drink a better story.
drink a better story.
Thanks for stopping by our blog! Here you’ll find stories about our award-winning coffee beans, roasting, sourcing, farmers, who we are, and more. What does it mean to drink a better story? Read on & you’ll see!
What is Direct Trade?
You’ve probably seen us mention that our coffee is direct trade a few times by now. But what does that mean exactly and why do we care so much? We’re talking all things direct trade on the blog today!
BonLife YouTube
We are excited to announce we have a YouTube channel now! We’ll be sharing in-depth brew method tutorials among other specialty coffee related videos there!
What is a Latte Art Throwdown?
And why should you come to the one we are hosting on August 3 at our cafe?!
Employee Spotlight: Barista Vincent
Welcome to the newest edition of our employee spotlight series!
Employee Spotlight: Barista Alex
It’s time for another BonLife barista employee spotlight! Get to know one of our long-time baristas, Alex, in the blog post below.
A Day in the Life of a Barista
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a barista? We’re spilling all the tea… or espresso… today on the blog!
BonLife FAQs
The BonLife blog has been around for a year now! In honor of our blog anniversary, we’re sharing some frequently asked questions about BonLife. If you’re new here, you can learn all about us! If you’ve been with us a while now, maybe you’ll learn a fun fact or two!
Bonlife Barista Spotlight: Evelyn
It’s time for a BonLife barista spotlight! Meet our newest team member, Evelyn!
Looking Back on 2023 with BonLife
We had a very exciting 2023 here at BonLife Coffee Roasters! Come take a walk down memory lane with us as we celebrate some of our favorite moments of the year— none of which could’ve happened without you all, our wonderful customers.
BonLife Barista Spotlight: Tristan
It’s time for a new barista spotlight! Before he left us to go away to college, we asked barista Tristen a few questions about his time spent working at BonLife Coffee Roasters. Read on to see his thoughts on the behind-the-scene life here!
BonLife Barista Spotlight: Erika
It’s time for the boss lady’s barista spotlight! We asked owner Erika a few questions about her time at BonLife Coffee Roasters. Read on to learn all the fun inside info about Erika’s time running an award-winning coffee roaster.
BonLife Barista Spotlight: Carter
We’re back with another BonLife barista spotlight! Get to know the staff behind the counter at our award winning cafe with our employee spotlight series. This time we’re talking to one of our newest baristas: Carter.
All About Coffee Subscriptions!
We offer several different types of coffee subscriptions here at BonLife. This blog post breaks down our different subscription offerings and answers your questions about all things coffee subscriptions.
BonLife Barista Spotlight: Nick
It’s time for another BonLife barista spotlight! Check out the interview below and get to know barista, Nick, a little better.
V60 Guide: a BonLife Pour over Recipe
The V60 is always a BonLife staff favorite! We think this pour over method is a great way to taste new roasts. It makes a clean cup of coffee, filtering out sediment and leaving pure tasting notes. It’s also simple to brew and fairly quick!
BonLife Barista Spotlight: Hannah
Welcome to our new employee spotlight series where you get to know more about the people behind your favorite coffee!
First up is our lovely barista, Hannah!
Golden Bean: Behind the Scenes at Our Favorite Coffee Competition.
In an earlier blog post we talked about the awards we have won and why we keep striving to be the best coffee roaster out there. You may have read that one and wondered what those competitions we attend are like. What do we do there besides win awards? Where are they? Who competes? Today, we’re going to to give you a behind the scenes look into our favorite competition: Golden Bean North America.
Coffee Processing Methods: What do They Mean?
Have you ever bought a bag of specialty coffee (like our award-winning beans!) and wondered what it means when it says “process: washed”? Or maybe you know that you love when a coffee says “process: natural” on the bag but you’re still not sure what the differences between all the coffee processing methods are exactly? Let’s dig into the differences between coffee processing methods and how they affect the taste of your beans!
Chemex: a BonLife Recipe
The Chemex! There are so many reasons to love this beautiful American-made brew method. Read on for a few reasons why we love it so much here at BonLife Coffee Roasters. Plus we’ll share a few tips and tricks & the recipe we use to brew a Chemex in our cafe.
How Do We Cup Our Coffees?
Ahh the art of coffee cupping! It’s one of the most important steps of roasting specialty coffee. Join us for a little behind-the-scenes blog tour of a BonLife Coffee Roasters cupping. Read to the end for a step-by-step guid on how to do a coffee cupping at home.