Elite Event: Reverie Coffee Tour

A most educational and aromatic experience.
Check my review for a perspective on their day to day business operations. This review is exclusively for the coffee tour.
Greeted by Andrew Gough, the guy running the show at Reverie, this informative jaunt included donuts from Donut Whole and of course a coffee beverage provided by Reverie.
Gough started with the harvesting of the coffee and how it gets from farm to point of sale. Gough described the plucking, bagging and processing of the fruit from beginning to its arrival at Reverie. Moving over to the roaster he described the roasting process in detail explaining the idea behind a roaster and their roasting machine. Along the way there was even a story of how coffee was discovered, utilized and how it eventually made it to the Americas.
A quick summing of the bagging process Gough then led us in to the research and development (upstairs) lab where they experiment with drinks and ideas about flavor and extraction. Gough was his most «Heisenberg» in this setting. Extolling the virtues of choosing science over art in the brewing process he made everyone aware this is a science they’re attempting to perfect more everyday.
Answering many questions along the way, Gough was knowledgeable about his product and more than happy to share all he knew along the way.

Thank you Jared for setting up such a fun little event! Not only was it cool to finally meet other Elite Unilocalers, but the owner who gave us the tour and class was just unlike anyone I’ve met. He knew his science! I was so glued to his words as I’m a food science major and really found it all very fascinating. I get to look at Reverie in a whole new light after learning so much behind their coffee practices. I had already known the staff was very well educated since I had purchased cold brew earlier today and the gentleman who helped me was very helpful and impressive. Looking forward to more events.

I had no idea that I knew NOTHING about coffee! Great event Jared, thank you! Reverie’s owner Andy was so generous with his time and knowledge (which is quite impressive). Did you know there are over 7 steps in the coffee process (that’s before roasting!)?! Reverie not only offers a funky, fun atmosphere, great coffee, and wholesale coffee for local retailers, they also offer coffee classes for groups and individuals. Andy really piqued my interest in the whole coffee industry. Fun fact: coffee growing originated in Ethiopia, which is still a huge supplier (one of the many things I learned at the Unilocal Elite Event tonight). Can’t wait for the next event!

Walked in with 1% knowledge about coffee and had my mind exploded with the owner Andrew giving us the lowdown on coffee from where it starts and how it ends up at his shop. Guy knows his thing or two about coffee and gave me an appreciation of coffee that I didn’t give it before.
Great event! Had a great learning experience and hope to see more events like this.