50 States of Coffee

I'm trying to sample beans from roasters in all 50 states.

It's the end of March and I have had coffee from 9 states.  Obviously MO & KS were easy and I've had several from both.  Here's my map so far - if you have any suggestions send them to me!

Washington -

Bluebeard Coffee Roasters out of Tacoma - http://www.bluebeardcoffee.com/  

Oregon

Bespoken Coffee - Corvallis  http://www.bespokencoffeeroasters.com/

California - 

Barefoot Coffee - Santa Clara  http://www.barefootcoffee.com/

Kansas -

PT's Coffee Roasting Co. - Topeka (even though I buy it most of the time at the crossroads cafe in MO)  http://www.ptscoffee.com/

Map's Coffee - Lenexa  http://www.mapscoffee.com/

Java Brothers - http://www.javabrothers.com/

Missouri -

Messenger Coffee - Kansas City - http://messengercoffee.co/

The Roasterie - Kansas City - https://www.theroasterie.com/

Red-Headed Philosopher Coffee - Kansas City  https://www.redheadedphilosopher.com/

Oddly Correct - Kansas City, MO  http://oddlycorrect.com/

Pirate's Bone  - Kansas City  http://www.piratesbonecoffee.com/

Second Best Coffee - Kansas City http://www.secondbestcoffee.com/

Headrush Roasters - Kansas City http://headrushroasters.com/

Kaldi's Coffee - St. Louis/Kansas City - I actually don't know where the headquarters is http://kaldiscoffee.com/

Arkansas

Onyx Coffee Labs - Springdale  http://www.onyxcoffeelab.com/

Illinois

Dark Matter Coffee - Chicago http://www.darkmattercoffee.com/

Michigan

Madcap Coffee - Grand Rapids http://madcapcoffee.com/

Maryland

Epic Bean Coffee - Jessup  http://www.epicbean.com/

My year in coffee - Jan 30

Today we were able to make it out to a new place.  Sometimes it's hard to juggle schedules so we can't get anywhere with more than one of the kids.  Now that most of them are grown up they have lives and all of that.  Today we had kids #2 & #4 with us - also known as Bessie & Teddy.

Dan had heard of a new coffee place called Pirate's Bone.  It's on the corner of 59th and Holmes - well, two shops away from the corner.  Find that intersection and you can find the coffee place.

It was great

Inside it's like Pinterest come to life.  The owner makes most of the stuff from counters to furnishings.  He uses reclaimed items to do it and is a big believer in reusing and recycling.  

My camera was acting nuts, so I didn't get some of the shots I had hoped for.  There is some wonderful art on the walls and he brings music as well as local food trucks out.  The next time will be the 13th.  If you can make it - drop in.  The art is for sale and if my budget wasn't so tight this month I would have walked away with a couple of pieces.

This is what I had and it was heavenly.  Not overly sweet, not bitter.  Perfectly balanced.  

The beans are pan roasted and there are little touches that I really appreciate.  Like little wax seals with skull and crossbones.  I bought a bag of coffee to try tomorrow.  I'm looking forward to it.

The newest photo in my series - Bessie looking annoyed at coffee houses

She's not nearly as annoyed as she always appears.  It's a game.  :-)  Still, she is 15 and annoyed is something teens pull off pretty well. 

Visit Pirate's Bone

http://www.piratesbonecoffee.com/  If you're not in KC you can buy some beans online.  They have great prices - especially for artisanal roasted coffee!  You won't be sorry at all!