United States Barista Championship

Courtney Marie Vaquera of MadCap Coffee talks about how to approach your first year competing with Sprudge.com backstage at the 2012 Big Central RBC.

2nd: Katie Meyers, Alterra Coffee Roasters, Milwaukee, WI
3rd: Alex Johnson, Quixotic Coffee, St. Paul, MN
4th: Trevor Gruehn, Kickapoo Coffee Roasters, Viroqua, WI
5th: Robbie Krask, HalfWit Coffee Roasters, Chicago, IL
6th: Jonathan Colon, HalfWit Coffee Roasters, Chicago, IL

2nd: Zaida Dedolph, HalfWit Coffee Roasters, Chicago, IL
3rd: Josh Taves, Dogwood Coffee Company, Minneapolis, MN
4th: Talya Strader, Bow Truss Coffee, Chicago, IL
5th: Scott Lucey, Alterra Coffee Roasters, Milwaukee, WI
6th: Andy Atkinson, Intelligentsia Coffee, Chicago, IL

2nd: Jacque DesMarais, Kaldi's Coffee, St. Louis, MO
3rd: David Fasman, Kaldi's Coffee, St. Louis, MO
4th: Tyler Rovenstine, Oddly Correct Coffee, Kansas City, MO
5th: Nora Brady, Kaldi's Coffee, St. Louis, MO
6th: Reagan Petrehn, Parisi Coffee, Kansas City, MO

2nd: Randy Robbins, Parisi Coffe, Kansas City, MO
3rd: Mike Schroeder, Oddly Correct Coffee, Kansas City, MO
4th: Kevin Reddy, Kaldi's Coffee, St. Louis, MO
5th: Dean Kallivrousis, Parisi Coffe, Kansas City, MO
6th: Robert Reagan, Palace Coffee Company, St. Canyon, Texas

Broadcasting live starting January 18th - Bookmark Page

PT's Coffee Roasting Co.
Kaldi's Coffee

The Guild KC
1621 Locust Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

Judges Workshop: January 17th

Round 1, January 18th

Round 1 Continued, January 19th

Finals, January 20th

The Aladdin Hotel and Spa
1215 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO 64105
(1 mile from the Guild KC)

To make reservations please call or email our BCRBC Official Housing Bureau before December 28th 2012.

Toll Free: 866-364-9511
Local: 310-590-4732
Email: baristasguild@paravion-inc.com

For more reservation and travel details click here

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So you've decided to take your barista abilities and knowledge to the next level and participate in the USBC program...now what? Start with becoming much more familiar with the USBC Rules and Regulations, Head Judge Scoresheet, Sensory Scoresheet, and Technical Scoresheet. The Barista Guild of America offers a tremendous amount of resources to its members through certification programs, online forums and barista fellowship! Partner with your Roasters, co-workers, customers, industry counterparts and friends to develop your routine and become more familiar with your coffee, technique and equipment. For more information, feel free to contact the SCAA for futher guidance using the contact link above.

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