The top picture shown is of a coffee shrub with the ripened fruit ready for harvest. The picture on the bottom left shows what an individual coffee cherry looks like. Beside it is the fruit covered "coffee bean" (actually a seed), removed from it's "cascara." 

Photo Credit: Finca Las Nubes - Puerto Rico 

This is our ongoing collaboration with local chocolatier Mary Collazo of Chocollazo. Our "Bean Me Up" chocolate bars consist of 54% Dark Belgian Chocolate embedded with our freshly roasted Ethiopian coffee beans. They are also vegan, dairy and gluten free! The chocolate bars are individually hand painted, making each one an original, edible piece of art. You can find them for sale in our Shop page.

If you happen to be in the San Antonio area, do yourself a favor and visit Chocollazo at 4013 Broadway. You can also custom order "Bean Me Up" bars at http://www.chocollazo.com/ with your choice of colors, or in white or milk chocolate.

Here are a few pics from our collaboration with Branchline Brewery, in conjunction with Denise Aguirre and Noel Cisneros of The Point Park and Eats. Branchline brewed a cask of their Dark Territory Oatmeal Stout infused with our dark roasted single origin Ethiopian coffee beans. It was a great combination!

"Brews and Stogies" event at The Point Park and Eats to kick off Beer Week! Southerleigh Brewery brewed up a cask of their Belgian Quad infused with our single origin Ethiopian coffee beans. It was outstanding if I do say so myself! 

We collaborated with Cactus Land Brewing as part of their Grand Opening. Cactus Land brewed up a true original with our single origin Ethiopian coffee. Their Hazelnut/Coffee Tart Milk Stout was a great example of Cactus Lands' motto...."Diverse Beer for Diverse People!" 

This was our collaboration with Cool Beans Box as their featured coffee in their "Coffee Of The Month" subscription box. 

Cibolo Creek Brewing was gracious in trusting our coffee to use in their Bourbon Barrel aged stout. The stout was crisp, clean and had great bourbon barrel notes with a pronounced coffee flavor from the medium roasted Organic Honduran coffee we provided. This awesome brew clocked in with and ABV of 8.5% 

This was definitely a sipping beer that paired wonderfully with their pan seared Ancho Chile steak!  

Besides collaborations, we enjoy participating in coffee reviews which not only help us get additional exposure, but also help us see how we stack up against other outstanding coffee roasters.  

What is a Golden Stout, you ask? The best way to describe this delicious brew is to think of a Belgian Tripel infused with coffee and cacao nibs! This was our second small batch collaboration with Cibolo Creek Brewing! This was an amazing brew!

My motto has been “Never turn down a gig. Say yes to it and then figure out how to pull it off!” This was our very first “Big” event. 1000 cups of coffee to caffeinate volunteers and runners. Everything ran smoothly even after popping a few circuit breakers.

We were featured on Truman Cold Brew Review recently. While we normally use our Ethiopian coffee beans for our cold brew, we like getting feedback on how our other coffees perform when cold brewed. They used our medium roasted coffee from the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala.

Check out their instagram account and check out their reviews and and the great product photographs.

Head brew-master Vera put together a lovely Mokka Stout with a great balance of chocolate and our Guatemalan medium roast coffee. You’d never know that she started brewing with a home-brew kit just a few short years ago. She definitely has a natural talent, evidenced by her numerous brewing awards.

After having several big events under our belt, this one was definitely more fun. We had a great time giving back to our Alma Mater. Another 1000 cup event in the books.

This was our first ever Zoo La-La event, attending or serving coffee! The samples from all of the different upscale San Antonio restaurants were amazing!

We went with cold drinks because temps were approaching 90 degrees this evening. We featured our Cold Brewed coffee with our house made vanilla bean creamer, and we unveiled our Green Coffee Cold Brew! Tonight’s green coffee cold brew was infused with Cucumber, Lime, Ginger and Mint, served over ice in a chamoy rimmed glass. Yes, it is as refreshing as it sounds!