Sam and AJ sit down for some drinks with Erica Lang and Kelly McPhee from Woosah Outfitters and Outside Coffee Company. They discuss Woosah's early days, Kelly's background as a sommelier in the restaurant industry, how the two met, and what's

Ep. 009 - WOOSAH AND OUTSIDE COFFEE CO's Erica Lang and Kelly McPhee

Oct 23rd, 2019 10m 56s

Sam and AJ sit down with Erica Lang and Kelly McPhee from Woosah Outfitters and Outside Coffee Company over some drinks and discuss Woosah's early days, Kelly's background as a sommelier in the restaurant world, how the two met and what's going

Ep. 008 - Brazilian Coffee with Full Enthusiasm

Sep 11th, 2019 54m 51s

Sam is back from Brazil and the guys are back in the studio to talk all things Brazilian coffee. They discuss what makes Brazil so important to the coffee industry, including overall production, elevation, varietals, and processing methods. Sa

Ep. 007 - Essence Restaurant Group Managing Partner James Berg and Executive Chef Jeremy Paquin

Aug 20th, 2019 1h 1m

The guys sit down with Essence Restaurant Group's very own James Berg and Executive Chef Jeremy Paquin to discuss the group's early days, their core values, humble beginnings, and leadership lessons learned along the way. Chef Jeremy reveals wh

Dana and Wob from The Mitten Brewing Company

Aug 2nd, 2019 1h 30m

On this episode of the Whatcha Drinkin' Podcast, the guys sit down with Dana Mate Dones and Rob "Wob" Wanhatalo from The Mitten Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, MI. They discuss everything from The Mitten's humble beginnings to their now three

Dan Shoup AKA DANNY HAMSTACKS

Jul 3rd, 2019 47m 15s

Introducing OUR FIRST EVER GUEST Ferris Coffee's Head Barista Dan Shoup! Check him out on Instagram @danielcshoup In this episode, the guys sit down with Dan to talk about the early days in Dan's coffee journey and how he landed at Ferris, his

Pasta (We let Sam Choose the Topic)

Jun 17th, 2019 1h 11m

Wait, what happened to Ep.003? Well friends, we pulled it from the site. We weren't happy with how it or we sounded so Ep.003 is dead. Instead, we're throwing in hopefully what turns out to be a crowd-pleasing pasta episode from the archives. E

Ep. 002 - Nerding Out on Costa Rican Coffee

Jun 6th, 2019 44m 19s

0:00:30 Introductions 0:02:20 Costa Rica, Great Big Hairly Elephants Can Never Poop - A Central America primer 0:06:30 Costa Rica Coffee Growing Regions 0:08:25 Thoughts on growing elevations 0:10:10 Costa Rica Varietals 0:13:15 The Micromill R