The Specialty Coffee Association of America presents the 2006 Northwest Regional Barista Competition. This event is being hosted hosted by Stumptown Coffee Roasters & the American Barista & Coffee School. The NWRBC took place, October 20–22, 2006 at The Wonder Ballroom, in beautiful Portland, Oregon. In the United States, professional baristas compete within their region in hopes of winning the regional title, which guarantees them a spot in the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s United States Barista Championship (USBC) event semifinals round. The winner of the 2006 Northwest Regional Barista Championship will travel to Long Beach, California, to compete in the USBC in May of 2007. More than 50 baristas are expected to compete in that intense competition for the national title and the chance to represent the United States at the eighth annual World Barista Championship in July in Tokyo, Japan. Congratulations to all that competed! A big congrats to Billy Wilson from the Albina Press for winning 1st place. 2nd place went to Jon Lewis from Bumbercrop Coffee and 3rd. went to Kevin Fuller from the Albina Press. Click here to see some photos from the event! This event was a blast. In attendence there were hundreds of baristas, coffee shop owners, industry professionals, event sponsors and coffee enthusiasts. As a special guest, Klaus Thomsen, 2006 World Barista Champion was our master of ceremonies and he helped put on a one of a kind show. Thanks to those who came out and helped us celebrate the role of the barista, read more about the importance the barista has in the specialty coffee industry in this article from Barista Magazine. |
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