貓先生的咖啡之旅: 關於 2018 U.S. Barista Championship

美國咖啡年度盛事之一，大拜拜 2018 U.S. Barista Championship 在四月順利結束了
拖了一個月沒有寫什麼，這裡整理起來收著，以後要出去玩可以方邊查詢～

Information source: barista magazine

BARISTA COMPETITION:

1. Cole McBride–Independent, Seattle
2. T. Ben Fischer—Elixr Coffee Roasters, Philadelphia, Penn.
3. Kay Cheon—Dune Coffee Roasters, Santa Barbara, Calif.
4. David Castillo— Joe Coffee, New York, N.Y.
5. Andrea Allen—Onyx Coffee Lab, Springdale, Ark.
6. Sam Neely—Switchback Coffee Roasters, Colorado Springs, Colo.

ROASTING COMPETITION:

1. Ian Picco—Topeca Coffee Roasters, Tulsa, Okla.
2. Evan Schubarth—Switchback Coffee Roasters, Colorado Springs, Colo.
3. Mark Michaelson—Onyx Coffee Lab, Springdale, Ark.
4. Hugh Morretta—La Colombe, Philadelphia, Penn.
5. Eric Stone—Mudhouse Coffee Roasters, Charlottesville, V.A.
6. Andrew Oberholzer—Joe Coffee Co., New York, N.Y.

CUP TASTERS:
1. Ken Selby—Visions Espresso, Seattle, Wash.
2. Zayne Dietterick—Keffa Coffee, Baltimore, M.D.
3. Tommy Tae U Kim—Barlog Coffee Roastery, Los Angeles, Calif.

BREWERS CUP:

1. Rebecca Woodard—George Howell, Boston, Mass.
2. Justin Goodhart—Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, Denver, Colo.
3. Kaley Gann—Messenger Coffee, Kansas City, Mo.
4. Jennifer Hwang—Klatch Coffee Roasters, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
5. Tyler Duncan—Topeca Coffee, Tulsa, Okla.
6. Emmeline Wang—Equator Coffee, San Francisco, Calif.

以城市/區域來看：

Seattle 似乎依然是美國第三波咖啡的首都，不過咱們家 Philadelphia 表現也不俗，
Elixr 竟然拿了第二名！嘖嘖，另外 La Colombe 那了烘焙賽的第四名，可喜可賀可喜可賀

還有是看到了 Baltimore 以前注意過的 Keffa Coffee 在cup tasters 拿到第二．除了 Ceremony coffee roaster 之外，以後往DC跑，有其他地方可以停靠了．

Onyx Coffee Lab 表現依然強勢，堪稱 Arkansas 之光，哈哈
另外，承續著以前的印象，Colorado，依然是個中西部的亮點，有機會要去那邊看看才行！

California，四個城市四個選手進決賽；New York 竟然只看到 Joe，Everyman espresso 和 Counter Culture Coffee 跑哪去啦？

#usbc #usbc18

關於這些店寫過

Elixr Coffee Roasters:

1. Elixr Coffee (Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia)

2. 好奇心會害死貓（新品種 Castillo）

3. El Injerto bourboncito -Elixr Coffee Roasters

4. Costa Rica Las Lajas -Elixr coffee

5. La Cinco, Ecuador - Sidra (Elixr Coffee Roasters, Philadelphia PA)

La Colombe Coffee Roasters (philadelphia & Chicago) :

1. La Colombe Torrefaction (Fishtown, Philaelphia)

2. Costa Rica Tarrazu - Alpha Dominche SteamPunk at La Colombe (Randolph St.)

3. YEMEN MARQAHA -La Colombe

4. Le Colombe (Randolph St)

5. La Aurora Ironman VI Geisha – La Colombe

6. Myanmar - Min Paung (La Colombe Fish town)

7. Panama Ironman III Geisha- La Colombe, Yirgacheffe Kochere - Peddler coffee