This is your complete 2013 USBC quick reference schedule, with Twitter handles for all 18 USBC finalists. This group includes: 6 regional barista champions, who earn automatic entry into the Sweet 18; and 12 at-large bids, who battled their way into the Sweet 18 by placing in the top 12 scores overall in round one.
Sprudge.com’s coverage of the 2013 United States Barista Championship is made possible by Nuova Simonelli and Counter Culture Coffee. Original 2013 USBC photography by Charlie Burt for Sprudge.com.
1. 10:17 Charles Babinski, G&B, Los Angeles – @CharlesBabinski @gandbcoffee
2. 10:36 Lem Butler, Counter Culture Coffee, Durham, NC – @SexyFoam @counter_culture
3. 10:55 Josh Taves, Dogwood Coffee Company, MPLS – @CoffeeUpHigh @DogwoodCoffee
4. 11:14 Michael Harwood, Independent, Carrboro, NC – @BlueBarista
5. 11:33 Charlie Habegger, Intelligentsia Coffee, Chicago – @brainofcharlie @Intelligentsia
6. 11:52 Travis Beckett, Peregrine Espresso, Washington DC – @TravisBeckett @PeregrineDC
7. 12:11 Katie Carguilo, Counter Culture Coffee, NYC – @KatieCarguilo @counter_culture
8. 12:30 Pete Licata, Parisi Coffee, KCMO – @PeteLicata @ParisiCoffee
9. 12:49 Collin Schneider, Sterling Coffee Roasters, PDX – @sterling_collin @sterlingcoffee
10. 1:18 Kevin Bohlin, Saint Frank Coffee, San Francisco – @KGbohlin @stfrankcoffee
11. 1:37 Devin Chapman, Coava Coffee Roasters, PDX – @DevChap @CoavaCoffee
12. 1:56 Scott Lucey, Alterra Coffee Roasters, Milwaukee – @ScottLucey @AlterraCoffee
13. 2:25 Nick Purvis, The French Press, Santa Barbara, CA – @LeFRENCHPRESS
14. 2:44 Sam Lewontin, Everyman Espresso, NYC – @coffeeandbikes @everymanNY
15. 3:03 Jacque DesMarais, Kaldi’s Coffee, St. Louis – @JacqueDesMarais @kaldis_coffee
16. 3:22 Collin Whitcomb, MadCap Coffee Roasters, Washington DC – @CollinWhitcomb @MadcapCoffee
17. 3:41 Eden-Marie Abramowicz, Intelligentsia Coffee, Los Angeles – @missedenmarie @intelligentsia
18. 4:00 Trevor Corlett, MadCap Coffee Roasters, Washington DC – @Tjorlet @MadCapCoffee
