Hot Coffee Trends From a Local Coffee Fanatic

In my world, coffee is not just a beverage – it is a way of life. My go-to is an iced caramel macchiato with nonfat milk. But lately I have been intrigued by a few hot trends popping up on social media and at our local coffee shops ...

6 Coffee Tricks for Doing Your Best Buying and Brewing

My obsession with coffee started seven years ago, while I was working at the local teahouse, Infinitea. I discovered that much like tea, coffee from different parts of the world has dramatically different flavor qualities ...

Mug of Victory: UW-Stout Grad Designs Bag for Vikings-Themed Brew

Nate Killam can walk into a Caribou Coffee shop or a Minnesota grocery store these days and easily spot examples of his creative skills: packages of Vikings Blend coffee ...

Altoona's New Coffee Joint Brings Beans From All Over the World

Getting coffee has become an important part of our morning (and afternoon, and evening) routine. Coffee is more than a beverage: It’s a science, a passion, and a way of life. Cabin Coffee in Altoona’s River Prairie has figured that out ...

Chippewa Roasters Keep it Fresh

Have you heard of coffee? Did you drink some this morning? Probably. Do not worry. You and I are among hundreds of millions of people globally who do. We are talking about one of the most consumed beverages ever.

Grandma’s Coffee Pot

a story of family, loss, and how we grow up without even realizing it

love coffee, so it’s easy for me to forget that I used to abhor the stuff. I started drinking it in my early 20s, as a way to cope with being a night owl in an early bird’s world. I had previously worked ...

Caffeinated Concoctions: Northbound Supply Co. Offers Distinctly Different Coffee Cocktails

“If I had to pick one specialty coffee that best represents me I think, maybe, I’m most like the Whiskey Whiteout – hot, sweet, and a little boozy,” Matt Schwahn said with a laugh. Schwahn is not literally “boozy,” ...

Caffeinate EC: A Guide to Unique Offerings From Chippewa Valley Cafés

Eau Claire’s many coffee houses are not one in the same. Each one has some creative minds behind the counter experimenting, testing, and drawing inspiration from all kinds of places to create some fantastic drinks for your next ...

Blugold Brains, Blugold Beans

UWEC entrepreneurial students bring new coffee brand to EC

Last fall, a simple suggestion sparked an initiative to create a UW-Eau Claire brand of coffee. In the span of a single year, that idea has evolved into a thriving young company called Blugold Roast ...

Coffee on Draft

new N7 Café offers nitro coffee on wheels

Attention all caffeine fiends of the Chippewa Valley: Eau Claire has another coffee outlet wheeling its way into town, and I’m not just waxing lyrical about it. That’s right: N7 Café is a mobile café that offers cold brew coffee as well as nitro coffee on draft ...