Archive for January, 2008

Our Roaster

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We proudly serve coffee roasted by Crimson Cup Coffee and Tea, a roasting company located at 700 Alum Creek in Columbus, Ohio. Crimson Cup provides us not only with our coffee and supplies, but also with the knowledge and experience of people who have been in the coffee industry for the past thirty years.
In addition, we are participants in Crimson Cup’s quality seal program, a program that provides us with unique signage and support, and allows us to compete more readily with the national chains for the public’s eye. You will notice a black seal in our front entrance that proudly proclaims “Quality”. This sign ensures our customers that our product meets the standards set by Crimson Cup.

Please see Locations and Contacts for their full address and website information.

Baked Goods and Food

image Here at River Road Coffeehouse, we serve a variety of coffee compliments, including pastries, coffeecakes, muffins, scones, cookies, brownies, and bagels. Everything we serve is of the freshest and highest quality. In addition, we serve a small selection of food for lunch, including chicken and tuna salad, stuffed croissants, potato chips, as well as a simple stromboli with marinara sauce.

We have made a conscious decision not to serve an extensive menu of food items for lunch and dinner. Serving such food items would take our focus off of our coffee, and the quality of our espresso and espresso-based drinks would inevitably suffer. It is our philosophy at River Road that being the best at one thing is better than being mediocre at many things.

Flavored Coffees

Though we do not serve flavored coffee, we will be happy to order it for your home consumption. We currently offer the following flavors:

  • Amaretto
  • Apple Strudel
  • Banana Nut Crème
  • Boston Crème
  • Butter Nut Crème
  • Butter Pecan
  • Butter Rum
  • Candy Cane
  • Celtic Grogg
  • Chocolate Blueberry
  • Double Chocolate Fudge
  • Chocolate Hazelnut
  • Chocolate Macadamia Nut
  • Chocolate Mint
  • Chocolate Raspberry
  • Cinnamon Hazelnut
  • Coconut
  • Cookie Doodle
  • Danish Pastry
  • Egg Nog
  • Frangelica
  • French Vanilla
  • German Chocolate Cake
  • Gingerbread
  • Hawaiian Hazelnut
  • Hazelnut
  • Irish Crème
  • Joyfully Almond with almond pieces
  • Macadamia Nut
  • Mexican Liqueur
  • Peanut Butter Cup
  • Pralines and Crème
  • Pumpkin and Spice
  • Raspberry Crème
  • Southern Pecan
  • Sugar Monster
  • Swiss Chocolate Almond
  • Sticky Toffee Caramel Crème
  • Tiramisu
  • Toasted Almond with almond pieces
  • Vanilla Almond
  • Vanilla Almond Fudge
  • Vanilla Hazelnut
  • White Chocolate Chip
  • Winter Wonderland

Fair Trade Organic Coffees

image Guatemalan Santiago Atitlan Estate - This organic coffee exhibits the bright acidity, medium body and sweet finish one would expect to find in the best Guatemalan coffees.

Nicaraguan Matagalpa Estate - This Fair Trade Organic Shade-Grown coffee is washed SHG (strictly high grown) that produces an exceptionally clean, medium-bodied, flavorful cup that is memorable for its brightness and smooth finish. Certified Fair Trade Organic Shade-Grown Estate.

Sumatra Takengon Estate - A full-bodied, syrupy Fair Trade Organic coffee with a mild acidity and rich flavor. Certified Fair Trade Organic Shade-Grown Estate.

Community Blend - This Organic coffee is a clean, crisp blend of Central and South American organics with a medium body and bright finish. Light Roasted.

Jungle Love Blend - This dark roasted blend of organics from Central America and Indonesia has a well-balanced flavor with a full body and a long, smooth finish.

Flowing Amazon Blend - A blend of both light and dark roast Organic beans create a smooth, well-balanced cup with a sweet aftertaste.

Fellowship Blend - This blend of Organic beans are light roasted to preserve the flavor characteristics of the coffee. The Indonesian beans full body is complemented by selections from Central America that combine to create a well-rounded cup.

Piranha Bite Blend - Our Organic espresso blend is medium roasted to create a clean taste with lively acidity and a sweet finish.

Peru Andes Gold Estate - This Fair Trade organic coffee is from the northeast slopes of the Andes in northern Peru. In the cup you will enjoy a medium-body with a smooth and slightly sweet taste. Certified Fair Trade Organic-Shade Grown Estate.

Origin and Estate Coffees

Guatemalan Antigua - A medium to heavy bodied coffee with a clean, sweet taste and a bright acidity. This rich coffee is grown at altitudes of 4,500 feet or higher, making it one of the highest grown coffees in the world.

Brazil Bourbon - Brazil’s best-washed coffee has a smooth flavor with a moderate acidity and a light to medium body. “Bourbon” refers to the variety of coffee Arabica on which these beans grow. These are considered to be the best of Brazil.

Columbian Supremo - The nation’s highest grade produces a full, well-balanced flavor that makes it the most popular coffee in the United States.

Costa Rican Tarrazu - One of the most admired Central American coffees, this full bodied coffee has a robust richness, higher acidity and a smooth clean finish.

Ethiopian Harrar - This “handmade” coffee is processed carefully by the traditional dry method. It grows on such a small scale and by such simple methods that it is almost certainly free of chemicals. Harrar has a full-bodied richness and a bold tantalizing flavor, with a smooth, lingering, slightly wine-like finish.

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe - One of the most admired washed coffees in the world, it shows little of the wild qualities of the neighboring coffees. Instead, it’s distinguished by its gentle flavor, fruit-like acidity and distinct flowery brightness.

Indian Monsoon Malabar - The coffee is exceptionally smooth, mellow & full-bodied in the cup with a pleasant earthy flavor. It is called “monsoon” because of the practice of letting the green coffee beans sit out in the weather before processing.

Indian Mysore - From the Karnataka state formerly known as Mysore, this coffee yields a wonderful distinctive brew low in acid with a spicy, earthy flavor and good finish.

Java Estate - This Indonesian bean displays flavor characteristics similar to the other coffees in the area, but usually has a lighter body and slightly higher acidity level, more common to coffees from the Americas.

Kenya AA - This coffee grows mainly on small estates along the sides of Mt. Kenya. It has a medium to full body, delicate acidity, a smooth wine-like flavor and an almost blueberry aroma.

New Guinea Plantation A - The favorite of New Guinea’s offerings is moderately rich and medium-bodied with a slight tartness and the low-key acidity that distinguishes all of the coffees of the Malay Archipelago and Indonesia.

Peruvian Chanchamayo - This coffee from the Chanchamayo valley, about 200 miles east of Lima in the high Andes, has the best reputation of the land. This is a light-bodied coffee with a mild acidity. It is flavorful and aromatic.

Sulawesi Kalossi - Coffee from the island of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) Indonesia has a rich and complex flavor. It differs from neighboring coffees because of its slightly higher acidity, yet still maintains the full, heavy body and sublime aroma typical of the region.

Sumatra Mandheling - The most famous of the Indonesian coffees, the Mandheling is among the worlds finest. It has the lowest acid level of all the world’s coffees. It also displays rich flavor, extraordinarily full body and a distinctly vibrant low key acidity.

Yemen Mocha Mattari - Since the mountains of Yeman are practically free of parasites, their coffee is grown organically. In the cup, one is drawn in by its wild, beautiful aroma. Its high acidity, full body, exotic flavor and exceptional quality are due to the natural richness of the soil as well as the attention given to harvesting and processing.

Tanzanian Peaberry - This intriguing bean embodies a bit more sweetness than other African coffees. A snappy acidity with fruity undertones complements the delicate wine-like flavor.

Kauai Estate Reserve - The largest plantation in Hawaii is located on the Garden Island. It has a mild, well-balanced taste and enticing aroma.