THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN WOOOOOOOO!

Happy May everyone, come to this sweet event on Thursday May 30th. Doors open at 8pm, competition starts at 9pm. Live music, good company, and lots of lattes. More details to come soon…

Hey Everybody!! We’re gearing up for the next Throwdown and things have changed a bit this month! Our friends at Tandem Coffee Roasters have offered up their space for a little change of scenery. They will be opening their doors for practice time at 8pm and the competition will start at 9pm. $5 entrance fee for competitors will still be benefiting Coffee Kids. There will be a few changes though..

ATTENTION COMPETITORS: New place means new rules. Everyone will be pouring ROSETTAS into 12 oz cups. If you are a little rusty make sure you spend the next week practicing!

Stay tuned for info on who will be judging you this month…

She’s done it again!

MAISIE DEGOOSH from Bard Coffee!!!

She took home so many things!!! 1st Place Prizes were: $25 to Sonny’s, $25 to the Portland Regency, $25 to Maine Squeeze, $20 to Two Fat Cats, $15 to Otto, a wooden calendar from Pinecone and Chickadee, hair pins from My Little Anchor, and a hard copy of this month’s TNT poster!

2nd Place: Allison Strausberg from Bard Coffee

Prizes: $15 to Local 188, $10 to OHNO, Calendar from Pinecone and Chickadee, Vouchers for the Portland Stage Company provided by Phoenix, tshirt from East End Cupcake, soap from Wyler’s, and a ring from Merchant Co.

3rd Place: Bethany Moran from Speckled Ax

Prizes: Calendar from Pinecone and Chickadee, notebook from Portland Dry Goods, Card from Merchant Co, and vouchers to Portland Stage Co.

4th Place: Chris Lalmond from Frontside Grind

Prizes: Calendar from Pinecone and Chickadee, Card from Merchant Co, and a little chick from Ferdinand.

Thank you to everyone who came out tonight! We raised money for Coffee Kids, pretended to know how to hula, and had some good old fashion fun. Next month we are putting a little twist in the game and changing venues! Stayed tuned for updates. Also a huge thanks to all of our sponsors for all of the prizes, we couldn’t do it without you!

It’s the end of Winter, Spring is coming, but we really can’t wait for SUMMER. On March 28th, we are going to pretend that we are all far away in the islands and not in this gray, kind of snowy, mostly muddy, town. Bring your Hawaiian shirts, your Mai Tai mix, and get ready for a luau!

You know the drill, 8pm doors open, 9pm competition starts.

Now get to practicing!!

Bethany Moran of Speckled Ax!

1st Place Prizes: Hard Copy of the Throwdown poster courtesy of Mike Lewis, a coffee burlap tote made by Alex Valleau, $30 to OTTO, $25 to 2 Note Botanical Perfumery, $20 to BullMoose, $15 to LFK, a NERBC shirt, and a bag of coffee from Tandem!

  2nd Place: Erika McGrath from Speckled Ax

Prizes: Playmobil Mammoth and baby mammoth from Treehouse Toys, $30 to Sonny’s, $15 to Boda, and a bag of coffee from Bard Coffee!

3rd Place: Tony Paolino from Bard Coffee

Prizes: Popcorn from Coastal Maine Popcorn, Elderberry Immune Supplement from Seawall, $5 to ROOST, and a bag of coffee from Speckled Ax!

4th Place: Matt Bolinder Owner of Speckled Ax

Prizes: Popcorn from Coastal Maine Popcorn, $5 to ROOST, and a bottle of CBD’s special reserve Sumatra!

Judging you this month will be Tandem Coffee Roasters Owner Kathleen Pratt, Bard Coffee‘s Maisie DeGoosh, and the wonderfully talented Spencer Albee!

Come watch Portland’s finest go head to head for bragging rights and some awesome local prizes. Meanwhile, raising money for Coffee Kids, a really great organization who focuses on helping families in the coffee growing regions of Central and South America!

Speaking of prizes, thank you to our sponsors for this month!

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Doors will be opening at 8pm for practicing and mingling, the music and competition start at 9pm! Bring a friend and your $5 donation so we can raise some good money for Coffee Kids!

Preview his amazing guitar skills here…

Almost time for this month’s Thursday Night Throwdown!!

We’ve got our minions out and about spreading the word and collecting prizes!

Stayed tuned for info on the music for this month and our honorable judges. In the meantime, practice, practice, practice!

Vien Dobui of Tandem Coffee Roasters!

Congrats Vien! You earned it with all those beautiful pours tonight! 1st Place Prizes: Painted copy of the throwdown poster from Lewis Acrylics, $50 to Eventide, Coffee sack purse and earrings from Crafted and Curated, Shirt and Mug from the Big Central Barista Championship, Incense from Portland Trading Co, Bag of coffee from Coffee by Design, and a pair of awesome socks from Portland Dry Goods.

2nd Place: Kathleen Pratt of Tandem Coffee Roasters
Prizes: Shirt and Mug from the Big Central Regional Barista Championship, $30 to Sonny’s, Bag of coffee from Bard, Earrings from Crafted and Curated (Alex Valleau), Room Spray and Incense from Portland Trading Co.

   3rd Place: Tessa Storey from Coffee By Design

Prizes: Bag of coffee from Speckled Ax, $15 to Otto’s, fudge from Old Port Candy, and Popcorn from Coastal Maine Popcorn

4th Place: David Jorgenson from Coffee By Design

Prizes: Bag of coffee from Tandem Coffee Roasters and Popcorn from Maine Coastal Popcorn.

Thank you for everyone who came out tonight! It was a great turnout and we raised a good amount money for Coffee Kids! See you next month!

That’s only the beginning of the list of awesome prizes you could win. You have about 32 hours to practice and perfect your pours. Place in the top 4 and you are guaranteed to win something.

A HUGE thanks to all of our sponsors for this month! You guys rock!