We love Forest Park. Photo by Christine Herman-Russell This beautiful urban park is one of the many reasons we love Portland and we want to help keep it healthy. So we have taken the All Trails Challenge. Over the course of the next three months, the Case Study Coffee Crew has pledge to walk all 80 miles of trail in Forest Park and in so doing, raise money to help support the restoration and protection of the beloved Forest Park. We’re making a little competition out of it: each shop is putting together a team and we’re gonna compete to see which location can raise the most money! Shandy // Photo by Christine Herman-Russell Forest Park is not only beautiful, it also...
On June 14, 2010, Case Study Coffee was born. But the story actually begins before that. In 1999, Christine and Wes were pursuing their own work fields when specialty coffee as we know it was starting in Portland. Christine was pursuing her culinary passion of all things food and drink and Wes was involved various tech-related endeavors. They lived close to the original Stumptown at the time and quickly became regulars. Wes began experimenting with making coffee at home, tinkering with customizing machines and perfecting the art of making espresso at home. They knew they wanted to start a business together and thought that coffee would be the perfect mashup of their interests and skills. Christine could pursue her interest...
Hailing from the town of Lawrence, Kansas, Dylan claims that his biggest accomplishment in life thus far was bringing home the Jr High Kansas State Chess Championship in 8th grade. When not slinging lattes or visiting other shops around town, he can be found spending time outside, whether hiking or tending his garden. Living life in the moment is what Dylan is all about. "Coffee, and gardening for that matter, is a way to be present. You can't do it right if you're not in the moment. There are too many details and opportunities that will be missed." He really loves getting the chance to connect and converse with someone over the coffee he is serving them. Like many others,...
We've seen an amazing run of 5 coffees from Colombia come through our doors over the last few months, and we end our season of Colombian coffees with a beautiful relationship coffee from Carlos Trujillo and his family of Patio Bonito. As with many of the coffees in this series, it's story with Case Study started in a blind cupping (coffee tasting) in Colombia. Once again I was smitten with one (this) particular coffee, and had one distinct tasting note for it - guava. I knew we would carry this coffee because I was in love with it. Amongst all it's competition on the table it stood out as a dead ringer for this tropical fruit, along with the familiar satisfying body and chocolate backbone. Visiting the Trujillo's farm...
In 2005 at the Seattle Coffee Fest, Aerobie debuted an odd looking coffee brewing device, an interesting item for the toy company to put on the market. The invention of this plastic device was prompted by a simple question that came up around the company dinner table one night: "What do you do when you want just one cup of coffee?" This intrigued Alan Adler (inventor of the Aerobie throwing disc) and his mind immediately got to thinking on it. He found that the coffee industry leaned toward pour overs for single cup brewing methods, but these devices require such precision and patience in order attain a consistently good cup. By combining air pressure and a short immersion time, Adler created...
