• Beans: Bright-Eyed & Bushy-Tailed (blend)
  • Roaster: Brewing Good Coffee Company (Savage, MD)
  • Origin: Varies seasonally
  • Roast level: Medium
  • Roast date: 8/26/2025
  • Purchase date: 9/12/2025 at BGCC in Savage Mill
    First cup: 9/16/2025; Last cup:
  • Tasting notes: Toasted almond, cherry
• V60:
  • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
  • Ode: 3
  • Water at 95°C
  • Recipe: Single Cup V60 Pourover with size 2 cone, 60g bloom water and 60g pulses – finishes around 02:55

First of all, driving to Savage from UMBC in the mid-afternoon on a weekday was a mistake. Traffic was terrible, especially trying to get back home. Next time I decide to drive here, I need to do it in the late morning. Biking is definitely the way to go, although they tend to be really busy on Sunday mornings when I typically bike through there. They were not busy at all when I bought these beans.

I really like this blend. It’s very well-balanced, and the 5 or 6 cups I’ve brewed so far have been very consistent (I can’t discount the fact that my brewing technique has also gotten more consistent over time, though all bets are off in the morning when I’m half awake). If I had to drink the same coffee every morning, this wouldn’t be a bad choice. I’m curious how much it varies from batch to batch, given that they choose the beans in the blend based on time of year and availability. Not that I’d ever get around to doing this, but it would be interesting to buy a bag in the summer, freeze it until winter, then buy another bag and compare the two.