Sunday, December 6th Ozo Coffee Company will be hosting an espresso-o-rama. 6 Synesso groups, 6 grinders (or bring your own), and your coffee. The party starts at 4pm at 5340 Arapahoe Ave. $0 admission fee includes Avery beer!

Also during the party will be the Mountain Region's yearly BGA meeting to talk about what is going on with the BGA and what is on tap for next year.

Any questions please ask Justin Hartman of Ozo (303.440.0233), Nolan Dutton (513.255.7918) or me!

New Harvest Coffee is sponsoring the biggest and best barista jam to hit the littlest state in the nation this Tuesday, Novemeber 17th to herald the opening of their new training facility!

It's a circuit style throwdown with big expectations and an even bigger prize: a Nuova Simonelli Oscar pro-sumer home espresso machine.  Yes, it's true.  Not to mention free coffee beer, coffee cocktails, food to amuse the bouche, and lots of pretty people.

Be there... besides, what else are you doing on a Tuesday?

March may seem like a long way away for the North East Region baristas planning on compete this year, but the complexity of the competition means the sooner you get familiar with the rules and start to practice, the better your performance will be. Plus, Ben Wilkinson is a pretty fun guy, and we're planning on having a post-meeting cocktail hour somewhere in the neighborhood. Join us!

All our Southeast Barista Guild Family, join us this weekend in Charlotte for the BGA Southeast Regional Jam. Very cool workshops, hands-on labs, roundtable discussions, and the second annual Latte Art Throwdown and Barista Bash. Learn from some of the regions best coffee professionals. Come party with us Saturday night, pour some milk, and win some great prizes!

Join us for a night celebrating the Southeast's vibrant barista and coffee community! Of course there will be a ridiculous latte art throwdown, featuring some of the hottest latte artists around, including Millrock Latte Art champ Ben Helfen. This year, besides the famous super rockstar custom tamper from Espresso Parts, we are giving cool home coffee brewing packages to the top two baristas, as well as many other cool prizes from Bellissimo and Barista Magazine! This year will also host the first ever Southeast Regional City vs City Throwdown. Special Guest MC and Latte Art Extraordinaire Chris "Defurious" Deferio will be showing off what has made him a multiple and current Millrock Latte Art champion!

Prizes are as follows:
First Place- A home brewing package featuring a Baratza Virtuoso grinder, Chemex, and Digital Scale. Also, a custom first place tamper from Espresso Parts.
Second Place- A Yama Siphon Brewer, a Digital Scale, and a custom second place tamper from Espresso Parts.
Third Place-Various package from Bellissimo, a year's subscription to Barista Magazine, coffee, and other goodies, as well as a custom third place tamper from Espresso Parts.
(Plus, all participants receive a goody bag with Spouted Bell pitcher, CoffeeTool, and other swag!)

Let's not forget about the Bash! Open bar, grub, and the unstoppable and unbeatable DJ skills of former SE Regional Champ and amazing barista Lem Butler. We will be providing shuttles from and to the event for all needed.
FOR MORE INFO, CLICK HERE: http://southeastregion.wordpress.com/

This event is part of the BGA Southeast Regional Jam, and is sponsored by Dilworth Coffee, Carolina Espresso Services, Barista Magazine, Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup, Coffeegeek.com, Torani, and Big Train.
(There is a $5 donation to enter the throwdown, which is going to charity.)