upcoming events
Competition Celebration with Karaoke!
Let’s celebrate our coffee community! Brio Coffeeworks will be hosting a party on Saturday 10/29 at the roastery and the Venetian Soda Lounge, after the first day of competitions. Expect a full bar with both cocktails and non-alcoholic craft beverages, snacks galore, karaoke with a velvet curtain stage setting and stellar ambiance! Wear a costume if you feel like getting in the spirit of the Halloween weekend. Let loose from competition jitters and keep your energy stoked!
No RSVP required - free and open to attend!
About Brio Coffeeworks: Brio Coffeeworks is a woman-owned specialty coffee roaster, espresso bar and retail boutique located in Burlington’s South End Arts District. Brio aims to cultivate a community of specialty coffee enthusiasts throughout the state and beyond. Brio is known and loved for bright coffees and sweet people.
Tea for Coffee Professionals
Location: Onyx Tonics, 126 College St, Burlington, VT 05401
Price: $15 through venmo (DM @vt.coffee on Instagram or email maya@uncommonvt.com to sign up)
Space is limited, so act quickly if you’d like to attend!
Come explore the flavors and history of the most popular drink in the world (second after water). Many coffee shops serve tea in one way or another, and yet many baristas don’t have access to in-depth information about it.
In this evening presentation and tasting, we will experience the wide variety of flavors tea can naturally provide, explore the 5,000 year history of tea, and learn some of the science behind tea and tea brewing.
All teas offered during this presentation are donated by our friends at Stone Leaf Teahouse in Middlebury, VT. Thank you to Onyx Tonics for agreeing to share their wonderful space for this event.
Spirit Halloween Throwdown
Vivid Coffee & Spirit Tea bring you...the Spirit Halloween Throwdown!*cobweb emoji*Join us on Oct. 28 for an evening of fun with coffee, matcha, and milk. There will be tacos! There will be wine! There will be fun! And there will be some pretty awesome prizes, too. Will there be costumes? That's up to you.
$5 cash at the door to join, doors/sign-up at 6, and first pour at 7. Tacos are available for purchase through Las Hermosas (who are popping up starting at 5pm).
Thank you Spirit Tea for sponsoring, also thank you to Brewista, Mahlkonig, and Slow Pour Supply!
Tasting like a Champ with Julien Langevin
Friday, Oct. 28 Julien Langevin and La Minita are putting on a coffee tasting workshop at Uncommon. Julien will talk about his approach to tasting coffee, how they prepared to compete at the World Cup Tasters Championship, and their approach to palate development.
Following the talk, we will cup a table of defect coffees and a table of microlot coffees.
This event is open to both enthusiasts and professionals and is offered with sliding scale pricing
Please bring your proof of vaccination to get into the event to enter. Doors at 4pm, with a start time of ~4:30.
Photo Cred: Matthew Temple
Vermont USCC Prelims
We are thrilled to share that Brio Coffeeworks (Burlington, VT) and Uncommon Coffee (Essex, VT) have both been selected as official hosts of USCC Preliminary Events! These events will take place from Friday, October 28-Sunday, October 30 2022. Registration will be open from August 29 until the competition slots are sold out, or until late October.
Brio will be hosting the Cup Tasters competition & Uncommon will be hosting the Latte Art and Barista competitions. Visit their websites for more info.
Registration Links
Vermont USCC Prelim Weekend: Open House at Coffee Enterprises
Coffee Enterprises will host at Open House on Thursday October 27 from 4 PM – 6 PM at their location in Hinesburg, VT. This gathering will help create a community of specialty coffee professionals for locals and those travelling for the preliminaries of the United Stated Coffee Championships. Please come to the coffee laboratory for fun conversations, tasty craft beers, delicious snacks and to meet other fabulous coffee people.
About Coffee Enterprises (from their website): In 1994, Coffee Enterprises became the first independent laboratory in the United States dedicated to quality analysis of coffee. Today they are a global leader in coffee quality testing and consulting throughout the farm-to-cup supply chain.
This event is free & open to everyone! Facebook Event Page
Pull Up & Pour With Proph
Join 2x World Latte Art Champion from Coffee Fest, Proph, for an hour-long class open to all skill levels at Uncommon.
$50 per person with very limited spaces open, payment through venmo (DM @uncommonvt on Instagram or email maya@uncommonvt.com)
Proph is an experienced barista, freelancer, and latte artist whose personal philosophy centers around supporting those around him and sharing his expertise with his peers. His class is a can’t-miss opportunity for people looking to improve their skills.