For nearly 15 years, Bonfire Coffee has stood as a place to gather on the north side of Main Street in Carbondale. The cafe has become a community treasure for its message board packed with event posters and social opportunities, for exhibiting local art on the walls and, most of all, for its delectable coffee. […]
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A whole latte love — Carbondale’s coffee considered
You’re en route to a meeting in Carbondale with just enough time to grab a hot beverage to go. Since you could have had drip coffee at home, you decide on a simple latte. Where should you go? According to The Sopris Sun’s latest blind taste test, you might want to consider Pollinator Chocolate’s Cocoa […]
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With coffee prices on the rise, experts say climate change is to blame
Coffee prices have jumped in recent months, affecting businesses and customers worldwide. The increase comes from a deadly combination of poor climate conditions in major coffee-growing countries, higher labor and production costs and global economic conflict. Brazil produces more Arabica coffee beans than any other country in the world, but severe droughts have hurt the […]
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Drifters is back, better than ever
Over the past month, Drifters Coffee and Down Valley Brewing has made an ever-progressing and inspiring mark on downtown New Castle. From the brewery to the cafe, there is a place for everyone. Drifters has always been a beautiful community, but since their reopening at the end of August, the Drifters community has spread up […]
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The Marble Hub: What is it and how did it get here?
A few establishments like the Marble Hub might be scattered around the country, but it’s safe to say there are not many. Located in the 113-year-old former Marble City State Bank building, the nonprofit Hub is part coffee bar, part book and t-shirt store, which also offers packaged snacks, locally baked goods, trail maps and […]
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Wild Barn brews ‘coffee with benefits’
Jenny Verrochi’s primary goal when she created Wild Barn Coffee was “a healthy, clean and better-for-you energy drink that I call ‘coffee with benefits.’” Wild Barn Coffee is a canned, organic nitro cold brew black coffee derived from an old family recipe from her parents’ coffee roasting business, which started in the early 1990s in […]
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From farm to roaster
Bonfire Coffee Co. recently turned ten years old and some of its employees have been with the company from the very beginning. Coffee has been brewed in their space at the Dinkel building for quite some time; some say the rich aroma has even become a part of the building’s foundation. Years ago, Charlie Chacos, […]