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Turkeys, Pies, and.........Coffee!

We have the coffee for your holiday dinner! Come on by and see what fresh yummy coffees we have for you!

PS Your Mom called, and that can of coffee you brought last year......try again!

Come on over and check out our EGGNOG drinks!
We are serving up lots of cinnamon mochas and peppermint mochas as well!

Soup we have soup. Lunch is warm and quick when you have soup!
Monday's Soup: Chicken Gumbo with chicken sausage

New cups for the coffee shop!

New cups for the coffee shop!
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat.

We got some great new cups for Bjava Coffee and Tea! Come in and have a small latte or mocha to "stay". Enjoy your coffee the way it was ment to be, in a great looking cup or mug.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat.

That is one scary Latte! It was yummy too!
Halloween was fun and busy at Bjava Coffee. We were featuring our "Scary Berry" Smoothie, and Pumpkin Lattes.
BOO!

Have a safe and fun Halloween!

We brew for you.

Midwest Barista Jam

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Originally uploaded by ThaRiddla.

It was time that I pass on the "BGA Jacket", and Kim was more than happy to take it over. She didn't want me to get cold so she gave me a Coffee Break sweatshirt in exchange!
(photo from Matt Riddles flickr account)

Hanging out at Bjava

Hanging out at Bjava
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat.

The first Indianapolis Coffee Meet Up was a success! We had a total of 6 participants. We tasted 3 coffees from Stanton Coffee Roasters. All of our coffees were roasted on Monday October 16. Nice and fresh. Since the coffees were so fresh we enjoyed them brewed using the French press.

We started off with Guatamal Huehuetenago, then we had Mexico Tres Oros, and we ended the evening with Daterra Sweet Yellow Bourbon, from Brazil.

For more on Meet Ups check out meetup.com
We had snacks, conversation and Coffee! What else do you need of a fun evening with new friends!

Watch those shots!

Watch those shots!
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat.

Welcome John to Bjava Coffee and Tea! John will be pulling shots for a few hours on Saturdays. John's goal is to compete in the Great Lakes Regional Barista Competition in February.

Stanton Roasts!

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Originally uploaded by lucysmycat.

We get our coffee fresh from the roaster, Mr. Tim Stanton, every Monday afternoon. Tim is very hands on with his roasts! (These are the hands that turn green coffees into that wondrous brew we drink!)

If you haven't had a cup of truly fresh roasted coffee then stop by, we can help you!

We Brew For You

It's Getting Chilly and there is SOUP for you!

We will start serving soup tomorrow!

Pink Ribbons and Raspberry Lattes.........

October is Breast Cancer awareness Month. Be aware and take care!
Bjava Coffee and Tea will donate 50 cents for every raspberry latte purchased during the month of October to the Susan G Komen foundation. We will also donate $1 for each pound of our fresh roasted Pink Ribbon Blend sold during October.

Come on in for a fresh cup of great locally roasted coffee or try one of our yummy full leaf teas.

We brew for you!

TONIGHT SINGER/SONG WRITER MANDY MILLER

A Map to B-Java Coffee and Tea (Look for the Stanton Coffee sign)
Yahoo! Maps - Indianapolis, IN 46254-1685http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=5510+Lafayette+Rd&csz=46254&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=

Awesome! Awesome! Fun Night!

There were lots of folks here to see Judy Leiviska. Her art will be hanging in the coffee shop through November 30th so come by and check it out!

Laura Connallon was rockin' Laura just gets better every time I see her. We had several friends stop by just to hear Laura.

Fabulous and Fun! Come check out the ART SHOW! Tomorrow evening (September 22) .
JUDY LEIVISKA http://www.art-bio.com/artists/leiviska_judy/bio.htm

We will also enjoy listening to Laura Connallon on the guitar.
http://www.lauraconnallon.com/

Sunday the day of rest.....Actually today I must play catch up. Paperwork, order lists, blog...etc, etc.

Drip coffees we will be serving this week: (In no particular order)
Mexico Tres Oros, Velocity Blend, Costa Rica Monte Crisol, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, Timor Maubesse (dark roast), Guatemala Huehuetenago, and Papua New Guinea (dark).

Featured Espresso Based Drinks this week:
Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Nuttella Orange Macchiato or Latte


So, Monday is Tim's roasting day, and here is what I ordered for this week: Espresso Vera, Datera, and Pacific Rampage. Pac Ram is a dark roast blend for the customers who just can't step away from the dark! The Datera Sweet Yellow has been a great seller, I have folks who buy 4 bags at a time! I wanted to serve it, but it sold out before I got a chance! This time I plan to serve some!

Last week was a whirlwind or activity business wise. The Starbucks was closed so we had double the number of customers. Out of all those new folks trying us out I have seen a few return after the green monster opened back up on Saturday. I expect after they all use their $5 gift cards many will come back to us. There were a few who said they didn't care where they got their coffee when I asked if they would come back. Oddly enough most were men who said stuff like that.

I did hear a lot of people say that they never knew we were there, and they were happy to see an independent here. I hope they meant what they said, and that they will return to us, time will tell.

Hey happy Saturday! It is a beautiful day. So, our first full week as Bjava Coffee and Tea, yes well I am still spending money! Ha! That's what you do when you go into business!

Great news, the Starbucks across the way is going to be closed for a couple of days next week!
The bad part of that is they are putting in a drive-thru! Well, they can keep the lazy folk who can't get out of their cars for a kind word and a great cup!
At least on the days they are closed I can serve up some fantastic coffee, and win over some of their regulars!

Tim, the roaster and kind sole who sold me this shop, opened for me today. He sold a ton of coffee beans! That is good for both of us of course, it means I will be ordering a lot of coffee next week.

Barista Brian is playing in a softball tournament today. I hope they have fun!

So, here I am listening to erin mckeown on my laptop, and planning my next week. If anyone wants to stop by I will be working Saturday afternoons for the rest of the semester. Brian has an afternoon art class on Saturdays.

Well, Friday September 1, 2006, we began operations as Bjava Coffee and Tea. Not much has changed from the coffee shop being Stanton Coffee, and not much will change at least for the rest of this year.
I will continue to flavor coffee beans for those who want it, I will continue to have the single shot foamy latte known as a capppuccino, and I will continue to serve a dark roast and a mild each day for customers to choose from for drip. (These things are expected by the current customers.)
The changes that will occur are, I will offer for in house consumption, a traditional cappuccino, espresso, and macciato served in the proper cups.
I will offer press coffees of single origin lighter roasts, such as, Stanton's
Brazil Daterra Sweet Yellow Bourbon.

Today I sent info to the landlords attorney, tomorrow we do inventory.

Friday We Bjava.