Off to Vegas
9/17/08 - We're deep in preparation for our annual trek to Las Vegas for the Interbike trade show. Our booth should be even more popular than last year, with the addition of theAeroPress and the introduction of our new t-shirts and hoodie sweatshirts! I will be adding pages for the new clothing when we return, but if you absolutely have to be the first on your block with the new stuff, please give me a call right away!
August Special Roast
The August Special Roast is a Mexican Chiapas. Chiapas is a border state of Mexico, with high volcanic mountains that offer excellent terrain for coffee growing. Coffees from this region are highly sought after for their delicate aroma, medium body, natural chocolate flavor and bright acidity.
August is World Bicycle Relief Month at Kinetic Koffee
7/31/08– Kinetic Koffee of Arcata, CA announced today that it will donate a percentage of all coffee sales in the month of August to World Bicycle Relief, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to independence and livelihood through The Power of Bicycles in impoverished areas throughout the world.
Organic Coffee Sales Hit Milestone
7/29/08 - (paraphrased from Specialty Coffee Retailer Magazine) "The North American organic coffee market reached one billion dollars in 2007, according to new data released in May during a sampling event featuring new organic coffees. This is an increase of 29% over 2006 and amounts to approximately 84 million pounds of green beans.
Pretty cool! Keep up the support!
July's Special Roast - Sumatra Gayo Mountain
7/11/08 - This month's Special Roast is an ultra smooth Sumatra from Gayo Mountain. It is a high altitude coffee grown from 3,200 to 6,000 feet in elevation. It has a full body, a slightly nutty, earthy flavor and a sweet finish. We roast it to a dark roast to highlight the flavors. It's a personal favorite of mine and will not last long!
Kinetic Koffee powers National Champion
7/10/08 - Byron Nix of Green Mountain Velo has won the USCF National Criterium Championship for Masters 35+. Kinetic Koffee is a proud sponsor of the team. Congratulations to Byron and the rest of Green Mountain Velo. Ride on!
Photo courtesy of Green Mountain Velo.
The AeroPress is here!
6/20/08 - We are now distributing the Aerobie AeroPress. Why? It's the absolute best coffee press I have ever tried! But you don't have to take my word for it. Here is what one customer wrote after he bought his:
Aerobie AeroPress Demo
Website News
6/4/08 - We've been growing so fast that we've outgrown our server, so last month we migrated to a server with much more capacity. However, in the changeover we lost some functionality in our Shopping Cart and a number of orders were never completed. Thank you to all the folks who took the time to call in to place your orders while we were working on the fixes!
40th Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race
6/3/08 - The 2008 race is over and the Kinetic Koffee/Los Bagels team rode admirably, incredibly garnering no awards but pleasing the crowds with the Not 2 Fast Not 2 Furious car. Charlie and I had a great time! There are a lot of videos on YouTube along with coverage on a number of websites. One of the sponsors of the race was local radio station KHUM and their blog is a great place to start. See you next year??? You can also check out the Kinetic Sculpture Lab to see