Pour Coffee/Pour Over Theology
For Nora Ruth, a child of the covenant The Coffee — The coffee in my mug comes from Methodical Coffee out of South Carolina. I went for their Ethiopian Yirgacheffe single origin. This region is always my go to when trying a new roaster and this did not dissappoint. This has strong notes of blueberry [...]
The Coffee -- On a recent trip to Louisville with my wife, we visited a coffee shop recommended by our host. Sunergos Coffee was close to the place that we were staying in Germantown and the coffee did not disappoint. I branched out from my default Ethiopian roast and tried some "Kenya Kiambu" while there [...]
The Coffee — The coffee today was my favorite of the week so far. The roast, El Salvador Santa Rosa Honey, was honey processed and dried on a raised bed. My curiosity is always peaked by this processing method as I have had some truly great roasts with this method. This roast did not disappoint. [...]
The Coffee — Advent day two featured a Colombian roast labeled as: “Columbia El Obraje El Bosque”. This roast has notes of baking spices and a nutty type of pie crust note. However, I was hoping for some more sweetness out of this coffee from the listed notes. The Theology — Today’s advent readings: In [...]
The Coffee — I will be featuring the roasts from the Onyx’s Coffee Advent Calendar throughout this Advent season. Today was the first day and the coffee was a Kenyan dark roast called “Krampus”. It is a strong roast with sweet tobacco and sugar notes coming through. I am not always the biggest dark roast [...]
The Coffee -- I recently finished a bag from Onyx Coffee Lab, located in Arkansas. The roast was their "Ethiopian Gebeb Beriti Natural". The natural process, and the notes of dried fruit and cantaloupe, led to a smooth texture and rich fruit flavor. I brewed this coffee both in the auto drip and the the [...]
The Coffee -- The roast that I have been drinking lately comes from Verve Coffee Roasters out of Santa Cruz, California. The roast is the Edgardo Tinoco Natural, a single-origin roast originating from Honduras. This coffee is sweet and smooth. Notes of berry jam and fudge complement each other well. it reminds me of chocolate [...]
The Coffee -- The coffee that I have been drinking lately is from another Missouri roaster, operating out of Kansas City, MO: Oddly Correct. I first heard about Oddly Correct in a BBC News article on the growing "craft coffee" movement. They sparked my interest when the author of the article noted that she stopped [...]
This quarantine has brought about more time for reading and studying both scripture and our historic church fathers. This post will provide detail on any step away from Reformed Theology April Fool’s! Stay safe, everyone!
The Coffee — As of late, I have been trying several roasts from Ethiopia. It has been great to try roasts from regions throughout Ethiopia and notice the similar flavor profiles. One that I have especially enjoyed lately is the “Ethiopian Limu Gera” from Kaldi’s Coffee, based here in St. Louis. The coffee has a [...]
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