Episodes related to topic: podcast

Top Brew Coffee and Computers
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

What’s lost on a generation that grows up with Keurig coffee? How do Starbucks professionals perform cupping at headquarters? What’s in a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee?

Top Brew What Happens in Oz
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

The guys go back to first things: their very own brewing rituals. Joe likes AeroPress, Eric likes Hario V60. And between the two, there’s a dozen other tools they use to perfect their handmade beverages each day. Learn all about their fussy — and sometimes not-so fussy — coffee setups.

Top Brew Pursue Your Coffee Passion
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Eric and Joe discuss Eric’s huge career change, discovering your coffee passion later in life, Eric’s new 1,000 lb. coffee roaster, and where to setup a roasting facility.

Top Brew Invited to the Wedding
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Joe welcomes our special guest, JT Manning from Moscow, Idaho, a former Starbucks’ barista. JT shares details about work life behind the counter, learning about craft coffee, the makeup of his home brewing ritual, and his general opinion of the Starbucks’ barista work experience.

Top Brew The World of a Cup of Joe Quiz
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Eric and Joe give themselves an NPR coffee quiz to test their coffee culture knowledge base. Adn in review, the guys taste test Madcap’s Galeras coffee, freshly roasted for the show.

Top Brew These Seeds Make Things Grow
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Eric and Joe discuss the 1,000 plus chemicals that make up a coffee beverage, and review McDonald’s McCafé regular coffee.

Top Brew Where Are My Pants?
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Eric and Joe tackle three important topics: the secret origins of Mama Darnell’s banana pudding, balancing Joe’s caffeine headaches with sleep deprivation, and review of Chick-fil-A’s regular cup of joe.

Top Brew The Coffee Kiosk in the Basement
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Eric and Joe answer a listener message for how to roast coffee beans at home on the cheap with a popcorn popper, Joe describes the coffee situation at the county courthouse, and they share their general impressions of the reknown moka pot coffee maker (which is often mistakenly called an espresso maker).

Top Brew The Face Buzzing Effect
Hosted by Joseph Darnell

For episode #50, Joe is joined by special guest Myke Hurley of the Relay.FM podcast network. They discuss how Myke, a British chap that prefers craft coffee over hot tea, enjoys his fussy coffee brew ritual. They also talk about how they started drinking coffee thanks to sweet beverages at Starbucks, how caffeine affects them, and where they get their fresh coffee beans in the United States and back home in England.

Top Brew Put That in Your Productivity Pipe
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Joe and Eric discuss the worldwide coffee shortage, coffeeshop productivity, Bodum’s awesome commercial, and the first complete year of Top Brew.