In recent years, cold brew has taken the coffee industry by storm. So popular is this craft coffee beverage that it’s graduated from your local coffee shop to restaurants, grocery stores and even home refrigerators. At How You Brewin, we’ve gone from brewing and selling our classic cold brew recipe in-store, to kegging and canning our cold brew for the world to experience!
Of all the viral trends emerging as a result of what we assume is quarantine-boredom, the Dalgona coffee trend has been the oddest. Deceivingly photogenic, the whipped beverage looks utterly delicious with its milk base and plump, creamy head of caramel-colored coffee, but after giving it a go, we found it anything but delicious.
Solutions for social distancing sorrows are in abundance, and one of our favorites is the “Virtual Happy Hour” in which friends can still enjoy craft cocktails (and mocktails) together over Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, and other methods of virtual conference.
Legend has it that the “Americano” we see on most coffeeshop menus originated during the second World War, when American soldiers stationed in Italy diluted their espresso with water to mimic the milder drip coffee they were used to in the States. The resulting drink was henceforth known as a “Caffe Americano.” Translation: American coffee. Now, years after its birth, the Americano is a staple in almost any cafe you visit.
While we navigate these difficult times and search for the light at the end of the long, seemingly infinite quarantine tunnel, we can’t help but look ahead to the summer. In this glorious season of balmy mornings, sunny beach days and breezy evenings, the vibrant music scene of LBI emerges in a glorious explosion. Our 18-mile island is teeming with talent and we can only hope that by the summer, normalcy will be restored and our live music series can proceed as planned.
Small but powerful. An accurate description for the tiny little coffee beverage that’s low in calories, packed with antioxidants and loaded with caffeine. A shot of espresso, is a compact, highly concentrated, velvety form of coffee. But how is it made?
Doesn’t it feel like we’ve been warned our entire lives about the dangers of coffee? That it can stunt your growth, lead to insomnia or dehydrate you completely (all myths by the way). But caffeine addicts can rejoice now - for scientists have found that this delicious brown elixir filling our mugs and stomachs is actually quite good for us in the long run.
In this episode of ‘Just Ask,’ we’re shining the spotlight on the café au lait, a sneaky little menu item often masquerading as a latte. Though similar in makeup and flavor profile, the café au lait is actually fundamentally different than its espresso and steamed milk counterpart.
For our first episode of Just Ask, we chose to define the cortado, a beverage on our menu that has perplexedsome. What is this mysterious drink option that comes in just one size?
In the last few months or so, you may have noticed our “Meet The Team Series” on social media. In each interview, we ask our baristas what their favorite HYB drinks are, soliciting some rather interesting and unique answers. So interesting and unique, in fact, that we decided to compile their answers in one post for all of you to peruse.
