SF coffee wars update
another post about coffee...
Blue Bottle Coffee has opened a new
coffee shop downtown. It's in that L-shaped alley between Market and
Mission off 5th St, by the Mezzanine. I think today was the first day
it was open.
It was crazy and crowded with yuppies. They have this insane looking
Kyoto light siphon thing which looks like a mad scientist lab of glass
balls full of coffee with light shining through them. I'm worried
about this being quite gimmicky. This is an actual shop with a few
pastries on the menu and tables and I think they serve toast(?).
The good news is they still make the best damn americano in the
universe.
Phils beans:
So I recently picked up some coffee beans from Philz on 24th. I chose my favorite, the Tesora blend. Though they made some good coffee at home, it didn't taste much like it does there. The beans were dark and very moist. In fact, upon grinding they looked like potting soil. Anyway I guess it's that combination of the secret dash of green mystery powder Phil adds, the "mechanical cream," the use of what looks like a milkshake blender to grind the beans, and the mint leaf that give the coffee at Philz that extra pizzazz. That's fine with me. That place is in a category of it's own. It's still special if I can't replicate it at home.
Barefoot Coffee at home.
So I had this exciting moment where I drank drip coffee at Barefoot in Santa Clara that really surprised me by how good it was. This was their Metropolis blend. I finally got around to buying my own bag of those beans and making them at home. I can't believe how delicious they are! Outstanding and highly recommended.
Blue Bottle Coffee has opened a new
coffee shop downtown. It's in that L-shaped alley between Market and
Mission off 5th St, by the Mezzanine. I think today was the first day
it was open.
It was crazy and crowded with yuppies. They have this insane looking
Kyoto light siphon thing which looks like a mad scientist lab of glass
balls full of coffee with light shining through them. I'm worried
about this being quite gimmicky. This is an actual shop with a few
pastries on the menu and tables and I think they serve toast(?).
The good news is they still make the best damn americano in the
universe.
Phils beans:
So I recently picked up some coffee beans from Philz on 24th. I chose my favorite, the Tesora blend. Though they made some good coffee at home, it didn't taste much like it does there. The beans were dark and very moist. In fact, upon grinding they looked like potting soil. Anyway I guess it's that combination of the secret dash of green mystery powder Phil adds, the "mechanical cream," the use of what looks like a milkshake blender to grind the beans, and the mint leaf that give the coffee at Philz that extra pizzazz. That's fine with me. That place is in a category of it's own. It's still special if I can't replicate it at home.
Barefoot Coffee at home.
So I had this exciting moment where I drank drip coffee at Barefoot in Santa Clara that really surprised me by how good it was. This was their Metropolis blend. I finally got around to buying my own bag of those beans and making them at home. I can't believe how delicious they are! Outstanding and highly recommended.