Coffee Power Rankings

It's around that time again, when we freshen up our Coffee Power Rankings. Like a jolt of mid-morning caffeination, we're shaking the old list up this month with a sprinkling of new players. In case you're wondering just what complex algorithm we use to gauge the hottest coffee folks, well, it's no big secret. We drink a hell of a lot of coffee around these parts.

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Comments

[blacksmithn]

12:12 PM on 05/15/2012

The little girl from "Airplane" who prefers her coffee like her men-- hot and black?

[dochoneybadger]

10:55 PM on 05/14/2012

I am, like the found of Blue Bottle coffee, a self-proclaimed coffee lunatic. Too bad his hipster delta bravo employees don't respect those of us wanting to try different coffee types in his establishment. I went out of my way to make a trip to Blue Bottle a part of my visit to SF and left beyond disappointed.

[StopHyperbole]

02:54 PM on 05/14/2012

Congrats to Tom and Sweet Marias. I have been dealing with them for over a year and love the advice on the forums (which include suggestions from some of the manufacturers of various roasting and related coffee equipment). They have also begun streaming informative sessions on an occasional Friday. They have been a huge asset to my coffee roasting hobby.

[lalwebname]

12:39 PM on 05/14/2012

I love how Huffington always picks up these product placement PR company written pseudo ads. I wonder what the kickback is? Must be substantial, since the whole fake list pseudo ad conceit is replayed constantly.

It's a commercial world, and there's no room left for people.

[1967Tbolt]

12:30 PM on 05/14/2012

Royal Blue Organic's Cafe Mam should be on this list. Free trade supporting growing the way it should be done. Amazing roast options and fast to your door. As a displaced Oregonian, they are my tie back home.

[a guy called gerald]

12:25 PM on 05/14/2012

no turk?
no arab?
no south american?
no italien?
no austrian?

without those guys you wouldn't be abele to make a list in the first place ...

[Stanley7746]

12:15 PM on 05/14/2012

I look to 'Contraband' in San Francisco for cutting edge coffee culture.

[Haveissues]

11:36 AM on 05/14/2012

Juan Valdez? Joe Dimaggio?

[ptrgamb]

11:08 AM on 05/14/2012

You forgot David Bowie, star of those old "Coffee Achiever" commercials.

[oldwolf49]

10:49 AM on 05/14/2012

Personally I am the most powerful person in my coffee business. I buy what I like and try the new stuff I think might be good.

[cuoi]

10:23 AM on 05/14/2012

Early, not yet drank cup of coffee, read headline and thought somewhere they were grinding people in with the beans...

[Jarhead65]

10:16 AM on 05/14/2012

Kudos to Sweet Maria's and Tom... great customer service and free knowledge. I get the feeling that everyone there really wants all their customers to have the best information, hardware, and coffee experience possible.