Tag: coffee roasting

Learn About Coffee, Roasting and Hand-Pour Brewing at the Crimson Cup Innovation Lab

December 14, 2022 (Published: February 18, 2016)

We’re thrilled to open up our new Innovation Lab to coffee aficionados as well as baristas and coffee shop owners. Columbus coffee lovers can learn more about their favorite drink and improve their java skills in our three introductory courses. The series kicks off 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12 with Hand-Poured Coffee Brewing 701. This course explores the […]

A Successful 2015 and Promising New Year

April 28, 2023 (Published: January 29, 2016)

Crimson Cup racked up record growth in 2015. We opened a new roasting facility, traveled over 25,000 miles to source coffee and tea at origin and won local and national acclaim, including Roast magazine 2016 Macro Roaster of the Year. We launched a company-owned Crimson Cup Coffee House in the Columbus suburb of Upper Arlington and […]

Welcome to our Innovation Lab!

December 14, 2022 (Published: January 16, 2016)

After months of planning and construction, the Crimson Cup Innovation Lab is ready for action. Hundreds of Crimson Cup customers, community supporters, members of the local business community and local media joined us for our Open House in Friday, January 15. And, we’ll be hosting another first look for customers on Saturday, January 30. Free […]

Introducing Our New Coffee Roasting & Distribution Facility!

August 20, 2023 (Published: January 30, 2015)

We’re excited to announce the opening of our new $1.1 million roasting facility and distribution center at 1925 Alum Creek Drive in Columbus. This expansion was made possible by the growth of our customers and partners, including the 12 new coffee houses that opened in 2014. With more than double the space of our previous […]

New Co-Op Espresso Blend for Clintonville Community Market

May 7, 2014 (Published: May 7, 2014)

Sometimes our customers request a coffee that’s exclusively theirs. And that’s what we’ve created for Clintonville Community Market, a unique member-owned grocery store providing a full selection of organic, local and natural products. Made with fair trade organic coffee beans, the new Co-Op Espresso Blend is a medium roast of beans originating from South America […]

Our Search for New Coffees

February 15, 2023 (Published: December 30, 2013)

Our new coffees join our lineup after an exhaustive search that includes many months of cupping by Coffee Buyers Brandon Bir and Dave Eldridge. It all begins with a trip to origin or a request to our importers. We search online databases of coffee importers for the companies that believe in sustainable practices. If we […]

Our New Single-Serve Coffee Capsules

April 28, 2023 (Published: December 23, 2013)

Have a single-serve coffee brewing system? Now, you can enjoy our coffee-house-quality java at home! Our new single-serve coffee capsules are designed to work with major home brewing systems. Each package contains 10 capsules of our handcrafted coffee in one of four flavors: Armando’s Blend, El Socorro Honduras, Jungle Love and Celtic Grogg. Slightly sweet […]