Looking to make a better espresso?Have questions about the nuances of this rich and complex extraction method? Learn the basics of espresso including how to fine-tune your grinder settings, identify variations in extraction, and perfect milk steaming for consistent results every time in this hands-on class for the aspiring barista.

Looking to make a better espresso?Have questions about the nuances of this rich and complex extraction method? Learn the basics of espresso including how to fine-tune your grinder settings, identify variations in extraction, and perfect milk steaming for consistent results every time in this hands-on class for the aspiring barista.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021from 12:15PM to 1:15PM
Webinar

Take a virtual trip to the birthplace of coffee! Join us for a fun conversation with Emily McIntyre, ofCatalyst Coffee Consulting, and Rob Hoos, Nossa's Director of Coffee, to learn about our newest MicrolotDemeka Bechafrom Southern Ethiopia. We'll hear about the stories of the coffee farmers; growing, harvesting and processing methods; and the flavor profile of our delicious new coffee. 

Thursday, June 29th at 5:30 PM
at Nossa Familia Coffee, 1319 NW Johnson St, Portland

Join us for an evening of coffee that won't keep you up all night, featuring complimentary decaf affogatos, iced coffee, and side-by-side tastings of decaffeinated vs. regular coffee. Ever wonder how our Brazilian decaf coffee came to be so delightful, and in a 100% chemical-free process? We've invited the innovative team from Swiss Water Process for a deliciously informative evening all about what sometimes seems like a naughty word in the world of specialty coffee: DECAF.

Monday, February 27 2017 at 5:30 PM
at Nossa Familia Coffee, 1319 NW Johnson St, Portland

In this talk and coffee tasting, Director of Coffee Rob Hoos will explore the impacts that processing at origin can make on flavor of coffee. We will be using Timoteo Minas's Microlot Washed and Natural Processed coffees from the San Miguel Escobar Cooperative in Guatemala to highlight these differences. Both coffees will be roasted to the same roast profile, so the key difference we will be tasting is that of the processing. Rob will also present on the other main methods of coffee processing, what they mean, and how they typically affect the flavor of the coffee.

December 22, 2016 at 4 PM
at Nossa Familia Coffee, 1319 NW Johnson St

Join Nossa Familia Coffee's Director of Coffee, Rob Hoos, and the farmers of Finca San Jerónimo Miramar in Guatemala for a discussion and tasting of four unique Guatemalan coffees. We will be featuring four different coffee cultivars that have been grown and processed with similar methodologies, at similar altitudes. There will be a tasting and a discussion on cultivars and where they are headed in the future of the coffee industry.

Cultivars featured: Gesha Slow Dry, Maragogype, Ethiopian F1, San Juan Catuai

November 14, 2016 at 6 PM
TaborSpace - Copeland Commons
5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97215

In this talk, Rob Hoos, Director of Coffee at Nossa Familia, will explore the differences that altitude can make in the flavor of coffee, and the reasons behind those differences. Guests will also partake in a three-coffee tasting, which will focus on the same cultivars from the same farm, grown in similar lots at different altitudes, all coming from our partner farmers at Finca San Jeronimo Miramar in Guatemala.

Altitudes: Faldas, Valle, Montana

September 28, 2016 at 6:30PM
Nossa Familia Coffee, 811 NW 13th Ave

In our first talk of the Origin Education Series, Rob Hoos of Nossa Familia and Hanna Neuschwander from World Coffee Research will discuss the growing issue of coffee leaf rust (roya in Spanish), a fungus that attacks the leaves of coffee trees and can completely decimate a coffee farm. We will cup 3 experimental rust resistant coffees from Finca San Jeronimo Miramar in Guatemala.