Antwerp Barista

Quick word on the Belgian Barista Championships this year. Finally we have a winner that's doing this for a living : Charlène De Buyser...

5 years ago i posted every week something about Barista Championships. Because of a couple of unpleasant experiences and other hobbies I...

My first remembrance were the World Barista Championships (WBC) of 2006 in Bern, when Klaus Thompson became champion, with also Picollo, Hof...

Wat een mooie koffie's en strakke presentatie legden onze jongens gisteren op de mat. Om de een of andere reden hadden de juryleden dit ...

Back home from another Championship and again we have a cup. Isabelle gave a fantastic show and came in 2nd after Kathleen. For months I...

October is our bussiest month of the year. Halfway now and things are rolling smoothly. Other years I have a lot to say about the upcoming B...

Espresso of the Week : Columbia Consaca, from the Narino area, not far away from Pasto (in between the city of Cali and Ecuador). The averag...

Today is preselection for the Belgian Barista Championships 2010, which will be held in October in Aartselaar. Caffenation has one woman on ...

Huray! We have our title! Bird is a 5 year Caffenation Barista on October 2nd. And the new Belgian Cuptasting champ. I participated two year...

I hope to end all the talking and gossip with this (hopefully) final post about this years Belgian Championship. It's just hard for us t...

Caffenation is out. We're out. I'm out. Knock out. What's going on in this crazy coffee world? Last year I've been traveling...

Every year we visit Schuilenburg - the Belgian Della Corte/Mahlkonig distributor - for a better feel with the machine and testing the blend...

Very quiet in blog land. It's been awhile I read an article online that was worth mentioning. Meanwhile we're standing at the doors ...

All people who follow the Barista Championships in Belgium know that Caffenation is a big fan of most of the Coffee competitions. After part...

I wasn't very productive indeed. But fun it was. Also been testing this Intelligentsia Zirikana Estate . Not the one Michael Phillips w...

Watch out for these guys. ;-) 2 Caffenation girls last year. 2 boys this year.

Friday May 8th we'll have our 3rd Cupping championship in Belgium. At the offices of Lion Products , Gestelhoflei 6, 2820 Bonheiden. St...

Er was nogal wat belangstelling op de zaak voor de foto's van Jessie en Katrien. Vandaar enkele van hun topshots en hun signature drink....

It's the day after and we know the total points. Melanie's 570 is a lot. It's always hard to compare with other country's wi...

Championship WBC 2009 ATLANTA 5 december 2008 Kokerello 1. Melanie NUNES 570.50 punten 2. Stefaan BEHAEGHE 540.50 3. Jessie BERVOE...