{"id":1271,"date":"2015-08-27T09:14:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2015-08-27T09:21:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T14:21:04","slug":"review-boxcar-coffee-roasters-burundi-rugoma-lot-5-boulder-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=1271","title":{"rendered":"Review: Boxcar Coffee Roasters Burundi Rugoma Lot 5 (Boulder, Colorado)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This bag comes to me courtesy of my awesome friend Ebonee. Thanks, homeslice. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Boxcar was founded in Boulder, Colorado and now has a second cafe location in Denver. Since they are located at such high elevation, water has a lower boiling temperature, and Boxcar has developed an intriguing brewing technique they call the Boilermakr to brew coffee effectively and deliciously given the peculiar needs of their environment. There is more information and a picture of the Boilermakr contraption here<\/a> (scroll to the bottom of the page).<\/p>\n

Whole bean: A bit nutty, with an aroma of rich warm spice and raisins.<\/p>\n

V60: Sour orange dominated this cup with a nice medium body. There was a hint of spearmint on the finish.<\/p>\n

AeroPress: I drank this coffee as a concentrate, and it had a lovely mix of orange peel and cinnamon. Once I added a bit of water, the brew smoothed out and tasted more like a generic black tea.<\/p>\n

Chemex: This coffee reminded me quite strongly of visiting England and having English breakfast tea + milk (though I added no milk at all). This cup also had just a hint of orange to it, which was a pleasant fruity note at the end of a rich, comforting cup.<\/p>\n

French press: Everything was strong and outspoken. More sour orange!<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: I’m not sure why a coffee grown in Burundi and roasted in Colorado would make me think of the English countryside and the hustle and bustle of London, but there you go… coffee is one way to travel the world and visit unexpected places.<\/p>\n

From the roaster: Orange, clove, black tea, brown sugar.<\/p>\n

Boxcar Coffee Roasters Burundi Rugoma Lot 5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Since they are located at such high elevation, water has a lower boiling temperature, and Boxcar has developed an intriguing brewing technique they call the Boilermakr to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"London calling...","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,156,3,154],"tags":[38,108,152,30,122,153],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tn_IMG_1271.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2077,"url":"https:\/\/coffeecantata.co\/?p=2077","url_meta":{"origin":1271,"position":0},"title":"Review: Novo Coffee Roasters Ethiopia Guji (Denver, Colorado)","date":"May 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I spent a lovely 24 hours in Denver recently, and picking\u00a0up some coffee was high on my priority list. 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