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World Brewers Cup Finalist #1 is 2007 World Barista Champion James Hoffmann.  When watching the video, cut to 7:28 to watch the start of his presentation. “As coffee people, the brew method that we use the most and enjoy…

From the latest issue of Sunset Magazine, the West Coast feel good rag, Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Gold talks about why he hates Third Wave Coffee: Do we applaud fair-trade, sustainable farmed, shade-grown joe? Sure. Why not? But when…

This was spotted on our Flickr contact page (credit to Mr. FajitaPot): Sign up at tonx.org for updates on Mr. Konecny’s new roasting…

We gushed, blabbed and raved a few months ago about Philadelphia’s monthly TNT event, a must-see bonanza of bonhomie and beer, pizza and prizes. Well, coincidence and good fortune conspired to place Sprudge at Philly TNT yet again, for a…

This post has been updated as archived videos become available and winners are confirmed. Stick with Sprudge for continued updates throughout the day! [UPDATE 2 - 11:59AM PST] Flash forward to 24:10 to see the epic final moments of…

“I am not a coffee professional. I have been warned against saying this, but I’m an amateur. Ireland, as a country, has a long history of amateur participation in sports. For some odd reason, we love abusing ourselves and…

The World Coffee In Good Spirits Finals is coming up. Ziad Abi Nakhoul of Ireland will take the stage to begin the finals of the World Coffee In Good Spirits Championship. Ziad will be followed by Thomas Schweiger of…

Philadelphia – your monthly TNT is tonight, at OCF Coffee House (18th and South Street), proudly serving Counter Culture Coffee. Learn more here at the official Philly TNT website. Philadelphia - we’ve been lovingly working on a Sprudge Guide…

One of the coolest corners of the coffee competition world gets its moment in the spotlight today – the 2011 Ibrik Championship is going down live right now in Maastricht, Netherlands! The presentations, gear and skills that get shown…

Randal H. Bodom, our global party correspondent, has been in Maastricht for the last several weeks. He’s edging with excitement about the Sweet Fantasy Party brought to you by Natvia, which you can attend this Friday, June 24th, by…

One of our very favorite coffee bloggers, Chris Tacy, has written a thoughtful piece on the next chapter of Stumptown Coffee Roasters. As a former Stumptown barista and who once worked in the world of Corporate Venture Fundage, Chris…

Meet the new ABLE One-Cup & Glass Funnel combo, featured a few days ago by Marrow, a food & fashion & design & music omni-blog. ”The Kone was made to fit into a Chemex, but when you’re only making…

The Aguirre Family of Finca El Injerto, the Cup of Excellence darlings of Guatemala, have broken the Stoneworks auction record this week with an auction lot high of $211.50 per pound. This is great news for the Aguirres. Check…

“You guys are from Seattle? No wonder you write about coffee!” We’ve heard it hundreds of times. Never from friends in the industry, baristas, cafe owners, roasters or journalists, mind you – they’ve long-since learned that specialty coffee has no…

[wide][/wide] We just published our Seattle Sprudge City Guide. No city in America, and perhaps the world, is more closely associated with milk-and-coffee concoctions than Seattle. And for good reason. There’s coffee everywhere in Seattle, in every block of…

Some solid upcoming coffee fun to be had for residents of the Twin Cities: St. Paul-based green gurus Cafe Imports will be hosting an El Salvador Cup Of Excellence microlot extravaganza in their Energy Park HQ, including El Salvador…