Bean Drinking

An excellent coffee experience. Can really recommend the coffee tasting flight, to experience and learn about coffee, not just espresso based drinks.

Thanks to Bean Hunter I discovered this great coffee experience. I will definitely be finding excuses to find myself in Crows Nest again.

The Slayer certainly does help the barista create a superb ristretto, and the cold drip that Keith introduced me bordered on orgasmic.

Bean Drinking was brought to my attention as somewhere special, so I took a 45 minute drive today to find out for myself.
When I arrived I introduced myself to the owner Keith, and from there the experience was superb.
Keith first took me over to make me a syphon brew of a COE Honduras Las Amazonas, followed by an espresso of Blue Batak made on the fabulous Slayer machine, which was easily the best espresso I've had in quite some time.
To top that off Keith brought me some Cold Drip Yirgacheffe to try.

By then I needed to have some lunch so ordered my usual flat white to have with a nice looking Panini with ham & cheese.
These were soon brought out to me at the nice little table I'd set myself at outside in the lovely sunshine.
Again the coffee was the sublime (and the panini was yummy too).

All around a great experience and despite the distance from home, seeing as Keith isn't opening around the corner from me any time soon, I'm going to have to go back for more of that great coffee.

Loved this espresso bar the coffee was great on par with my locals in Melbourne one I haunt is St Ali . The girls made us feel like we were very welcome and the service that they provided very as good as any-where. On a slightly different note one staff a male was not what you would expect to be the front face of a vibrant espresso bar. He stood at the counter and did not smile or engage any clients in a welcoming manner, actually he did not engage in any conversations but stood there with not a trace of energy or friendliness. He was not interested in anything happening around him. If it were not for the fabulous girls fronting the business I would guess that this bar would not retain is regular clientel. Great coffee lab ok foods. Will be back but hope to see a smile on the dial.

This cafe is amazing. Simply amazing. The coffee is excellent the atmosphere is awesome and the owner Keith is so enthusiastic about coffee and it shows. Every coffee I have had here has been amazing. The attention to detail is awesome and it shows in everything they do.

my daily pick-me-up before experiencing the madness that is work. never ceases to deliver.

Found this place on the way to my girlfriends house. She wanted to go home but I made her stick around for half an hour! These people really give a shit and they make probably the best coffee north of Mecca. Had a nice Ethiopia on the Slayer which is unique apparently. I want to go back there and try some of the filters.

The food's not amazing but apparently theyre changing the menu.

I love coming here as I learn something new every time. I especially like how they are pushing the boundaries and are hungry for knowledge. For those who love coffee it's reminisant of a kid in a candy shop. I especially like drinking different single origins from the SLAYER. Keith the owner plays aroud with the brewing pressure to extract different profiles from the same coffee. Each origin has a set of tasting notes. Yesterday I hear some one say 'Yep I got that and I got that and that, I didn't get that an so on', after drinking from the SLAYER and reading the tasting notes. Try the cold drip coffee served in a shot glass over ice as it is a totally different experience. Great work guys.

Had a guat off the slayer this morning, fantastic! Heard the guy at next table exclaim 'oh my god that is fecking incredible!' as he tasted his slayer espresso, so i'm not the only one. Also tried a yirgacheffe siphon (beans roasted on site few days ago) which was beautiful. Mostly I can't stop thinking of when I can get my next slayer fix.

One of the few (if not only) places in Crows Nest that take their coffee seriously.
I haven't tried the food here but if you choose to eat elsewhere I'd leave your coffee fix for Bean Drinking.