Metropolis Coffee (Redline- Granville)

在我觀察、Metropolis 是芝加哥第二大的Local Coffee Company, 在Passion House之前、Intelligentsia之後。常常看到當地店家放著淺綠色的豆袋；還看過放著＂Anti-Intelligent＂的店裡面就放他們家的豆子！門市坐落在芝加哥北邊、緊貼著Redline Station、交通很方便、看著芝加哥美麗的建築物、搖搖晃晃著就到了安靜的城北。

這裡的豆子和Intelligentsia那種走在過生和Al dente之間的刺激豆子不一樣、Metropolis選擇走更深一點、也許無趣了一些、不過咖啡展現的甜味讓人很難忘、當然這裡的豆子除了甜，還有很美好的酸香也是許多深烘培難以做到的。BTW. 這裡的義式機是白色的 La Marzocco -FB80，是個性穩定讓人懷念的好機器, Espresso 厚厚的Crema包覆著咖啡香氣。

今天喝了Costa Rica “Las Lajas Perla Negra ”，拿到咖啡就聞到強勢的酸味，入口，葡萄柚的酸透著微微的甜，尾巴帶著淡淡的巧克力味，完全冷卻下來還有點Ginger 的note，好咖啡！Costa Rica 咖啡會被形容太平衡到你只能形容" Hmm ... it has coffee flavor."' 不過我倒是很喜歡這裡的豆子，每一次都喝到巧克力的尾巴，第一支讓我覺得不一樣的豆子就是 Costa Rica La Pastora.

  

Farm: Finca Las Lajas

City: Foothills of the Poas Volcano, Los Angeles
Region: Sabanilla de Alajuela, Central Valley
Altitude: 1300-1500 m above sea level
Variety: Caturra

Processing: Natural

Owner: Chacón Solano Family 

Las Lajas is located at 1,300 to 1,500m in the foothills of the Poás volcano, in prime specialty coffee country in the Sabanilla de Alajuela region of Costa Rica's Central Valley. This lush, fertile area is characterised by heavy and regular rainfall of around 3,000mm for 150 days of the year.The harvest starts in December and runs until February. The cherries are selectively handpicked, to ensure that only fully ripe and good quality cherries are collected. These are then processed at the farm's state-of-the-art micro mill, where the cherries are pulped using an ecological 'dry' pulper and a mechanical demucilager, saving thousands of litres of water in the process. The parchment is then sun dried on African beds and patios. All of the left-over coffee pulp is recycled and used as fertiliser on the farm.The Chacón family's hard work and tireless attention to detail was recognised in the 2008 and 2009 Cup of Excellence competitions, with the farm placed in the top 25 both years. 

Ref.  Melboune Coffee Merchants

Metropolis Coffee

1039 W Granville Ave, Chicago, IL 60660 (Neighborhood: Edgewater)

Mon-Fri 6:30 am - 8 pm , Sat 7 am - 8 pm , Sun 7:30 am - 8 pm