Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

Behind The Bar: Espresso lab, at Dancing Goats Coffee Bar in Atlanta.

So, I’ve had the idea in my head for a while to do a behind the bar lab for customers of our Dancing Goats shop, so they could see what a barista does to make espresso, what espresso is, and what it’s not, and just what a good barista does on a daily basis to [...]

A Visit with Swiss Water

Join us on October 16th for an informative session on demystifying decaffeinated coffee. This public cupping session will be led by Mike Strumpf and Jinnie Cho visiting us from Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company in Burnaby, British Columbia.  What is caffeine? What is the history of decaf? What are some common myths about decaf? What is [...]

For The Love of Coffee and The Western Canadian Barista Championship

During the last weekend of August I was in Victoria, BC to attend For The Love of Coffee and to judge the Western Canadian Barista Championship and the Canadian Pairs Barista Competition. The events were organized and hosted by The Canadian Coffee Collective with Reg Barber’s assistance. It was great to experience the awesome things that are happening with Canada’s coffee culture [...]

Batdorf Atlanta hosts an amazing night with Scoutmob, Cacao, and Pie Shop!

On August 31st, Batdorf & Bronson Coffee here in Atlanta, hosted a Scoutmob Revel Party! Revel is Scoutmob’s exclusive club for their best supporters, people that share links, use the service, and this was their second Revel party. We organized this night to highlight local deliciousness, and included our friends at Cacao Atlanta, who brought [...]

Costa Rican Coffee

For our September Public Cupping, we will be led by Batdorf & Bronson’s Roaster and Retail Trainer Emily Jackson. Join us as we taste, evaluate and discuss coffees from Costa Rica. Learn how processing, varietal and terroir impact the final product. Come experience the differences between several coffees from a single origin. Featuring our very [...]

Batdorf Celebrates 25 Years 25 Seconds at a Time

MEET CREATIVE DIRECTOR CAROLYN SKYE We are celebrating our 25th anniversary by celebrating our employees, 25 seconds at a time. This week, meet Carolyn Skye. Carolyn has been with Batdorf & Bronson 24 years. Though she is currently our Creative Director, she has held several jobs with the company, including coffee roaster. As a roaster, she created [...]

BATDORF & BRONSON COFFEE ROASTERS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS

August 2011 marks the beginning of a 25th anniversary celebration at Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters. For the next three months Batdorf will commemorate a commitment to extraordinary coffee, service and sustainability by visiting with employees. Visit this blog to find new interviews with or introductions to Batdorf employees through the end of the year. [...]

AMBUSH? Yes Please…

You arrive at the office and everything seems normal enough at first. You greet your co-workers, engage in some obligatory small talk and settle into your desk, but something seems…different. You glance over your shoulder several times. Are you being watched? Aren’t there usually birds singing or something? It’s too quiet. You scan the horizon, [...]

Upcoming Dates for the Atlanta Roastery Groupon Tours!

On the last day of April, we were Groupon’s Deal of the Day with a 2 hour Roastery Tour/Coffee 101 and Sampling Lab! 214 people bought the deal for $20, and so far, there have been great groups of people who’ve loved the time and learned a lot. We have many upcoming dates, and I’m [...]

Batdorf & Bronson Atlanta + Atlanta Culinary Tours= Fun Learning!

This past Wednesday, Batdorf & Bronson Atlanta played host to their first of many upcoming dates on the Atlanta Culinary Tours calendar. Atlanta Culinary Tours organizes foodie tours all over Atlanta that usually focus on individual areas of Atlanta, but after attending a Coffee 101/Roastery Tour I led a few months ago, decided they wanted [...]