The Brew Blog

Coffee subscriptions make such excellent gifts — they’re personal but flexible, exciting without being risky, and better and fresher than grocery-store beans.

Whether you're a seasoned coffee enthusiast or just starting to explore specialty coffee, the right subscription can elevate your daily brew. This guide will walk you through the key factors to consider when selecting the perfect coffee subscription for your needs.

Each brewing style emphasizes specific aspects of the coffee bean, creating distinct tastes. But which method makes the best-tasting cup? 

For this next installment of our Roaster Spotlight series, we caught up with Jason Griest from Old Soul Coffee Roasters, in Sacramento, CA. Old Soul have won numerous awards and AWC subscribers will get a taste of their artistry in September! :-) 

We don’t sell mass-produced coffee and only specialize in coffees that have been recognized nationally and internationally as being of superb quality. But, even mass-produced coffees had small beginnings. Because of this we wanted to look at the history of coffee, its remarkable spread through the world and how to help people avoid bad coffee in the future.

There are a ton of ways to make coffee, from Aeropress to pour-over to vacuum, percolation or siphon and each have their devotees but one of the most common, and also one of the easiest to get wrong (and right) is French press. The tips are on how to make French press coffee are easy when you know how and will reward you with a superb cup.