Welcome to another Bear Essentials dive into a common question in coffee. This time we are going to look at a question that's been around for a long time in our industry, and one on which I have some pretty strong opinions.  “Hey Bear, why is batch brew coffee so bad?” As usual I’m going... Continue Reading →

Welcome all, this time I am going to give you a Bear’s eye view of a big subject that doesn’t get talked about as much as it could. The future of coffee as an agricultural crop.  Yes really, I am going to take a deeper look at the state of supply and sustainability of one... Continue Reading →

Over my years in and around coffee I have noticed that certain questions will come up pretty regularly. So given that this is the case I am going to start a new strand of articles which try to address these recurring questions as clearly as possible. In each case I will start with a summary... Continue Reading →

A long while back I published About a Bear and talked a little about why I do what I do, and the disability I live with. This sort of personal article is not my usual style, but I have come to realise that I want to change that. So in amongst my usual coffee ramblings... Continue Reading →