Delivery, New Apparel, and a BBQ Rub
Solid State Coffee || Sept '24
NEWS AND UPDATES
Back to School Promo
Labor Day has come and gone. The kids are going back to school. Need an extra caffeine boost to get through those early mornings? For the next week, use the promo code BACK2SCHOOL for 20% off any coffee bag online.
Delivery + Pickup Is Here 🚙
Order food straight out of our specialty kitchen from the comfort of your own home! Delivery and pickup services from our food and pastry menu are now available online.
Pickup: Every Day, 7:30AM-3:00PM
Delivery: Mon-Fri, 7:30AM-3:00PM
Tees and Hoodies Now Available 👕
Rep your favorite coffee shop in the wild. We now have a selection of t-shirts, all representing the Solid State brand. We're also dropping hoodies, which are perfect for the Fall season, lightweight but enough to keep you warm as the weather starts to cool. Get them in the cafe or online now. Plus, keep an eye out. You never know what other merch may drop in the future.
Ethiopian Coffees COMING SOON ☕ 🇪🇹
Every year, we welcome an amazing Ethiopian lot from Hamasho Station. After a few shipping delays, we are thrilled to announce this year's Hamasho Natural has made its way to our warehouse. Not only that, we have a brand new lot from the same region, from the Chelbasa One washing station.
Ethiopian coffees are so diverse, and we love featuring multiple coffees at the same time. Hamasho is a natural process, with those classic blueberry and winey notes. Chelbasa is a washed process, with more of a floral complexity.
Both coffees will hit the shelves on September 12.
BBQ Rub + Coffee 🍗
BBQ season may have just "officially" ended, but it's not too late to get out there and cook up some meat (or not meat)! With a sophisticated blend of spices including cumin, smoked paprika and COFFEE, this rub works great with chicken, pork and lamb (and probably anything else you can think of putting on a grill). Guaranteed!
Only available in store
News and Special Interests
A new generation... with Sofia Cuadros
Last month, our Coffee Director, Nathanael sat down with Sofia Cuadros at the cafe. Sofia co-founded Unblended Coffee, one of our producing partners in Colombia. They talked about how Unblended got started and the success they've seen in their community. Sofia talked about the Development Lot, which allows producers to experiment with fermentation and new processing methods. She also talked about the upcoming Transformation Lot, a new blend of coffees from female producers in the region.
The video drops next week. Make sure to follow our social media and stay subscribed to this newsletter to be the first to see it!
Around the Web
Support a Pioneering DRC Cooperative Affected by Rebel Conflict
A rebel group has recently advanced into a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, displacing many coffee farmers in the region. 1000 growers out of 4100 in the Muungano Cooperative have been displaced by the conflict. Many organizations, including Atlas Coffee Importers in the US, are raising funds to provide relief to victims of this tragedy.
Record Year at the Best of Panama Auction
Gesha coffees from Panama never fail to sell for a huge price point. This year the average lot at the Best of Panama auction sold for $627.27/pound, with multiple lots exceeding $4,000.
Listen to the Farmers, It Can't Be Said Enough
Every link in the coffee supply chain assumes tight margins and huge financial risk, though perhaps none so much as the growers themselves. Where a huge majority live with major food insecurity.