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 - Valentine's Day

We went to Second Best Coffee for a Valentine's Day cappuccino.  I picked up some beans there as well.

http://www.secondbestcoffee.com/

It was crowded, so we didn't stay and got it to go.  I also picked up some Rwanda Kivu Kibuye beans.  As always I asked the barista for a recommendation and as it normally does, it paid off.  

Having a heart in my cup was a nice touch for Valentine's Day.

The young man behind the counter was very nice and friendly.  I can see why the shop was so busy, it's a nice place to be.  It's also not far from my daughter's house.  I'll have to get her to go there with us sometime.  

The beans were very good.  The first time I brewed it I was fighting a cold so I didn't really get the full aroma.  My husband said it smelled kind of like a box of coco puffs that had just been opened.  Eventually I had a cup that I could fully experience.  Dan wasn't far off.  I got some cocoa and sweetness with kind of a honeyish taste.  Maybe a bit of a dark spice taste.  It was very nice and I'm really enjoying it.  Not looking forward to when this bag is gone.  Of course then it will be on to the next bag of coffee.  :-)