The Royal Blog

It’s summertime. Between trips to the beach and sunny afternoons, be sure to swing by The Crown for some cool classes and hot events. As always, you can find a full list of our calendar on The Crown’s Events page. Closed for Independence Day! July 4 – July 6 Not exactly an event, but it […]

It’s already halfway through May! We’ve switched our hours at the Crown to Tuesday-Saturday, but there’s plenty more of the same when it comes to great coffee and events. Here are a few things we’re really excited about for the month of June: Water Composition & Coffee: Theory & Tasting June 5 from 10:00 a.m. […]

What do you imagine the work of World Coffee Research looks like? Equator Coffees and The Crown played co-host to a pair of recent events where Greg Meenahan, WCR’s Partnership Director, presented data on sustainability and the progress made with the organization’s help. WCR is just a few years old, established in 2012, has about […]

It’s hard to believe it’s been two months since we opened our doors at The Crown’s permanent location in Oakland. If you haven’t swung through yet for a cappuccino, house-made soda, Public Tasting (Thursdays at 1pm) or one of our many events yet, please do! In fact, here are a few things we’re really excited […]

The Coffee Buyers’ Cupping Table at The Crown As part of our path to making the coffee supply chain more transparent, we are hosting purchasing-focused cuppings at The Crown most Tuesdays at 11 a.m. At these cupping events, you can expect type samples from potential suppliers of green coffee, preshipment samples from suppliers we already […]

Advanced Roasting Class Upcoming – Register Here This course takes place over 2 consecutive days Thursday, September 13th, 9am – 4pm (lunch provided) Friday, September 14th, 9am – 12pm The Crown’s Advanced Roasting 2-day course offers an array of tools to equip roasters to dramatically improve their coffee skills. Using green coffee analytics as a foundation […]

Maybe you saw the Sprudge Shout-Out last week, maybe you’ve been keeping up on our Events page… But in either case, the night of coffee-related trivia is fast approaching. Register in Advance Here Advance registration guarantees a spot in the evening’s festivities and entitles you to a last-minute tip on the subject matter to help […]

Culture, Conflict, and Coffee: Tastings from Uncommon Origins Paired with History You Haven’t Heard (at Blue Bottle in Culver City, Los Angeles) – FREE Register & Learn More Here! Saturday, August 18th, 2:00pm – 4:30pm We’d like to explore a little about why the roasted seed of a fruit, cultivated in diverse conditions, holds such […]