22 JUNE 08 EVERYBODY NEEDS SOME R & R . . . Even those of us who love what we do. Brown is heading north for some travel work/vacation time between Friday 27 June and Friday 11 July and will be taking your orders as per usual via our ONLINE SHOPPING CART. However (you can see this one coming) no one will be here to roast your delicious coffee until, well, Friday 11 July. Thanks for keeping up with us through the Summer. Here's to vacations and returning ready to rock your face off with stellar coffee. 9 JUNE 08 SALE ENDS SOON . . . Nothing lasts forever, of course. And just as all good things must come to an end we should let you know that our $9 sale is ending next week. Get any Brown offering (no limit) for $9 thru Saturday, 21 June.
8 JUNE 08 MORE SLURPING AND SPITTING . . . Come join us for our ever-enjoyable, ever-interesting, never-predictable , free PUBLIC COFFEE CUPPING on Saturday, 21 June, beginning at 9:30a here at Brown World HQ. We have been getting to know so many new friends each gathering and the conversations around coffee are inspiring and intriguing. So come on down and get to know some of your fellow San Antonio caffeine junkies, er, coffee lovers. Space is limited. RSVP here. 27 MAY 08 CHEMEX RE-EMERGES TRIUMPHANT . . . Comes now for your attention the glorious rearrival of the beautiful and sleek 30-ounce Chemex manual coffee brewer upon the stage of Brown. We will have a shipment of these in stock for summer, arriving soon, and are taking ordersas you read this. The glass brewers will include a box of 100 unbleached filter squares and retail for $42 total.
ALSO REMEMBER . . . that our pre-order sale of our new Brown HQ Sign T-shirts are being accepted now thru 6 June for the discounted price of $13.99. They will go to the printers after that, at which time we will have limited quantities above what pre-orders we receive. So act now to ensure you get yours in the size you want. 23 MAY 08 MEMORIALIZING . . . A housekeeping note to let you know that Brown will be dark (closed) Monday, 26 May, in observance of Memorial Day. Our robot order-taker will still be slaving away so feel free to visit the Brown Coffee Company's Online Shopping Cart to place your $9 coffee order. We'll fire up the roasters again Tuesday. Thanks. 16 MAY 08 GREASING THE WHEELS OF COMMERCE . . . Our goal at Brown is to put quality coffees into the hands of as many folks as possible. Enter now the "discount offer." For a limited time, enjoy any Brown coffee for the flat rate of $9. No limit. If you've been waiting to try something, or are in need of a stock up, here's your siren call. Consider this open season. 14 MAY 08 ROLLIN' . . . Next up: An educationally enlightening, caffeinatingly captivating and interactively invigorating event around everyone's favorite legally addictive beverage--coffee. Brown is hosting another coffee tasting event and you, the dear public, are invited. Saturday, 31 May, from 9:30a until around noon we will learn more about the journey coffee makes from the tree to your cup; tackle the big issues facing coffee today and, of course, do two stellar and creative coffee tastings, complete with prizes for the best cuppers (tasters). The event is free but space is definitely limited so delay making your RSVP at your own peril. 8 MAY 08 CUP MORE, LEARN MORE, HAVE MORE BROWN FUN . . . What fun we had last Saturday at our Coffee Cupping Event. We made about a dozen new friends and walked through some of the basics of the coffee story, culminating with some hands on coffee cupping time in our coffee lab. Due to the positive feedback we have received from the first three of these events, Brown has decided that holding them on a regular basis is well in order. Look for upcoming details about when we will have our next event and what sort of schedule we expect them to keep.
To celebrate the approval of our final permits here at our new HQ we are offering a commemorative, limited-edition t-shirt depicting the unique sign we inherited out front of our new roasterie.
Shirts are black cotton and are available S - XXL for $15.99. Pre-Orders through 6 June are $13.99. Coffee Addicts members' pre-order price through 6 June is $11.99. Reserve yours today.
19 APR 08 FREE COFFEE CUPPING EVENT . . . In Brown's never-ending quest to bring our customers closer to the coffee we are having another event at HQ on 3 May. Please RSVP ASAP. See you there. 28 MAR 08 HOW TO TELL IF YOUR ROASTER IS GIVING YOU THE RUN AROUND . . . We added a new snippet of coffee education in our Miscellany section. Enjoy and happy coffee buying.