Stumptown Coffee

It was only a matter of time before Stumptown Coffee came to the East Coast. When I lived on the West Coast, in the home city of the now fabled roaster, I was well acquainted with Stumptown and its beans. I worked for a coffee magazine for Christ sake and went to all the coffee events and trade shows. I met Duane Sorenson, the man now known as a “coffee messiah,” at these events. Word is that he has now relocated to has relocated to Brooklyn even. And the press has followed him, with articles coming out every few weeks it seems, all wondering with amazement about the coffee companies successes. Now, the New York press has gone and done it, they’ve published the official Stumptown take-down piece. Enjoy, but be warned, most of this article is bullshit posturing and ranting. There are some interesting points made about Fair Trade, however, and they should be noted, though Stumptown is by far not the best example to position for the firing squad.

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