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Posted by on May 27, 2013 in Blog, Local Coffeehouse Visit | 0 comments

The Unseen Bean, Boulder, CO

Owned by a blind man

The Unseen Bean coffee shop in Boulder, CO has been around for about 6 years.  It’s a quaint cafe just north of the popular Pearl Street Mall near the University of Colorado campus.

I got to Boulder early this morning to take my son to work for the Bolder Boulder 10k run.  I had to wait a couple of hours for it to open.  I was there years ago and met Jerry, so I wanted to take some photos and post about him while in Boulder today.  Here is what I saw on the door:

Indie coffeehouses understand when you get stuck in the Bolder Boulder 10k traffic.

Indie coffeehouses understand when you get stuck in the Bolder Boulder 10k traffic.

I just had to laugh!

Jerry opened his roasting company in 2004 then the coffeehouse 4 years later.  And is in the process of relocating his roastery to a larger facility in Lafayette, CO.  Rumor has it that he will have a second shop on site.

The Unseen Bean
5100 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 447-2326
www.theunseenbeen.com

 

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Posted by on May 20, 2013 in Blog, Local Coffeehouse Visit | 0 comments

Allie’s Philosophy Espresso, Lincoln City, OR

I’m not on the road right now, just home in Denver enjoying the hourly weather changes hoping it’s nice & sunny when I go to the Colorado Rockies v. Arizona Diamondbacks day game on Wednesday.

Alice's Philosophy Espresso, Lincoln City, OR

Alice’s Philosophy Espresso, Lincoln City, OR

However, I have friends that are travelling and will occasionally send me a photo of a coffeehouse they meet.  Each one is special and expresses a bit of the owner’s personality.  This one is from Doug.  He goes to the Oregon Coast once a year to breath in some of the best air on the planet (lucky man).

I visited their Facebook page and discovered the owner is 24 year-old  Allie.  She opened the doors in 2011 and loves philosophy so much that she “created an espresso business to implement a main marketing concept of developing exciting and interactive philosophical thought and conversation.”

Thanks for being uniquely you, Allie!!  My next journey on Highway 101 will include a stophere.

Allie’s Philosophy Espresso
5998 SE Highway 101
Lincoln City, OR 97367
(541) 994-0002
Allie’sPhilosphy Espresso Facebook Page
 

Peace, Lisa

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Posted by on Apr 26, 2013 in Blog, Local Coffeehouse Visit | 1 comment

Ground Control Coffeehouse, Goodyear AZ

Afterburner Roast by Ground Control

Afterburner Roast by Ground Control

1964 was a great year!!  One of my favorite events during this very historical time in our country was my birth at Luke Air Force Base near the White Tank Mountains of Arizona.  LOL.

Last week I coerced my Mom into taking me to Base so I could reconnect with my past; to see what had changed and what had stayed the same after so many years.  Our timing was perfect!  Lucky for us we were able to see some of the new F-35 jets fly in formation, peel off one at a time then land one the flight line.  As a kid, I remember parking next to the road at the end of the line watching the F-15s and F-16s land one right after another.  I could sit there for hours … the precision, the sound, the strength, and oddly magical … it has always given me a thrill!

Still on a natural high, we took Litchfield Road south past the lower entrance and guess what we found?  One of the biggest independent coffeehouses I’ve seen yet: Ground Control, owned by one of the training pilots at Luke, Sean Rassas and his wife Tara.  They have successfully brought together their love of coffee, community, food, world class beer and wine.  This is “where community happens”!

Luke AFB

Luke AFB

They also roast their own coffee daily right there in the entry space that is both their roastery and the front counter.  This multi-purpose room also serves as storage for their bags of green beans and the espresso machine where the baristas tamp out yummy shots of java.  They recently delivered a select roast to Oskar Blues, a small brewery in northern Colorado.  to brew up their very own coffee stout.

GET OUT OF HERE!!!  How cool is that?  ~Lisa

Ground Control
4860 N Litchfield Rd.
Goodyear, AZ 85395
(623) 535-9066
www.groundxcontrol.com

 

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Posted by on Apr 22, 2013 in Blog, Local Coffeehouse Visit | 0 comments

Terra Java, Arcadia Neighborhood, Phoenix AZ

At the counter @ Terra Java

At the counter @ Terra Java

Terra Java, Phoenix AZ

Thanks to my mom’s gift of gab, I got the chance to chat with Omea Eaglerider, co-owner of this community gathering place in Central Phoenix.

Omea is a chef-turned-coffeehouse-owner.  She had been leasing the kitchen in this coffeehouse, formerly Mama Java’s for eighteen months.   Mama Java’s had been in business for eight years, but due to personal issues the owner needed to close the business.  He turned to Omea, and a year ago offered her the opportunity to takeover the business.  

Within 48 hours she said YES and combined her catering company “Terra Bites” with Mama Java’s creating “Terra Java Coffee House” where she can sell her world-themed foods to her coffee customers every day.  

Coffee choice:  They sell coffee varieties from Passport Coffee, roasted locally in the Scottsdale Airpark.  Also offered are many other local and healthy food options.

Barista LOVE!  They just sent one of their baristas to an international competition.  I love it when owners support their employee’s passions, too.  

Lovin’ the local flavor of Arizona!

Lisa

2013-04-20 12.34.59Terra Java Coffee House
3619 E. Indian School Rd
Phoenix AZ 85018
602.840.5282
http://www.terrajava.biz

 

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Posted by on Mar 30, 2013 in Blog, Local Coffeehouse Visit | 0 comments

Java Moose Coffee House & Deli, Fairplay CO

Java Moose in Fairplay, CO

Java Moose in Fairplay, CO

Local Coffeehouse

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Java Moose Coffee House & Deli
730 Main Street
Fairplay, CO 80440
www.javamoosesouthpark.com

Highway 9 offers a viable option when avoiding I-70 “slow and go” traffic back to Denver.  As I descended Hoosier Pass driving south out of Breckenridge, CO this afternoon I was drawn to stop at the Java Moose Coffee House & Deli.

The barista was too busy to chat, but I met a kind man sitting at the end of the counter.  He is a truck driver who lives in South Park.  He stops in for a coffee and a doughnut whenever he’s home …. “love the community that meets here”, he said.

According to their website they have art hanging on the walls from the students in Ms. Husher’s class at the local middle school.

How does it get any better than this?

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