Alabaster Coffee Roaster & Tea Co.

Espresso Sabra v.5 Review from Bloggin’ Good Food

Karl — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:09:27 +0000

The fine folks over at Bloggin’ Good Food were kind enough to write up a slamming review of our Espresso Sabra v.5. Give it a read [here].

Espresso Sabra v.5 is going to competition!

Karl — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:05:41 +0000

We’re proud to announce that our Espresso Sabra v.5 has qualified to compete in the America’s Best Espresso Eastern Championship at Coffee Fest NYC on March 8-10! Representing Alabaster will be our barista Jesse Darrow. We were one of 24 cafes that qualified to present their espresso.

Competitors will go head to head in a winner move on, loser go home tournament competition. The competition will continue in this fashion all the way down to the sweet 16 on Saturday and then the final four and championship final Sunday.

For the competition, baristas will have six minutes on Friday and ten minutes on Saturday and Sunday to prepare one espresso that will be submitted to the judging table of three carefully selected judges. Judges will be chosen from the field of Baristas competing in the Latte Art World Championship Open. Judges will evaluate the shots of espresso from each competitor in the categories of:
1) Flavor Complexity
2) Mouthfeel & Appeal
3) Aftertaste

We’re excited & honored to qualify for this event!

Introducing Burundi Kayanza

Karl — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:43:21 +0000

We’re proud to introduce our newest coffee offering, Burundi Kayanza!

Burundi is a small landlocked African nation. With a population of about 8 million people, approximately 90% of the population relies on farming as their primary source of income. Coffee is by far the largest export of the country, which has been rebuilding following a 12 year civil war that ended in 2005.

It’s a delightfully comfortable cup of coffee. We taste notes of gingerbread, brown sugar, and tangerine, with a lingering finish.

The Specs:
Region: Kayanza
Altitude: 1950m
Varietal: Bourbon
Process: Fully washed + sun dried

January Music + Art

Karl — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:10:14 +0000

Music
04 :: Tiffany Eisner, 7pm. Acoustic, all ages, no cover.
11 :: John Hardy, 7pm. Acoustic, all ages, no cover.
18 :: Morgan Patterson, 7pm. Acoustic, all ages, no cover.
25 :: TBA

Art
Featuring work of the Old & New Project.
Curated by Origins Art Space. Pieces on display are also for sale.

Holiday Hours

Karl — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:09:21 +0000

Christmas Eve: Regular hours (7A-7P)
Christmas Day: Closed

New Year’s Eve: Regular hours (7A-7P)
New Year’s Day: Closed

Alabaster

Karl — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:48:56 +0000

We’re proud to announce a new partnership with Barrel 135 in downtown Williamsport! Barrel 135 is starting a new table side french press program featuring the Barrel 135 Blend, crafted specifically for them. We’re pumped to a part of one of Williamsport’s finest finest experiences!

Christmas time is [almost] here…

Karl — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:58:01 +0000

It’s a little known fact that although Santa’s workshop gets all the press, it’s another workshop that keeps the elves caffeinated!

Alabaster Coffee is gearing up for some great gift ideas for those close to you…or those that you’d like to be close to you!

bags of ethically sourced, craft roasted Alabaster coffee
t-shirts
mugs
coffee subscriptions (3 or 6 months of coffee mailed to your door!)
home brewing equipment: Beehouse drippers, french presses, aeropresses, and Chemex (new this year!)
Hario coffee grinders
home brew gift boxes
loose leaf tea sets
gift cards (if they want to pick it out themselves!)

It’s a Christmas miracle!

Country Store

Karl — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:04:49 +0000

We’re excited to announce that you can now purchase 12oz retail bags of Alabaster coffee at the Country Store in Pennsdale, PA!

Alabaster is two years old!

Karl — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:36:33 +0000

Alabaster is two years old today! We’ll be featuring our final roast of the Rwanda Kagimbanyi Cup of Excellence, and beginning at 5pm debuting our new drinks – La Flammes (espresso platter with flamed lemon peel) and a dessert affogato (ice cream + espresso). Live music by Simeon Myers around 7:30pm.

Thank you to all of our friends who have believed in & supported us over the last two years. Here’s to many, many more!

Ohio Bound

Karl — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:11:07 +0000

We’re honored to announce that Alabaster Coffee is a new part of the coffee program at Press Coffee Bar in Dayton, OH. Brett Barker & the crew at Press are knocking it out of the park – great people in a beautiful space serving great coffee.

Check out Press online or in person – you won’t even know where your expectations got blown away to.