Our Perci Red received a 95 point score from Coffee Review in December 2014! Blind Assessment: Impressive balance and completeness, astounding complexity. Sweet, orchid-like flowers, pineapple, strawberry, sweet, orchid-like flowers, crisp roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Plump, juicy acidity; nectar-like mouthfeel. Flavor generalizes around the fruit and floral notes but rings on in a […]
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Nekisse Receives 94 Points!
Our Nekisse Natural Process Ethiopia received a 94 point score from Coffee Review in December 2014! Blind Assessment: Sweetly pungent; dense, layered complexity. Caramel, roasted cacao-nib, blueberry, narcissus, a hint of passion fruit in aroma and cup. Rich, rounded acidity; lightly smooth, silky mouthfeel. Blueberry and cacao nib in particular saturate a gently drying finish. Notes: Nekisse […]
Lycello Receives 93 Points!
Our Lycello Panama Gesha received a 93 point score from Coffee Review in December 2014! Blind Assessment: Delicate, sweetly tart. Pear, dark chocolate, honeysuckle, tangerine, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Balanced, richly expressed acidity; full mouthfeel. The fruit and cedar notes carry into a gently flavor-saturated finish. Notes: Produced from trees of the rare Ethiopia-derived botanical variety […]
Mixing coffee and wine? Barrington Coffee says yes
Talk to many coffee connoisseurs, and the comparison inevitably comes up: It’s a lot like wine. Coffee has tasting notes, just like wine. Wine types have tastings, coffee types have cuppings. Both groups smell aromas, swirl the liquid in a cup, and let it sit on your palate. Barrington Coffee Roasting Co. is starting […]
Coffee and beer aficionados join forces
If you didn’t peer into their mugs, it might be hard to distinguish between a group of coffee gurus and beer aficionados slurping their beverages with furrowed brows as they waxed on about notes of citrus and smokiness. But over the last several years, these rival cults have turned their obsessive concern for fine beverages […]
Free Brazil Natural Tasting!
The Alves Family has been cultivating the Yellow Catuai varietal in the most mountainous region of Brazil, Minas Gerais, for over forty years. We will be tasting two different processing lots from their harvest this year side by side in the press pot. Both are super tasty and quite different from one another.
BCRC Moderates at MANE 2014
BCRC cofounder Barth Anderson will be moderating a panel discussion on Collaboration in Specialty Coffee at the MANE Coffee Conference Saturday November 8, 2014 in Providence, RI.
BCRC/Harpoon Porter on tap Now!
The Coffee Porter that we made with Harpoon is on tap in their Beer Hall in Boston! Stop in for a pint soon because it won’t last long! HARPOON BREWERY 306 Northern Avenue Boston, MA 02210 617-456-2322
Water filter replacement tutorial
This video should guide you through replacing a canister water filter without getting soaking wet in the process.
Berkshire Food Journal is back!
Here are two slideshows on Barrington Coffee by Caroline Alexander of Berkshire Food Journal. The first talks about BCRC and what we are about and the second is an overview of the roasting process.
Free Tasting – Winey Coffee Spotlight
We like wine…almost as much as coffee. Sometimes we think of certain profiles as similar to particular wines. Coffees with forward tannins and well staged structure prove to be particularly tasty examples.
Making Coffee Porter with Harpoon!
We are in the process of making a delicious coffee porter with Harpoon Brewery in Boston. There will be approximately 30 barrels produced which will be served at the Harpoon Beer Hall in Boston. Watch our blog and Facebook Page for the exact date that it goes on tap.
Coffee and Wine Event
Location: 500 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA (Area 4) Cost: $20 Included: 4 Coffee’s, 4 Wines and Food Time: 7:00pm Reservation: Please email Chris at graeff@areafour.com by October 6th, 3:00pm Space is limited
Affogato August is Back!
The Espresso Sundae – A most just dessert. Each Friday this August we will bring affogato to our menu at our Boston location. Our plan is to drown Toscanini’s French Vanilla ice cream in a Barrington Gold triple ristretto espresso. A sensation that will leave you with more than just a fond memory. $5 Barrington Coffee […]
Boston Globe – Barrington: secret to fine Indian coffee
Barrington Coffee Roasting Co. of Lee has been working directly with coffee farms in India for almost 20 years. Indian coffees, which win awards in Europe, are a rare find in this country. “They still do largely remain our little secret,” says Barrington’s cofounder Barth Anderson, who describes the coffees as “smooth and heavy bodied.” […]
El Diamante Receives 92 Points!
Blind Assessment: Sweetly pungent, very deep, quietly complex. Sweet dark chocolate, clove, prune, hints of grapefruit and musky night flowers in aroma and cup. Soft but vibrant acidity; plush mouthfeel. Chocolate in particular carries into a very long, resonant finish. Notes: El Diamante is produced by Patricia Perez Diaz and her mother on their family farm. Barrington […]
Las Margaritas Receives 92 Points!
Blind Assessment: Quietly rich, distinctive. Brisk notes of fine black tea and fresh-cut cedar balanced by considerable sweetness: honeysuckle, ripe apricot, vanilla. Crisp, pleasantly bittersweet acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates but lasts in a gently drying finish. Notes: Produced from trees of the rare (and expensive) Ethiopia-derived botanical variety Gesha (also spelled Geisha). Las Margaritas Gesha […]
Martha’s Vineyard Times
BCRC was featured in the May issue of Martha’s Vineyard Times