{"id":293,"date":"2018-09-17T20:34:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/whatcombusinessalliance\/?p=293"},"modified":"2018-09-17T20:34:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:34:19","slug":"roastery-opens-a-new-panorama-view-of-coffee-roasting-and-brewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/whatcombusinessalliance\/roastery-opens-a-new-panorama-view-of-coffee-roasting-and-brewing\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Roastery\u2019 opens a new panorama view of coffee roasting and brewing"},"content":{"rendered":"

published March 31, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Woods Coffee opens new location open to Roastery on Lakeway in Bellingham, WA.<\/p><\/div>\n

On March 28<\/span>, 2016 the doors will open on a first for coffee-crazy Whatcom County:<\/span><\/p>\n

An open-view coffee roasting facility at The Woods Coffee location on Lakeway Drive (just east of I-5 exit). As announced by CEO Wes Herman (above left) and Head Roaster Shea Hagan (right), a Grand Opening is scheduled for April 16.<\/p>\n

Seating includes a few tables and a coffee tasting bar at which patrons will have an open view of two processes: <\/b>one, the company\u2019s shiny new stainless steel roaster, and two, the 12-hour brewing of The Woods\u2019 proprietary, certified organic Cold Brew.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe expanded seating area will allow our guests to feel like they are right in the middle of all the action,\u201d Herman said. \u201cOur 300-gallon Cold Brew production area will feel somewhat like a micro-brewery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Take a wild guess where much of the R&D took place for the Roastery concept. \u201cSome of our staff and I frequently visited Starbucks\u2019 new facility like this in Seattle,\u201d Herman said. \u201cWe\u2019d stay all day and take notes on good ideas, and what we might do different. I\u2019ve always said openly that all of us in this industry owe a debt of gratitude to Starbucks for making possible all the opportunities we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

While moving the roasting operation, The Woods Coffee will retain its headquarters and in-house bakery in Lynden. The company\u2019s director of coffee and head roaster, Hagan said, \u201cI\u2019m very excited about these new steps of the Roastery and brew bar to keep expanding on quality and experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hagan is one of the highest credentialed roasters in the U.S. as a certified taster, judge, and barista trainer. He previously has worked at Illy in London, England, and for Portland Roasters and for Moka Joe\u2019s when it was in Bellingham. \u201cWe will focus on highest-quality, fresh seasonal coffees exclusively at Roastery as an espresso or pour-over and to purchase by the bag,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roastery also will stage cuppings. \u201cWe\u2019re moving our very best baristas to Roastery,\u201d Herman said. \u201cThat will create seven or eight new jobs at other locations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Woods Coffee also is opening its 18th coffee shop this month, and the first in Canada. In partnership with White Spot parent company Shato Holdings Ltd., the new location will serve at the Tsawwassen Springs Golf Club in British Columbia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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