HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Watch out for the ghosts and goblins haunting the night this Halloween, and stay warm after trick-0r-treating with a large cup of our Pumpkin Pie Spice coffee. Come into the roastery today dressed in your costume and get a free sample bag of coffee. Or just come in like your scary self and get a trick...errr...I mean treat...

Even John is getting into the spirit...


Interested in the real story behind Halloween.
Check out this site...
http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween

Have a spooooookkcoffeeeeee Halloween!

Coffee Vocab: ACIDITY

To many people ACIDITY sounds like a bad thing in coffee, but depending on your tastes it could be a really pleasing thing. Acidity in coffee is not a measure of its PH level, but rather a way of describing the high, thin notes in flavor. You sense acidity as a dry, tart sensation around the edges of the tongue and at the back of your palate. Acidic coffees are often perceived as winey or fruity, because their astringency is a reminiscent of a good, dry wine. Darker roasting mutes acidity. If you are interested in trying one of Vienna Coffee Company's more acidic coffees try our Colombia Supremo.

Thank you to Maryville City Fire Department

Yesterday, we had a little excitement at the roastery. A small fire sprang up in our roaster. But please don't worry, nothing terrible happened. We didn't even miss a day of roasting, and nothing burned besides a little chaff accumulation on the roof. The fire department was right on it. Our wonderful Maryville City Fire Department and Police answered our call within less than 5 minutes. Now that's fast! We offered all of them some of our Ethiopian Yirgacheffe and our monthly special Pecan Pie coffee.  One of the officers asked, "What time is the fire tomorrow?"  And the chief exclaimed, "Out of my 35 years of service, this is the best smelling fire I've ever been to." So at least we had that going for us!  We would like to take the opportunity to thank our Fire Department and Police for all of their help.... THANKS!