Product Reviews

Brotherhood of the Bean on September 17th, 2007

Rating: Its pretty rare that I get to write about something coffee related that gets my wife really excited. She has reached a point where my jabbering on about coffee has been somewhat tuned out. And I honestly can’t blame her. Last weekend she threw me a curve ball. It was Saturday morning and like [...]

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Brotherhood of the Bean on September 3rd, 2007

Rating: Normally when I see something with a name like “Ultima” the warning bells go off inside my head. Products with such a dubious label rarely, if ever live up to such a claim. I wondered then how the Capresso Ultima Espresso Maker (Model #121) would perform. Would it do the name justice? Or would [...]

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Brotherhood of the Bean on August 8th, 2007

Rating: Well, I know… we all want to change the world. And if Owen Dearing over at Mug Revolution has anything to do say about it he will lead the revolution from boring small coffee cups, to hand made stoneware that holds more coffee, looks better, and lasts longer. With meat hooks like mine I [...]

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Olaf on May 3rd, 2007

Rating: Made with real tree frogs, I imagine. This coffee quite possibly exudes the very best smell of any coffee I’ve smelled. The aroma is complex, but accurately described on the label: “This certified organic blend marries the juicy intensity of fresh black grapes and subtle macadamia nut sweetness laced with chocolate…” It’s not marked [...]

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Brotherhood of the Bean on April 23rd, 2007

It was inevitable that someone, in the grand search for a faster way to wake up in the morning would pair up our beloved caffeine with the most unlikely of allies — SOAP. Enter ThinkGeek.com, innovators, inventors, geeks.. A site the inner boy in every man loves, and the bane of girlfriends and wives the [...]

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Brotherhood of the Bean on April 18th, 2007

Rating: … And a collective gasp was heard across the Blogsphere… Can it be true, did he just say… Yes friends, tonight I curse the very Coffee I love. And why you may ask? Hot Cinnamon Espresso – Two shots of Espresso, one scoop of Cinnamon Ice Cream, Whole Milk and Whipped Cream topped off [...]

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Brotherhood of the Bean on March 3rd, 2007

Ordinarily the thought of spilling, much less wearing my coffee is enough to make me eye with suspicion every plastic cup lid that adorns my coffee. Like many, I have had my share of spilled coffee encounters. They haven’t been fun, and most of them have occurred in my car due to my inability to [...]

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Brotherhood of the Bean on February 26th, 2007

This last Saturday I found myself in Chicago’s Chinatown celebrating the Chinese New Year with my family. It was an unspoken given that we would be visiting the Aji Ichiban candy shop. After braving the bleak Chicago cold, it seemed like just the stop to keep my son in good spirits. Plus truth be told, [...]

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