Equal Exchange, the hip coffee cooperative in Bridgewater, takes its single origins seriously. Starting Tuesday (September at last) they put their best and brightest beans, 61 new varieties, on a road tour of 10 coffee shops. Brew'd Awakening on Market Street in Lowell is a key stop for this promo called 61 Beans. Stop by for a taste of San Juan del Rio Coco, a Nicaraguan blend w/ interesting tasting notes. Butterscotch, honeysuckle, lime, almond, intensely sweet. In all my years of drinking copious amounts of the black stuff, I've never detected the faintest whiff of honeysuckle -- not entirely sure I would recognize such effeteness. Brew'd owner Andy tells me his Greenwich Village-esque cafe will serve umpteen blends before this is through. That's some serious drugage. Should keep the entire downtown lit for years to come. I'll keep you posted on any and all cuppings.
In other cafe news, Cafe Aiello is now the Second Wind Cafe. This is a good move, considering this place (corner of Gorham and Appleton streets) needed a rebranding strategy and a breath of fresh air. The Gazebo Cafe finally reopened in the American Textile History Museum today. The Greek iced coffee will be the morning eye-opener of choice for Sun reporters. Bottoms up!
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