Brünø’s Big Bad Coffee Challenge Pointless Prize (#3)

[Steve O]

Northside Social. Unpronounceable Burundian coffee. Ginger cranberry scone.

[americancyclo]

@Steve O 136928 wrote:

Northside Social. Unpronounceable Burundian coffee.

Burundi always makes me think of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1sQkEfAdfY#t=100
(coffee related as well)

[Boomer Cycles]

Here goes my first of many backlogged coffeenuering stops during #bafs2016 that I thought I should post before Saturday’s season-ending finale…

Last Thursday, I visited Bicycles & Coffee in Brookland, Washington DC, which may be the bike friendliest cafe in town since its inside a local bike shop! That’s my bike out front.
Once inside, I met Jason, the barrista, who rode his old school Puegot roadie to work (+1 point).

I had a cup of of the day, Brazilian Pereira, from Carmo de Minas, roasted by Ceremony, freshly brewed a la drip, and true to the attributes of its label (extra point for truth in advertising?): hazelnut and raisin areomatics with doughnut and English tea accents.

I was their last customer of the day as they locked the gate behind me.There was no dog or mascot to pet for an extra point.

[Boomer Cycles]

Two weekends ago I had to work on a Saturday and I quit early, inspired in part by Bruno’s invitation to check out the recently renovated and reopened Vigilantes Cafe in Hyattsville MD. That’s me out front on a borrowed N+1 bicycle (thank you @SarahBee

Where I enjoyed a latte with Almond milk (+1 point for latte art?) of this roast, a blend from 3 different countries..

…and a kolache on the side

Which was roasted on site:

[Boomer Cycles]

This was a quick, easy and convenient coffee sample while shopping at my local TJ’s, that I rode to on my El Gordito bike with rack and panniers.

[Boomer Cycles]

I claim all of @SteveO’s points for the Jan 17th visit to Cafe Kindred in Falls Church Va, since I issued the invitation, recruited someone else more competent to take a clearer pic of our social gathering…

..and I took the pic of our bikes outside to show that we rode there under our own power, before the snow & freezing rain came down.

[Boomer Cycles]

@Steve O 136747 wrote:

Almost forgot about this. Last Tuesday went to Cafe Kindred Coffee Club. Was served coffee from Vigilante coffee roasters.
A couple more points for me.

Can you get points for visiting the same place twice and drinking the same (unspecified) coffee?

[Steve O]

@Boomer2U 136972 wrote:

Can you get points for visiting the same place twice and drinking the same (unspecified) coffee?

@Brünø Moore 130737 wrote:

—Attend as many different coffee clubs as possible. Good luck hitting both Vienna and College Park.

So, yes. I earn 65 points for attending the Tuesday morning coffee club.

[Boomer Cycles]

@Steve O 136975 wrote:

So, yes. I earn 65 points for attending the Tuesday morning coffee club.

Oh, OK, then “different” doesn’t pertain to the locale, just the reason for revisiting the same place twice?

[Bruno Moore]

@Steve O 136928 wrote:

Northside Social. Unpronounceable Burundian coffee.[/IMG]

The staff at Potter’s House just calls theirs “boozy.” Only their multilingual African barista can actually pronounce it, and he was out that day. Great stuff, though!

Okay, so, in the “Who’s Line is it Anyway?” points total that Doesn’t Actually Matter For Me, Because I’m DQ’d Anyway:

—Vigilante during Route One Rampage. Had gone in for a public cupping a couple weeks before, but this time…effit, what’s the last thing I’d ever get? Let’s confuse the baristas, who have me pegged as a handpour/single origin espresso dude. Affogato…peanut butter chocolate affogato. Now there’s an abomination before all that is good and holy in coffee if I ever heard…wait, what just happened? Seriously, you’re giving me some racer’s gift card prime because you like my All-City cap? Uh, okay. Score?!?!

—Thursday Night Throwdown (TNT) at La Colombe Chinatown while overhauling a new old Schwinn’s bottom bracket. TNT’s a monthly barista gathering/latte art competition; no, I’m not a pro, I’m a tad out of place, but, ya know, I’ll join in the audience at Thunderdome. Free coffee for everybody! FREEEEEE COFFEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

—Pulled off the Misha’s/Killer ESP double. Yes, it’s a stupid joke (the two places are a block away, it’s faster to walk), that’s why I did it. Misha’s is where I first headed down this coffee rabbit hole; really should have taken them at their word that, yes, they would actually French roast a Harrar. Oh you poor dear. I can tell there was once some fruit and vibrancy there, once upon a time, hidden somewhere underneath all that burnt char. It’s…well, it’s sad. I still love the cafe. Great vibe. But they’re killing their coffee.

Good thing there’s Killer ESP and their shopdog. Stumptown’s not local, but black tea mango gelato is…and Chuck Brown on the stereo is also Great Vibe.

[Anonymous]

The new pourover cones in the studio, and the bike that brought them home.

I’ve tried them out a couple times, and think they flowed a bit fast, but that was at least partly because I didn’t know what I’m doing. I’m working on my technique. Anyway, it tasted like coffee, if a bit weak.

I’m planning to keep the blue one and give the raspberry one away as the suburban labyrinth prize.

[Steve O]

One last point (unless I go out for coffee tomorrow morning, I suppose)

Made it to Swing’s for Friday Coffee Club: The Original, for the first time this winter.
1 point for a new roaster
1 point for (my 5th) coffee club

7 points for a selfie with rabbit ears
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[Steve O]

@Boomer2U 136982 wrote:

Oh, OK, then “different” doesn’t pertain to the locale, just the reason for revisiting the same place twice?

Clearly you failed to memorize the rules.

[Steve O]

I demand a recount!
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[Boomer Cycles]

@Steve O 137835 wrote:

I demand a recount!
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Sore loser!

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