

Coffee and Community
For centuries people have gathered to cultivate community over beverages. In the Middle Ages ale-houses and taverns dotted the landscape of Europe. These often raucous establishments offered a home-away from home for travelers, townspeople, and regular patrons. The most common of beverages was beer, a safe alternative to often polluted drinking water, as the fermentation process and presence of alcohol diminished potential water-borne illnesses - something all too common in t