LHU coffeelovers unite to delight in their passion
Bryn Zeigler
Issue date: 2/26/09 Section: News
The bi-weekly meeting of the Bentley Coffee Club, meant for Haven lovers of the caffeinated beverage, was held on Thursday, Feb. 19, in the lower portion of Bentley Dining Hall.
The club's gatherings allow for any coffee lover on campus to taste and discuss selected samples.
Students and campus employees have had the opportunity to become involved since last semester.
"The club was formed due to student feedback that they wanted to try more of the diverse coffee offerings in Bentley, but didn't know where to start. It's intended to provide a variety of tastes and help them decide what they like without having to pay for it," said Jerry Sieber, assistant retail manager in Bentley Dining Hall.
Thursday's meeting featured a new leader.
Genni Decker, Lower Bentley employee, took the club's reigns for the semester.
She distributed three different coffee samples to the attendees as well as an espresso brownie to compliment one of the drinks.
The first of the coffees sampled was called Pike's Place.
Decker described it as "having a smooth-edged taste" and requested that the drinkers "smell the coffee first, then slurp it and take notice of where you feel your tongue taste it."
After the initial taste, Decker distributed brownie pieces to accompany the sample and asked the group, "How do those taste when eaten together?"
The Lower Bentley employee allowed for some discussion of the first drink.
Then she introduced the second of the meeting: Vanilla Rooibus, a tea latte.
The sample was described as being made with two teabags and vanilla syrup.
Another tea, African Red Bush, was provided as the final drink of the meeting.
Along with the last sample, Decker distributed small booklets called Passports.
"Use them to keep taste notes whenever you have one of the teas or coffees," she instructed.
Beginning with the next meeting, scheduled for Thursday, March 19, the Bentley Coffee Club will take suggestions for drink recipes.
Sieber said, "We want to make the ideas of the club members into the feature drinks of the week."
Thursday's meeting was concluded with Decker providing the attendees with a gift for their participation.
After sampling three drinks and a brownie, Chessa Young, a sophomore, described the meeting as a "tasteful experience."
The club's gatherings allow for any coffee lover on campus to taste and discuss selected samples.
Students and campus employees have had the opportunity to become involved since last semester.
"The club was formed due to student feedback that they wanted to try more of the diverse coffee offerings in Bentley, but didn't know where to start. It's intended to provide a variety of tastes and help them decide what they like without having to pay for it," said Jerry Sieber, assistant retail manager in Bentley Dining Hall.
Thursday's meeting featured a new leader.
Genni Decker, Lower Bentley employee, took the club's reigns for the semester.
She distributed three different coffee samples to the attendees as well as an espresso brownie to compliment one of the drinks.
The first of the coffees sampled was called Pike's Place.
Decker described it as "having a smooth-edged taste" and requested that the drinkers "smell the coffee first, then slurp it and take notice of where you feel your tongue taste it."
After the initial taste, Decker distributed brownie pieces to accompany the sample and asked the group, "How do those taste when eaten together?"
The Lower Bentley employee allowed for some discussion of the first drink.
Then she introduced the second of the meeting: Vanilla Rooibus, a tea latte.
The sample was described as being made with two teabags and vanilla syrup.
Another tea, African Red Bush, was provided as the final drink of the meeting.
Along with the last sample, Decker distributed small booklets called Passports.
"Use them to keep taste notes whenever you have one of the teas or coffees," she instructed.
Beginning with the next meeting, scheduled for Thursday, March 19, the Bentley Coffee Club will take suggestions for drink recipes.
Sieber said, "We want to make the ideas of the club members into the feature drinks of the week."
Thursday's meeting was concluded with Decker providing the attendees with a gift for their participation.
After sampling three drinks and a brownie, Chessa Young, a sophomore, described the meeting as a "tasteful experience."
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