OT: Question About Sweetwaters Cafe In Ann Arbor
Thanks to the diary a while back I checked out some of the places in Ann Arbor when I came up for a game last year. One of those places was Sweetwaters Cafe, because I'm a huge coffee fan, and I'm all about supporting local businesses. I'd rather get something from a local place than a place like Starbucks. Anyways, I really enjoyed going there and so I've been wondering now for a while if they sell ground coffee in packages that I could purchase? I live in Bloomington, as I'm going to Indiana University, so it'd have to be shipped too. But I'm wondering if any of the locals can help me out here. Sorry if this is too off-topic or whatever. Neg away if you must, but I've tried calling and didn't get an answer. I know this board is filled with people who would know, so I figured I would ask. Thanks for any help and again sorry if this is too off-topic. Just wanting to support a local business and get some good coffee that I could make here in my apartment, if at all possible.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
I've been buying their Costa Rican for quite a while now. Best whole bean coffee I've ever had.
http://www.mightygoodcoffee.com/
It's now available at the Kroger's on Maple, as well as at Knight's market on Spring St. and Plum, also on Maple. Don't know where it's carried on the central/east side of town.
September 17th, 2012 at 9:52 PM ^
roosroast is hands down the best coffee in ann arbor, destroys zingermans and mighty good
September 17th, 2012 at 10:22 PM ^
I'm not going to claim to have a sophesticated coffee palette, but IMO, Sweetwater's brews the best cup. A lot of the places that roast their beans locally have too much of a burnt flavor, or maybe are not as consistant as a place that sources their beans. Sometimes I get a great cup from Roos, Zingermans or Mighty Good, but othertimes it's just alright or a little too burnt tasting. OTOH, those places are all consistantly better than the other places that source their beans (ERC, Bearclaw, Bigby).
One trend I'm not a big fan of either is the pour over brews. Sometimes it's maybe marginally better, but it takes longer, costs more and your coffee is never as hot as out of a drip machine. Aren't the physics of it the same as a drip brew anyway?
September 18th, 2012 at 11:04 AM ^
I have noticed that too, but Im pretty much the best coffee brewer ever so i just buy a fresh bag and brew it at home and I dont have that problem.
September 17th, 2012 at 11:05 PM ^
Instead of Sweetwaters OR Zingerman you should really try RoosRoast (http://roosroast.com/shop/).
It is my fav. You can find it at a number of places around A2. They sell it at Kerrytown Market (http://kerrytown.com/shops.html). There is also a Sweetwater's located there, so you can get grab a coffe and then head to the market and get some of the best coffee there is. :)