On Feb 11th and 12th of 2017 a multitude of baristas descended on Austin, Texas, with a unaccompanied goal: advancing to contest during nationals Apr 21st-23rd in Seattle. And contest they did. Sprudge’s live coverage group from Austin brought we industry-leading play by play movement of a eventuality all weekend prolonged over on SprudgeLive.com, a sister website dedicated to rival coffee, as good as around a @SprudgeLive Twitter feed and @Sprudge Instagram. Now we’re anxious to move we a advancing competitors opposite 4 competitions during #CoffeeChamps Austin.
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So here they are! Let’s accommodate a coffee competitors relocating on from this initial turn of qualifiers in Austin.
Barista Competition
- Andrea Allen, Onyx Coffee Lab, Springdale, AR
- Talya Strader, Equator Coffee Teas, San Francisco, CA
- Devin Chapman, Coffee Manufactory, San Francisco, CA
- Ashley Rodriguez, The CRO Cafe, Oakland, CA
- Isaiah Sheese, Archetype Coffee, Omaha, NE
- Lorenzo Perkins, Fleet Coffee, Austin, TX
- Nicholas Balcer, Barista, Portland, OR
- Matthew Gasaway, Intelligentsia Coffee, Los Angeles, CA
- Sam Schroeder, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co, Olympia, WA
- Andrew Frohn, Ultimo Coffee, Philadelphia, PA
- Becky Reeves, Barista, Portland, OR
- Eliza Lovett, Story Coffee Co, Colorado Springs, CO
- Tyler Hill, Loyal Coffee, Colorado Springs, CO
- Dustin Mattson, Counter Culture Coffee, Atlanta, GA
- David Buehrer, Greenway Coffee Co, Houston, TX
- Milo DeGoosh, Bard Coffee, Portland, ME
- Brandon Paul Weaver, Foreigner, Seattle, WA
- Josh Taves, Novo Coffee, Denver, CO
Brewers Cup
- Tommy Kim, Andante Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles, CA
- Jacob White, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, San Diego, CA
- Alexander Choppin, Baratza, Bellevue, WA
- Chris Garrison, Old World Coffee Co, Reno, NV
- Allie Silvas, Intelligentsia Coffee, Chicago, IL
- Michael Schroeder, Oddly Correct, Kansas City, MO
- Dylan Siemens, Onyx Coffee Lab, Springdale, AR
- Chelsey Walker-Watson, Slate Coffee Roasters, Seattle, WA
- Brian Gelletly, Joe Coffee Co, Philadelphia, PA
- Sam Schroeder, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co, Olympia, WA
- Erich Rosenberg, Novo Coffee, Denver, CO
- Conor Puoll, West Oak Coffee Roasters, Denton, TX
Roasters Championship
- Tim Maestas, Augie’s Coffee, Redlands, CA
- Elliot Reinecke, Steady State Roasting, Cardiff, CA
- Taylor Gresham, Evocation Coffee Roasters, Amarillo, TX
- Matthew Toomey, Boomtown Coffee Roasters, Houston, TX
- Mark Michaelson, Onyx Coffee Lab, Springdale, AR
- Evan Inatome, Elixr Coffee, Philadelphia, PA
Cup Tasters
- Jon Allen, Onyx Coffee Lab, Springdale, AR
- Kevin Rosenkranz, Camber Coffee, Bellingham, WA
- Charles Lambert, Boxcar Coffee Roasters, Denver, CO
- Cody McGregor, Ultimo Coffee, Philadelphia, PA
- Anderson Stockdale, Blacksmith, Houston, TX
- Taylor Sullivan, Olam Specialty Coffee, Healdsburg, CA
- Ryan Smith, Novel Coffee Roasters, Dallas, TX
- Benji Aguilar, XELA Coffee Roasters, Houston, TX
- Anthony Auger, Genuine Origin Project, St. Louis, MO
- Megan O’Connell, Portland, OR
- Marco Carrera, Colectivo Coffee, Milwaukee, WI
- Steve Hyun, Andante Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles, CA
Coverage is constructed by Zac Cadwalader. Photos by Charlie Burt and Elizabeth Chai for Sprudge Media Network.