co-Founder and Coffee Buyer/Broker for Hacea Coffee Source in Anaheim, California. Follow @haceacoffeesource on Instagram. Click here to subscribe to and support the Roast! West Coast coffee newsletter for 50% off until May 5th, that is 5/5, in honor of our i...

In the twentieth episode of Season 4, Kevin Shin and Jason Walker of North County Roastery in Oceanside, California join the show to share their journey into coffee, and how North County Roastery fits into Oceanside, California. Follow @North. County. Roastery for updates on the new cafe. Check out NPR's list of humanitarian aid groups supporting the Ukraine here: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/10...

In the 19th Coffee Smarter episode of Season 4, Jared Hales of Hacea Coffee Source joins the show to give a have a Green Coffee For Beginners chat with me. Jared is the Co-Founder and Coffee Buyer/Broker for Hacea Coffee Source in Anaheim, California. Follow @haceacoffeesource on Instagram.  Support this show by leaving a tip at: https://anchor.fm/owl-podcasts/support Head to www.roastwestcoa...

In the eighteenth episode of Season 4, Tyler Whitehead, Founder & Head Roaster of Ignite Coffee Company in Oceanside, California joins the show–twice–to talk about his new roastery, growing up in an entrepreneurial family, the impact a cafe can have in a community, and he announces his new brick-and-mortar location. Follow @ignitecoffeecompany on Instagram for updates on the new cafe. Check ou...

In the 17th Coffee Smarter episode of Season 4, Chris O'Brien ( Coffee Cycle Roasting ) joins the show to talk about what coffees taste best or, at least, are marketed as espresso roasts. Support this show by leaving a tip at: https://anchor.fm/owl-podcasts/support Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast...

In the sixteenth episode of Season 4, Chad Bell, the Founder and Head Roaster of Achilles Coffee Roasters in San Diego, California joins the show to share his entrepreneurial journey which took him on a long and winding path from his first coffee experience to driving a cab, dealing with addiction, starting a tech company, and finally to filling a need in the neighborhood where he lived. Follow @a...

In the 15th Coffee Smarter episode of Season 4, Chris O'Brien ( Coffee Cycle Roasting ) joins the show to talk about barista competitions. Of course, we veer into some unexpected territory, and cover the economic impacts and innovation that come out of the competitions, awareness brought to social justice issues, and whether or not Chris looks like a dad. Support this show by leaving a tip at: htt...

In the fourteenth episode of Season 4, Jared Hales, Co-founder and Coffee Buyer/Broker of Hacea Coffee Source in Anaheim, California joins the show to talk about working with family and the view from the middle. Check out NPR's list of humanitarian aid groups supporting the Ukraine here: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-help Support this show by leaving a tip at: https://a...

In the thirteenth episode of Season 4, Siri Simran Khalsa, the Director of Coffee at Lofty Coffee Company joins the show to talk about milk and latte art. Support this show by leaving a tip at: https://anchor.fm/owl-podcasts/support Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast or Facebook: @RoastWestCoast ROAS...

In the twelfth episode of Season 4, Jay Freedman, Director of Coffee at Compa Coffee Roasters in San Diego, joins the show to share his journey to coffee from fighting fires. Check out www.compacoffeeroasters.com . Check out NPR's list of humanitarian aid groups supporting the Ukraine here: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-help Support this show by leaving a tip at: https:...

In the eleventh episode of Season 4, Siri Simran Khalsa, the Director of Coffee at Lofty Coffee Company joins the show to talk about tasting coffee samples and using all your senses when working through the tasting process. Support this show by leaving a tip at: https://anchor.fm/owl-podcasts/support Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Foll...

In the tenth episode of Season 4, Kayte Wetherington & Tom Hadix, Founders of soon to be open Luckie Coffee join the show to talk about opening a coffee cart in their hometown of Poway, California. Follow their story @luckiecoffee . Check out NPR's list of humanitarian aid groups supporting the Ukraine here: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-help Support this show by le...