Now We’re Wired
Coffee and tea communities on the Web
from an article by Chris Ryan at Fresh Cup Website
Alt.coffee - A Google group, the first coffee forum, and it still has folks that frequented alt.coffee when it was a news group and the Internet was in its infancy
Barista Guild of America forum—Topics include barista competitions and job postings, and both public and private forums exist.
Bread Coffee Chocolate Yoga—Fortune Elkins of the SCAA maintains this blog about four of her favorite things.
CoffeeGeek—A comprehensive community site, including frequently updated content, reviews, forums, podcasts and more.
Coffee Kid—CoffeeGeek creator Mark Prince’s personal Web site about coffee.
Coffee Meetup —
SCAA-sponsored site is a useful tool for organizing meetings of coffee groups.
Coffee Snobs — Australia-based forum in which visitors can post on myriad topics.
Coffeed - Started by Alistair Durie of Elysian Coffee, this busy forum site is aimed at “professionals and fanatics,” with postings falling into general categories like roasting, espresso and brewing.
DoubleShot Coffee - Owner Brian Franklin uses his blog to communicate with customers about coffee fun facts, store goings-on and more.
Home Barista - A forum-based Web community dedicated to the home espresso enthusiast.
Jim Seven - 2006 UK Barista Champion James Hoffman’s blog details his thoughts on coffee.
Kona Farmgirl - Suzanne Shriner, owner of Lions Gate Farms in Honaunau, keeps this blog to talk about the experience of running a coffee farm.
Portafilter.net - A blog featuring coffee news, podcasts and more, with posts from a panel of coffee industry people including Murky Coffee’s Nick Cho and Intelligentsia Coffee’s Matt Riddle.
Roasters Guild Forum - Roasters can discuss the roasting in either a public board or a members board.
Specialty Coffee Retailer forum - Membership is required for this forum affiliated with Specialty Coffee Retailer..
T Ching - This new blog aims to inspire people and educate them about tea, particularly its health benefits.
Tea Chat - Adagio Teas’ forum, billed as a place for “banter and wisdom.”
Viva Barista - Billing itself as “The Barista’s Underground Resource,” this site features news updates, a blog and coffee industry job postings.
