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Micro Roaster of The Year: A Video

Posted by Oliver Stormshak on

Olympia Coffee Roasters - Roaster of the Year 2013 from Voortex Productions on Vimeo. We are proud to share with you a video about our company. We strive to be a company that provides excellence in everything we do. Thanks to our retail, and wholesale customers, that allow us to do what we love.

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New Location! Capitol Blvd.

Posted by Oliver Stormshak on

Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. will be opening its third café at 2824 Capitol Blvd. in Olympia’s historic Wildwood Building in early 2013.  Built in 1938, the Wildwood Building is located at the connection of four Olympia neighborhoods: South Capitol, Wildwood, Governor Stevens, and Carlyon in Olympia, Washington.     The new café will continue Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.’s commitment to the highest standards in coffee brewing, espresso preparation, and customer service. Every coffee beverage will be ground and brewed per cup and per order by a skilled barista. In addition to espresso beverages, the menu will include hand-brewed, pour-over coffee...

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Coffee Lab

Posted by Sam Schroeder on

  Over the past several weeks we have been hard at work building a state-of-the-art espresso training lab and cupping room attached to our roastery.  In designing the Coffee Lab we wanted it to be bright and welcoming with the overall feel and bar flow to match our cafes.  Building it was a lesson in DIY wood working with an eye towards green building.  In construction we decided to use reclaimed materials whenever possible.  My father Dale Schroeder built the cabinets using reclaimed Doug Fir Flooring, the counter tops were sourced locally through Windfall Lumber, and the cupping table is...

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Northwest Thursday Night Throwdown 1st Place

Posted by Oliver Stormshak on

Our own Sam Schroeder has won first place at the Northwest Thursday Night Throwdown for the month of June. Latte Art skills!

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TNT March 29th, At Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.

Posted by Oliver Stormshak on

We are hosting the NW Thursday Night Throwdown.  The throwdown will include a latte art competition and a triangulation style tasting competition. In addition, we will premier our new film, <i>From The Source</i>, filmed while sourcing coffee in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala.  The fun starts at 7pm at 108 Cherry Street.  

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