Good Coffee

Well, I feel like the majority of working Americans drink coffee - and likely a great percentage of the world. I'm sure I could even find some statistics if I wanted to search around a little bit but right now..no. No because I am actually feeling jittery!

I remember when I would slam coffee in the morning and then all day in order to stay alert and present. I even started using caffeine pills when I worked in childcare so that I wouldn't have to leave the area to use the restroom as much throughout the day. Over time, though, I have somehow become very sensitive to the affects of caffeine. I had to stop drinking it past 3pm in order to go to sleep at a reasonable hour. While I used to drink a whole french press before that time (coffee in the morning and afternoon!) sometimes I only have one cup a day now.

That said, it shouldn't be a surprise I'm a bit jittery right now. I've had some espresso and 1.5 cups of coffee - and very little food. Probably not the smartest choice I've made in my life, but... the coffee here at Thump is so GOOD.

Coming from the land of coffee in the Pacific Northwest I found the coffee shops in Denver to be limited (aside from America's lovely* dominating coffee chain, Starbucks) upon my arrival here 3.5 years ago. Needless to say, it's been fantastic to see the craft coffee culture grow and flourish in this city.

I truly don't believe people can appreciate good coffee until they've had proper exposure and have learned a bit about their own tastes. I try not to judge the people with their Starbucks addictions or that want to drown their coffee in sickly sweet syrups and creamers, but it's hard because I feel like everybody should know the value of good coffee.

What IS good coffee?

Well.. it is a number of things. There is a bit to be said about where the beans come from, what the relationship with the farmers looks like, how the beans are roasted and then later crafted into beautiful pieces of drinkable art. Perhaps I'll share some more in depth articles from experts on the subject, but knowing where your coffee is from and celebrating the hands through which it has passed is a wonderful thing.

And with that... I want to celebrate good coffee. And natural light. Because Thump also has a lot of that.