CREMA

We will be closed July 4th

BLehman — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:39:50 +0000

Yeah! Fireworks!

Geez, can anyone keep up anymore?

BLehman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:02:38 +0000

We’ve been busy. How does anyone keep up with Twitter, Facebook, myspace, yada yada yada….

Anyway, here’s some pix from our recent exploration on the west coast. We found an awesome little, only open a month, coffee shop on Post street. It’s called, Farm:Table, everything they serve is sourced locally and baked by them. So the next time you’re in San Francisco check ‘em out.

New artwork by Roderick Trestrail

rachellehman — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:34:49 +0000

Barista Rocker: Reports from the Road (3rd report)

BLehman — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:35:17 +0000

Our very own Barista, Logan, has taken to the road again with Roman Candle, a band that lives up to its name and will rock your socks off (what?). We are huge Roman Candle fans, isn’t everyone? Enough shameless rocker promotion and on to Logan’s third report from the road (first Barista Rocker report).

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“Des Moines. I used to pronounce it “dez moy nays” when I was a kid and then was shocked when I found out (sometime in middle school) that it wasn’t a city in Idaho. probably shouldn’t be broadcasting this, but it’s the truth. We’re playing a place called the Vaudeville Mews tonight here. This is a great little club in a great town – at least as far as we’re concerned – the local paper here, “the register” named our first record the best of the year in 2002 when it came out. And since it was the only paper nationwide to do so, we feel like there must be some sort of connection between us and this place…

So right next door to the club is a cafe called Java Joe’s. This is a cafe/roaster that not only roasts the coffee they serve here, they also supply a number of other local cafe’s and restaurants. I didn’t actually get a chance to sample their espresso blend, but I did try both of their daily coffees (they offer a medium and a dark roast). Today the medium roast was Costa Rican and had a very rich, nutty and bright body to it with a great finish and a healthy acidity. The dark roast on the other hand (Kenya) was an earthy, smoky and woody cup with a a small amount of acidity and a lot of weight on the palette… the best thing about this place though might be the homemade ice cream and the “its a small world kid zone” which is full of toys and walls to scribble on.”

Summer Drinks are Here!

BLehman — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:56:20 +0000

Ride your bike Friday May 15, get free drip coffee

BLehman — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:29:30 +0000

Friday, May 15 is national bike to work day. Dust off those old pedals and head on into work the healthy way, hit up CREMA on the way for a free drip coffee.

Find more information such as routes and meet up points at www.WalkBikeNashville.org.

Barista Rocker: Reports from the Road (2nd report)

BLehman — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:39:11 +0000

Our very own Barista, Logan, has taken to the road again with Roman Candle, a band that lives up to its name and will rock your socks off (what?). We are huge Roman Candle fans, isn’t everyone? Enough shameless rocker promotion and on to Logan’s second report from the road (first Barista Rocker report).

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“As Alice Cooper says in Wayne’s World, Milwaukee is pronounced ‘mill-e-wah-que which is Algonquin for the good land.’ And he’s totally right. This town surprises me every time I come up here. It’s clean, well-planned, and the people are really nice. I’m sitting at Alterra coffee on S. 1st st waiting to go to soundcheck, and the coffee here is actually really nice. So far I have ordered a double espresso and some drip coffee. The espresso is actually a lot like our (Drew’s Brews) Zappia blend. Although the shop here has a La Marzocco (older model) machine with normal portafilters, the crema on these shots were really nice and golden brown with even a touch of ‘tiger striping’ visible on top. The taste was really bright and citrusy, but not bitter or to acidic. Really good balance with a soft weight to it – seemed to have been properly dosed and tamped. Timshel had a cappuccino and really liked hers also. As far as method and technique goes – I really didn’t see anything out of the ordinary or new. The typical hand leveling, and tamping (although the Batista did use a few knocks to increase the dose).

The drip coffee was very good as well – they serve a ‘mild’ and a ’strong’ blend. I tried the ’strong’ – dark and earthy with a lot of good earthy and smoky tones. I’m thinking it was probably a blend of a couple of African beans…

anyways – really cool shop with a lot of seating. Very friendly staff also. I’ll definitely come back next time.”

Granola to rock your taste buds

rachellehman — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:03:09 +0000

A picture’s worth a thousands words, or is that granuals of granola? Whatever, all we know is this stuff is like a rock concert in your mouth. Add a cup of coffee and you’ve got yourself a dance party with electronic music and light show, a rave in your mouth… this is what happens when you try to put words to a picture.

The CREMA Carbomb, what is it?

rachellehman — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:53:21 +0000

What is this drink? We’re not quite sure ourselves. Somewhere in the scientific field of customer collaboration/experimentation this wild concoction was birthed. In the picture at left a man is rumored to be drinking the very first CREMA Carbomb. He was later ticketed on I65 South for going 95mph, when questioned further he spoke in a hushed jabber and was unable to explain how he could run so fast.

Whatever it is, it’s giving twitterer’s the jitters. Some more photos. Have you had one? Send us your CREMA Carbomb photo.

Barista Rocker: Reports from the Road

BLehman — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:59:29 +0000

Our Barista at Large will be reporting from the road as they (Roman Candle if you missed it) trudge across the these United States on tour. The next time you’re in, say Rock Island (huh?) Illinois (the “s” is silent), simply hit up CREMA-coffee.com for our Barista at Large review and recommendation for the best shop in your knack ‘o da woods.

So, without further ado, here is Logan’s first report from the road…

“This was a double espresso I received in a town that will remain nameless last night. The cup is totally full FYI (about 6 ounces). “

From the editor: a properly extracted espresso shot is typically around 1oz, not much more… need we say more? Ok we will, there’s more to coffee than pushing buttons on a mysterious shiny machine. It is an art and passion for the best coffees, specialty coffee, the experience. Quality, education, passion, knowledge, artistery all count.

* hey, nice shirt rocker boi, where’d you get that? Only $18? Right on.