Welcome to the third event of the 2014ย United States Barista Championshipย season. Weโre in Los Angeles, California for the 2014 Big Western Regional Barista Competition, hosted by Wilbur Curtis Co. and Portola Coffee Lab.ย Your live stream for the weekendย is here.
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Day One โ Friday, February 21, 2014 โ 20 Competitors
1. 10:45ย Justin Williams, Front, San Francisco @FrontSF
2. 11:04ย Charles Biando, Blue Bottle Coffee Co., Oakland @bluebottleroast
3. 11:23ย Maxwell Mooney, Spotted Cow Coffee Roasters, Seattle @MaxwellAMooney
4. 11:42ย David Tran, Demitasse Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles @CafeDemitasse
5. 12:01ย Liam Neighbors, Crema Coffee + Bakery, Portland @CremaPDX
6. 12:20ย Peter Flores, Bar Nine Collective, Los Angeles @BarNineCoffee
7. 12:39ย Cole McBride, Visions Espresso / Velton’s, Seattle @colecoffeeย @visionsespresso
8. 12:58ย Nicolas Lawson, Mr. Espresso, San Francisco @OakWoodRoasted
9. 1:17ย Christos Andrews, Neptune Coffee / Kuma Coffee, Seattle @christosandrews
10. 1:36ย Jamil Radney, Dripp Coffee, Chino Hills @drippย @calligraphy909
11. 1:55ย Brandon Weaver, Slate Coffee Roasters, Seattle @coffeeandbookzย @slatecoffee
12. 2:14ย Cris Mendoza, Saint Frank Coffee, San Francisco @StFrankCoffeeย @CrisJMendoza
13. 2:33ย Michael Cannon, Velton’s / Neptune Coffee, Seattle @neptunecoffeeย @SuperHarioBros
14.ย 2:52ย Frank La, Copa Vida, Los Angeles @Copa_Vidaย @Flalessinhim
15. 3:11ย Stacy Wood-Burgess, Cafรฉ Javasti, Seattle @CafeJavasti
16. 3:30ย Andrew Ogden, Portola Coffee Lab, Costa Mesa @PortolaCoffee
17. 3:49ย Sam Schroeder, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., Olympia @s_schroย @olympiacoffee
18. 4:08ย Nicholas Rodriguez, Rose Park Roasters, Long Beach @roseparkroaster
19. 4:27 Bronwen Serna, Vashon Coffee Co., Seattle @VashonCoffeeCoย @BDSerna
20. 4:46ย June Thornton, G & B, Los Angeles @GandBcoffee
Day Two โ Saturday, February 22, 2014 โ 19 Competitors
21. 11:45ย Sam Brandvein, Caffe Ladro, Seattle @LadroRoastingย @sambrandvein
22. 12:04ย Mark Nunziata, Barista, Portland @baristapdx
23. 12:23ย Corey Autobee, Independent, Seattle @coreyautobee
24. 12:42ย Christopher Casassa, Ritual Coffee Roasters, San Francisco @ritualcoffeeย @LoveofC
25. 1:01ย Marla Roach, Crema Coffee + Bakery, Portlandย @CremaPDX
26. 1:20ย Kevin Bohlin, Saint Frank Coffee, San Francisco @StFrankCoffeeย @kgbohlin
27. 1:39ย Corey Critchfield, Case Study Coffee Roasters, Portland @CaseStudyCoffee
28.ย 1:58ย Truman Severson, Portola Coffee Lab, Costa Mesa @PortolaCoffeeย @trmnsvrsn
29. 2:17ย Bethany Hargrove, The Fresh Pot,ย Portland @thefreshpotcafeย @Bethany_ynahteB
30. 2:36ย Elle Taylor, Little Owl Coffee, Denver @LittleOwlCoffeeย @elletay3
31. 2:55ย Sarah Posma, Alaska Coffee Roasting Co., Fairbanks @sarahposma
32. 3:14ย Riley Paterson, Visions Espresso, Seattle @visionsespressoย @rileypaterson1
33. 3:33ย Laila Ghambari, Cherry Street Coffee House, Seattle @CherryStreetย @lay_luh
34. 3:52ย Leslie Ruckman, Bellano Coffee, San Jose @BellanoCoffeeย @el_rucko
35. 4:11ย Rachel Grozanick, Handsome Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles @HandsomeRoasterย @rrgrozanick
36. 4:30ย Sumner Ohye, The Curb, Kailua @sumosย @thecurbtruck
37. 4:49ย Chad Bledsoe, Torque Coffee Roasters, Vancouver, WAย @TorqueCoffee
38. 5:08ย Andrew Villa, Chromatic Coffee Co., San Jose @ChromaticCoffeeย @villaphoto
39. 5:27ย Eden-Marie Abramowicz, Intelligentsia Coffee, Los Angeles @MissEdenMarieย @intelligentsia
Day Three โ Sunday, February 23, 2014 โ 8 Competitors
40. 11:45ย Casey Soloria, Intelligentsia Coffee, Pasadenaย @Intelligentsiaย @csoloria
41. 12:04ย Ethan Poole, Portland Roasting Co., Portland @pdxroastย @2Poole4School
42. 12:23ย Christine Johnson, Handsome Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles @HandsomeRoasterย @compactchris
43. 12:42ย Brady MacDonald, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., Olympia @OlympiaCoffeeย @braideee
44. 1:01ย Sheli Maciel, Allegro Coffee Co., Oakland @AllegroCoffee
45. 1:20ย Charles Babinski, G & B, Los Angeles @GandBcoffeeย @charlesbabinski
46. 1:39ย Nick Purvis, The French Press, Santa Barbara @leFRENCHPRESSย @nikpurvis
47. 1:58ย Jillian Woods, Farley’s Coffee SF, San Francisco @farleyscoffee
48. 2:20ย Row Aczon, Honolulu Coffee, Honolulu, HI @honolulucoffeeย
