South Sound Coffee Trail: Your Route to Roasters
Meet the roasters, learn about the origin of the finely crafted beans and warm up with a cup of some of the best java around on the new South Sound Coffee Trail. This self-guided tour explores all things craft coffee in Washington’s capital region.
This route to roasters provides a curated map of regional cafes and roasteries, and details on nearby coffee cuppings and tastings. A couple highlights of the trail include:
- Find Tastings and Cuppings. Stop by the Dancing Goats tasting room to sample a variety of roasts or take a cupping class at Batdorf & Bronson or Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. to learn about each coffee’s origin and flavor profiles.
- Define Your Coffee Style. Whether it’s latte art, ambiance or aroma that’s most important, an infographic style quiz leads sippers to which local java may jive with their coffee style. Take the quiz here.
The trail highlights three roasters
Dancing Goats Olympia Downtown
Dancing Goats is credited with launching the local specialty coffee roaster movement in the Olympia region and cultivating many of the coffee roasters that brew for you today. Their passion extends past the cup and into educating the masses on how to craft a great cup of coffee at home. Stop by the tasting room to sample some of their roasts or take a cupping class to learn about the origins of their coffee. Tastings and cupping classes available at tasting room.
Olympic Crest Coffee Roasters
Roll up the garage door and bask in the sun or cozy up inside on a cold day. This roaster offers a variety of ways to enjoy a fresh cup of coffee, including a drive thru. Watch the roasting process in action through the windows of the café and see the beans brought to perfection right before your eyes.
If you go to a coffee shop for the ambiance, then you’ve met your match. Innovative and fresh, these coffee shops are always bustling. Awarded the Micro Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine in 2013, you know you’re drinking the best. For a unique experience, try a pour-over and taste the amazing flavors in each of the roasts. Complimentary coffee cuppings available Fridays at 10 a.m.
The Olympia region is home to local coffee roasters who pride themselves on their craft. Visitors like you can now fully immerse yourself in Olympia’s coffee scene now that it’s more accessible than ever before.
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