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It has been an absolute blast rebuilding the Loam Coffee brand. Sure, updating the website and growing engagement and followers on social media is the easy part (and so much fun). That means more conversations and new relationships that turn into friendships. Adding new coffee offerings and merch is also thoroughly enjoyable. Rebooting the Loam Ambassador Program means more people are connected to the Loam Family. So what is next for Loam Coffee?
I’m always looking for different ways to brew coffee, whether at home, on the trail, or on a gravel road. When I go gravel riding, I usually bring along a different way to brew coffee. Why? I’m not only trying to dial in my favorite, but I like using other brew methods.
I suppose there’s no such thing as my “favorite” way to brew coffee as I love mixing things up. Maybe what I’m looking for is the most convenient? Simplist? Easiest?
Interestingly, the older I get, the more I opt for convenience. Guilty as charged. Back in the day, if I had to relocate, whether, across the country or town, I’d recruit an army of friends, and we’d pack a U-Haul truck and do it ourselves? Now? I wouldn’t move without hiring a moving company. I used to love camping … you know, leaky air mattresses, the hard cold ground, and all the work of setting up camp and then breaking it down. I’ve become weak. Soft.
As much as I love riding my mountain bike on trails, I have to admit I equally love exploring the backroads on my gravel bike. Every now and then, when I get bored riding the same local and regional trails, I’ll switch it up to ride the endless ribbons of gravel roads around Oregon and Washington. At the same time, I’ve been experimenting with different brew methods while gravel riding. That brings me to the Ortlieb collapsible coffee dripper.
Let’s be honest … bike shops smell great. Those new tires, clothes, and gear give off an intoxicating smell. There’s probably something in those smells that triggers our brains to make irrational bike decisions. “No, I want 170mm of travel, not 130mm.” “Of course, upgrading to a carbon crankset makes sense.” However, another smell might be even more soul-stirring … coffee.
There are a lot of ways to brew coffee. Some are better than others, but there’s a never-ending array of devices or gadgets to brew coffee. Throughout the years, I’ve bought countless items at Goodwill and other thrift stores. Every time I walk in, I’m excited with eager anticipation about what I may discover.
