Coffee People: Top 5 - A Look Back

Coffee People: Top 5 - A Look Back

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I don’t want to speak for anyone else, but 2023 has felt like a long, long year.* For Roast! West Coast, it has been a year of growth and change. It has been a year of honing our craft and dialing in what we’re offering the world with the help of our collaborators, listeners, and readers. There will be more of that in 2024.

Until then, I’m sitting near the summit of an epic Colorado Rocky Mountain peak, drinking coffee (and some whiskey) and reflecting on the many, many, many mugs that came before. Thank you to everyone who gave this podcast and newsletter a shot in 2023. I’m looking forward to more coffee community with you in the coming year.

Happy holidays. Enjoy a look back at our Top 5 Episodes from 2023 and a few new features because can’t stop, won’t stop. Until then, please tip your baristas and drink good coffee. See you in 2024.

*I mean…so did 2020, ‘21, and ‘22, but who is really keeping track.

1. Coffee With: Matthew Hankes
   

   Coffee With Matt Hankes, Heart Transplant Recipient

   Heart transplant recipient, Matthew Hankes, joined the podcast to share his journey over a cup of coffee. We spoke just a month after his successful procedure.

   Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt

   

2. Coffee People: Nick Visconti, Drink Coffee, Do Stuff.

   Coffee People: Nick Visconti

   Nick Visconti is the Co-Founder of DRINK COFFEE DO STUFF in Lake Tahoe. The retired snowboarder found his path to roasting on top of a mountain and hasn't looked back in his effort to encourage us all to drink coffee and do stuff.

   Roast! West CoastNick Viscontin

   

3. Coffee People: Taylor MacInnis & Aaron Moore, Craft 42 Roasters
   

   Coffee People: Taylor MacInnis and Aaron Moore, Craft 42 Roasters

   Canadian roasters and partners Taylor MacInnis & Aaron Moore of Craft 42 Roasters in Kelowna, British Columbia shared their coffee journeys, of which, Roast! West Coast is part of! We also delve into opening a roastery tasting space while growing as a family.

   Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt

   

4. A Pop-in with: Erin Harper, Ascend Roasters
   

   Coffee People: Erin Harper, Ascend Coffee Roasters

   We stopped by the grand opening of Ascend Coffee Roasters and caught up with Erin Harper, Founder and Head Roaster to ask how it all came to be.

   Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt

   

5. Coffee People: Bill Kennedy, San Franciscan Roasters
   

   Coffee People: Bill Kennedy, San Franciscan Roaster Co.

   Bill Kennedy of San Franciscan Roaster Company in Carson City, NV is an icon in the industry who drinks a cup of black coffee just like the rest of us.

   Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt

   

ELSEWHERE ON R!WC

Design Showcase: Diane Benjamin

Freelance Designer Diane Benjamin shares her process and thoughts on what makes a coffee package stand out on the shelf.

Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt

Simply Good Coffee Brewer (Review)

Do we use this coffee brewer? Yes. Do we recommend it? Also, yes.

Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt

Baristas Rule The World: Trevor Ridgaway

Trevor is a barista who rules the world. He shares his passion for coffee and what advice he'd give a burgeoning barista in this feature.

Roast! West CoastTrevor Ridgaway

FIND US ELSEWHERE IN COFFEE (and the world)

• I was a guest on the I Like Beer podcast, apparently for the second time. I brought along Karl Strauss’ Golden Coffee Stout to share. Please don’t hold this episode against me. I used to drinking coffee on-air, not beer!

• R!WC’s Ryan Woldt was asked about about the explosion of coffee businesses in the SoCal marketplace for a recent feature in the North County Pipeline.

  North County's coffee explosion

  North County Pipeline

If you have questions for our Coffee Smarter Pro experts, please send them to: coffeesmarterpodcast@gmail.com.

R!WC INDUSTRY PARTNERS

A huge, on-going thank you to all of this show’s industry partners. Click these links!

Roastar • Zumbar Coffee & Tea • First Light Coffee Whiskey • Steady State Roasting • Mostra Coffee • Coffee Cycle •  Camp Coffee Company • Ignite Coffee Company • Ascend Coffee Roasters • Marea Coffee • Cape Horn Coffee Roasters • Hacea Coffee Source • Crossings Coffee • Acento Coffee Roasters • Sivitz Roasting Machines

R!WC PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION

I’ve used this brewer nearly 150 times. I take making recommendations pretty seriously. Full review coming soon. No drama. It ends with me recommending it. In fact, I agreed to be a promotional partner with Simply Good Coffee. Clicking the link below will get you all the product details, and if you end up purchasing one, it will support Roast! West Coast:

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DISCOUNT ON R!WC MERCH FOR PAID SUBSCRIBERS!

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Thanks for being a paid subscriber to Roast! West Coast. Through January 2023 all paid subscribers get 20% off on R!WC merch and coffee journals. More products will be added this month as our little shop grows in partnership with One Wild Life Co.

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Until next year.