Hey people!
We are planning a big blow out for our 5th anniversary of being Bjava Coffee and Tea! Look for some fandangtastic coffees coming out of the roaster all through September!

More info as it comes! Look forward to September 1, 2011 to be a proud day in Indianapolis Coffee History as Bjava turns 5!

Kona Coffee is almost here! Stop in and place your order today!

Check out our great Christmas treats! We have some of your favorite flavored coffees. Our Holiday roast will be on the shelf before the end of the week!

Gift baskets, French presses, Tea brewers, get what you need here at Bjava!

See you soon for a yummy Peppermint Mocha or a Tres Leches Latte!

The coffee speaks for itself!
Check out what's being said about Bjava on the Internet click on,
Martine Locke scroll down to Monday March 30.

New coffees in this week, working on an Etsy page, and working on class schedule for consumer classes.

Espresso!
The Harvest Cafe Espresso blend will be on the bar by Tuesday, Wednesday at the latest. Going off will be the Higher Grounds espresso blend. Still on for a week Julian Espresso Crema.

The next roaster I plan to order from is Metropolis Coffee out of Chicago. I may be using another blend of theirs for espresso, as my machine does not run hot enough for their espresso blend.

I had a pot of the Metropolis Mocha Java blend it was awesome, I also really enjoyed their Rwanda and Tanzania Peaberry. So, bean buyers get ready for some great coffees you will need to take home!

Pouring the Espresso base
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat

It was me, I drank the last shot of Cafe Vera!
Espressos on the bar right now,
La Creama, by Julian Coffee Roasters and Espresso Roast, by Higher Grounds.

Coming soon: Espresso, by Harvest Cafe Roasters

These are all Indiana Roasters, come on over for a taste.

New sign
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat

We finally got the Stanton circle sign off and the Bjava circle up!

There weren't a lot of choices for what could work in this space. Needless to say our logo would not work in a circle, well it would have left a lot of empty space in the circle.
We could have changed out the circle completely, but the space wasn't available with the what was there. We could have changed out the entire sign including "coffee shop", but the funding wasn't there.
So, with a bright light that you can read when you get closer to it, this at least will direct people to the words "coffee shop." I will try to get a better photo of it this week, this one is pretty washed out.

Shots for newsletter
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat.

If you have ever had French press coffee then you know that it is a great way to prepare coffee!

If you have not, well then why not stop by for a delightful treat! You can choose the coffee from any we have in stock.
Come in sit and relax with a press pot and a scone. Call it lunch if you like!

Off the cuff
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat.

Hey this was fun!
Paul Poteet and Tom Davis from channel 6 news and http://www.theindychannel.com/offthecuff/index.html came into Bjava to film an Off the Cuff episode. Off the Cuff is an on-line video comedy in the youtube style.
Our episode was in the style of the game show, To Tell The Truth.
You see a couple of weeks ago one of my customers came in all excited, Ginger had heard Paul refer to "Betty Barista" on the morning weather report. Ginger was sure he was talking about me, since my real name is Betty. (Now you all know! Darn it!!)

Well I took the opportunity to e-mail Paul about myself and my shop. He told me that Betty Barista is a nick name he had given his producer, Betsy, and that this sounded like a funny story. That is when I found out about "Off The Cuff", and we started planning a meeting of the "Betty's".

Filming was done over an hour to an hour and a half period. It's funny how long something that will end up being about 8 minuets long can take.

You can watch the video at the about link on Monday, but for a good chuckle don't just watch my video watch them all!

Cheers!

The Bumble Buzz!

Hey all there are some things that you just must check out!

1. Brian has the "official" Bjava web site up and ready for visitors!
www.bjavacoffeeandtea.com

2. The art has changed, and this show will be up until May 3rd, so come by and check out the work of Gloria Pearson.

3. It is getting warmer, and we have started hitting the blender drinks pretty hard. I suggest the Peanut Butter Cup Frappe.

See you soon at Bjava Coffee and Tea!

shamrock
Originally uploaded by pforbinesque.

Let's get ready for St. Patty's Day with an Irish Cream Latte!

This Week's Coffees Featured Coffee Beans:

Colombia Huila Cooperative
Classic milk chocolate tones with a bright finish.
Sumatra Gayo Mountain Organic
Clean earthy, and great body.

Kenya AA - Estate Coffee
Bright and fruity.

800 Pound Gorilla
Dark Roast Blend deep rich.

Daterra Farms Sweet Yellow Bourbon
Organic Fair Trade Medium Roast Sweet

Green Frog Organic Fair Trade Espresso
A lighter jazzier espresso blend.

This Weeks Featured Flavored Coffee Beans:
Highlander Grogg
Cinnamon Hazelnut Praline

Blind Cupping, Meetup.com
Originally uploaded by lucysmycat.

The Cupping Table.
We had a successful cupping on Saturday. It was my first time to lead one, and everyone who took part seemed to enjoy themselves.
We did a blind cupping of 4 Colombian coffees. 2 were grocery store whole bean bin coffees. 1 was from Starbucks, and of course we had a Stanton Colombian. The clear taste preference was the Stanton coffee. The first time cuppers were able to detect several faults in the first 3 coffees. We learned that 3 of the coffees we cupped were fairly old. The only coffee with a known roast date was the Stanton coffee it was roasted on January 22.