How To Take Your Morning Brew To The Absurdly Highest Level
January 25, 2010
Methinks the joke’s on us.
We Welcome Mogiana Coffee To The Growing Scout Community
January 20, 2010
The good folks over at Mogiana Coffee are now proud member supporters of Scout. We will be publishing their news and press releases on our front page and hosting a page for them in our list of recommended resources. Click ahead or jump to their Scout page here. Read more
Mystery: How Does A Man This Mellow Deal In Coffee All Day?
January 19, 2010
Each week, Scout poses 60 questions to a local who has made life in BC that much more interesting. They pick and choose. The minimum response is 20 answers (a Rorschach test, for sure). Barrett Jones answered all sixty. The mellow man tastes coffee for 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters, organizes people who want to open cafes, and stands fast as the gatekeeper who decides whether you give a shit or should be better served by a different roaster. Read more
Local Coffee Company Shatters 2009 Record & Raises $32,000…
January 13, 2010
All funds from the coffee company’s Kids to School Program go to help children in Guatemala
News from Scout supporter Ethical Bean Coffee Company
Vancouver, BC | Ethical Bean’s founders Lloyd Bernhardt and Kim Schachte are thrilled to announce that this year’s total fundraising for the company’s Kids to School program has clocked in at an impressive $32,000. A significant increase from the 2009 record of $21,949, the funds raised will be split between two organizations that will help to improve the lives of Guatemalan children. Read more
“Ethical Bean” Purchases Over Xmas To Aid Guatemalan Kids
December 1, 2009
Ethical Bean partners with Child Aid’s FUNDIT and Project Somos to help aid the children of Guatemala.
News from Scout supporter Ethical Bean Coffee Company
Vancouver, BC | Beginning December 1st, Ethical Bean Coffee will donate $1 from every unit of coffee sold to help the children of Guatemala. Now in its fifth year running, the charitable holiday initiative, Kids to School, will split donations between two organizations: Child Aid’s FUNDIT and Project Somos. Arguably the most important of Ethical Bean’s sponsorship programs, the funds raised to date have resulted in 345 elementary school scholarships and over $10,000 towards the building of a village for orphaned children in Guatemala. Read more
Carbon Neutral “Ethical Bean” Opens Second Café Today
November 9, 2009
Ethical Bean Coffee | 1315 Kootenay Street, Vancouver, BC | 604-431-3830 | www.ethicalbean.com
News from Scout supporter Ethical Bean Coffee
Vancouver, BC | Ethical Bean Xpress, a freestanding café operated by local roaster Ethical Bean Coffee, will open its second location at the downtown Granville Street SkyTrain station today, November 9th, 2009. To celebrate opening week, the new Ethical Bean Xpress will be offering a complimentary pastry with every coffee purchase from Monday, November 9th to Friday, November 13th. Similar to its original counterpart at the Commercial Drive SkyTrain station, the Granville Station Ethical Bean Xpress will only serve 100% Fair Trade Certified organic coffees and will be completely carbon neutral. Read more
Smoke Break #738: Shots Pulled Right & Gently @ Intelligentsia
August 10, 2009
I’d like to have the even-keeled, super-mellow Kyle Glanville make me a double the next time I’m in Venice, CA. Wouldn’t you? The guy’s demeanor makes me question if the beans he uses aren’t grown by faeries, consumed and shat out by unicorns and ground by forest elves high on mushrooms. Make it a triple.
Q&A With Ethical Bean’s Aaron De Lazzer
February 25, 2009
One or twice a week Scout poses 60 questions to a local who has made life in BC that much more interesting. They pick and choose which ones they’d prefer to answer, with a minimum response rate of 20. A Rorschach test, for sure…
In 2008, Aaron De Lazzer, Ethical Bean’s Director of Coffee, became Canada’s only Certified Q Grader. The designation is bestowed upon professional coffee graders and cuppers who have undergone a rigorous three-day testing of their senses and skills to become the industry’s most eminent coffee sommeliers.
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Scout Q&A
Three things about your neighbourhood that make you want to live there: Let’s call it NOHA, North of Hastings by Nanaimo. I can walk to work; the view; and the Roundel Café.
The thing that you eat that is bad for you that you will never stop eating: ice cream.
Drink you’ll never have again: Vodka and Grapefruit juice. Don’t ask…
The one place you’d move to: Cinque Terre.
Favourite wine varietal: Sagrantino from Umbria. Tastes even better when you can drink it there.
One thing you’d like to change about Vancouver: Vancouver is perfect.
Book you’re reading: The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry, by Kathleen Flinn
Last place traveled: Last cool place was Nicaragua
Best sneaker in the world: Do Blundstones count? They’re the only shoe I wear.
Place in BC that you love escaping to: Nelson.
Under what circumstances would you join the army: None whatsoever.
Your paternal grandfather’s personal story: A stone mason by trade who came over from Fruili to work in the coal mines of Cape Breton. Settled in Niagara working as a carpenter. Could do beautiful things with wood.
Dumbest purchase ever: Ever? Geez. How about just recently? A little Minolta Hi-Matic rangefinder camera that I thought I could nurse back to life. It has cost time and money and it still doesn’t work!
What are you proud of: My little boy.
The thing that makes you the angriest: People who are disingenuous.
Saddest thing about Vancouver: You just can’t get a good doughnut in this town.
Best fine dining restaurant in the city: Not to be anti-Vancouver but I have never had a meal locally like I had at Café Juanita in Kirkland, WA. The flavours, the service, the whole thing have yet to be matched by anything since. Try the rabbit, it will change your life.
Talent you wish you possessed: The abilities of a great orator.
The trend you wish you never followed, but did: skateboarding in high school
Musical instrument you long to play: I’d have to say drums.
Sport you gave up: Cycling. I miss it. Racing on tubular tires is a religious experience.
Foreign politician you most admire: Bernard Kouchner.
The number of fist fights you’ve been in: Pretty close to zero. I got kicked in the nuts by Glen Barr back in grade in Grade 6. Does that count? I was never into fighting.
Aspect of your personality you wish you could change: My wife says I’m practically perfect but I do wish that I could be a little more relaxed when something hasn’t been done well. Less particular, more forgiving?
The dish you’re most proud of: Chicken curry courtesy of a recipe that Vij posted in the paper a couple of years ago. I do a mean side of Naan bread too. If you or your family needs a meal, that’s what I’m bringing.
The thing that makes you the most nervous: Ironically, too much coffee. Makes me wicked anxious.
Town you were born in: T-dot, yo.
Old television shows you can tolerate re-runs of: G Force anyone?
Quality you admire most in yourself: I can keep a secret.
Album that first made you love music: I don’t love music. Not even a little bit. I did have a crush on the women from Abba though. Remember on the Greatest Hits Vol. 2 album cover…?
Default junk food of choice: Vanilla Swiss Almond Haagen-Daz. I have very poor boundaries with this ice cream.
The career path you considered but never followed: I have a BSc Kinesiology from Waterloo. I was going to do something with that at one point.
The one country that you have no interest in ever visiting: Africa, the whole damn continent. My wife wants to go though. I told her to have a great time and that I would miss her dearly…
Your top 3 films of all time: the Usual Suspects, Aliens and Man on Fire.
The thing you’re addicted to: Photography blogs.
Biggest hope: That some day in BC we will have a decent selection of wines. More varied, less Australia and reflective of all the interesting varietals and producers that I can currently only read about.
Luckiest moment of your life: Getting hit by a car on my bike and being able to walk out of the hospital four days later.
Favourite book as a child: Watership Down
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Ethical Bean Coffee Company
October 4, 2008
1315 Kootenay Street, Vancouver, BC | MAP
Tel: 604-431-3830
Web: www.ethicalbean.com
Email: info@ethicalbean.com
Gallery
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The Team
Founders: Lloyd Bernhardt & Kim Schachte
Director of Sales: Viren Malik
Director of Coffee: Aaron De Lazzer
Awards
Best Non-Alcoholic Beverage, 2005, 2006, Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia
About Ethical Bean Coffee Company
Ethical Bean Coffee Company roasts only 100% Fair Trade Certified and certified organic shade grown coffees from around the world. The Vancouver, BC, based company is committed to ensuring small-scale farmers receive a fair price for their efforts so they can sustain their businesses and provide a decent standard of living for their families. Ethical Bean coffee is roasted in Vancouver in a 100% carbon neutral facility built to LEED CI standards.
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