Press (#9)

With coffee consumption at an all-time high in the United States, we’ve rounded up 11 of the best coffee cities in the country worth visiting. America’s Best Coffee Cities From the historic streets of downtown Boston to the coastal neighborhoods of Santa Cruz, we’ve highlighted 11 of the best coffee cities well-known for their caffeinated brews. Each […]

Behind the counter at Barrington Coffee Roasting Company, four clear glass tubes are filled with bubbling water and steam. The steam inside the tubes creates a vacuum seal that shoots water into coffee grounds. The combination filters through the piston to create the most consistent cup of coffee possible. I have been to Barrington several […]

We’re a nation of coffee drinkers, and lucky for us java junkies, there’s no shortage of great spots to get our caffeine fix. Check out some of the finest coffee shops in the country below and don’t forget to peruse the results from our annual coffee survey, which takes a look at how much we […]

Maybe it’s the big student population that needs all that late-night caffeine, but Boston has a pretty solid set of java joints. Each of these opened within the last year, adding a little extra buzz to the local coffee lover’s world.  Read more

What makes a perfect coffee shop is a subjective question; truthfully, the most “essential” coffee shop is the one that’s most convenient. Read more

For nearly two decades, Barrington Coffee Roasting Co. was largely confined to the Berkshires. Now their Boston invasion is continuing. Read more

    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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.” […]

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 […]

BCRC was featured in the May issue of Martha’s Vineyard Times

We are thrilled that our Perci Red earned the number three spot in Coffee Review’s Top 30 Coffees of 2013! Coffee Review will review roughly 400 coffees this year. We are very proud to have earned a spot on this list. See the full list…  

Blind Assessment: Intoxicating, juicy, complete. Dark honey; dark rum; dark chocolate; complex, layered fruit, particularly pineapple and melon; narcissus-like flowers. Intense but juicy acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Sweetly rich finish turns slightly drying but still flavor-saturated in the long. Notes: This exceptional coffee was selected as the #3 coffee in the Coffee Review Top 30 Coffees of 2013. […]