EVENTS Fri. 12/2: Open Late for First Friday Art Walk Join us as we stay open late for December Art Walk! We’re celebrating young Zambian artists from the Vima Lupwa Home, a foster home founded by Bend native Malerie Pratt. We’re also excited for the return of live DJ music by bPollen. Sat. 12/3: Downtown [...]

This is the first peaberry coffee we have featured. Characterized by its pea shape, and different from a normally developed coffee bean that can be split into two halves, a peaberry coffee bean has only developed one of the halves of the bean (hence the round, dense “pea” shape) lending the bean a smooth, sweet [...]

Ah! A new coffee to explore! We look forward  to getting to know this one as it has bedazzled us with amazing berry flavors, most notably, raspberry! Stumptown shares its story: “The Adado Cooperative, one of many coops within the larger Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers cooperative Union, recently upgraded their washing station infrastructure causing their membership [...]

The backbone of what makes thump, thump, is Stumptown’s Hair Bender espresso blend. Ever changing so slightly to incorporate new crop beans, this dynamic and delicious elixir is what keeps us excited about the art and science of coffee! If your regular habit is to mix espresso with milk and flavor, consider getting closer to [...]

In honor of our featured cup this month, Hair Bender Espresso Blend, we thought we might address what espresso actually is!

Stumptown shares that, “The Torres family has been cultivating coffee in the West Valley for 60 years. They pioneered coffee production in the Barranca region of Naranjo. They also pioneered the cultivation of the Villalobos varietal, a mutation of the heirloom Typica varietal developed in the nearby town of Sarchi. After meticulous cherry selection our [...]

Our Kenyan coffee lovefest continues this month as we introduce Kenya Gatomboya, grown across the valley from our beloved Gaturiri. Howdy neighbor! Stumptown writes, “The Gatomboya Factory faces the Gaturiri Factory directly across the valley. Both washing stations are part of the Barichu Cooperative union. 700 small holder coffee farmers make up the membership of [...]

FEATURED COFFEE: Kenya Gaturiri Direct Trade We’re in love with this coffee! Really lovely dry aromatics and a wonderful cup! Stumptown tells more: “Only a handful of coffees can match Gaturiri’s completeness and complexity. Kenya’s process is the most intricate in the coffee world with double fermentation, intermittent washing and extended soaking. Wet coffee is taken [...]

ART: Lynne Magnuson Figure Drawings; featured coffee: Costa Rica Montes de Oro, Direct Trade; CUPPING: Sunday, August 23, 1:30-2:30pm; Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour: Fridays, 2:30pm to close.

Just in! Our old friend Guatemala Finca El Injerto (bourbon varietal) has come home to us!  This is the Guatemalan coffee and farm with whom Stumptown established its first Direct Trade relationship, a buying practice that has helped change how the coffee industry does business with coffee producers and has elevated Stumptown to the status [...]

You may have noticed the addition of a third espresso grinder on the bar. Our new Mazzer Robur E, affectionately named “Darth Vader,” is a state-of-the-art bad boy who means business! With the intent of adding another grinder for single-origin espresso, we went on the quest to research and discover a grinder that would also [...]

Special Hours First Friday, February 6, 5:00-7:00pm Artist’s reception for our very own Steven Chaprnka CUPPING: Sunday, February 22, 1:30pm – 2:30pm Please join us for this low-key and fun exploration of the ins and outs of tasting coffee like the pros. Get details by subscribing to our newsletter. ART: Steven Chaprnka + B. Neill [...]

On November 18, Hazel, Kent and Finley zipped over to Portland and back for an evening “Meet the Producers” event, hosted by Stumptown. The guest of honor, Aida Batlle, is a rarity in the coffee producing industry — a woman(!) managing not one, but three, of her family’s coffee farms. We tasted her award winning [...]

We’ve previously explored the seasonality of coffee harvesting and how, like eating fresh produce when it’s in season, drinking coffees brewed from newly harvested beans is a more flavorful and enjoyable experience. Some coffeehouses — like thump — feature ever-changing drip coffee offerings that reflect what coffees have been recently harvested around the world. As [...]

Many people don’t think of coffee as an agricultural product that, like strawberries, peaches, and cherries, has a specific growing season. When fresh fruit is in season, you’re in heaven and you can’t get enough of it! When out of season, it’s usually a disappointment to eat. Similarly, coffees around the world ripen and are [...]

Thump is most fortunate to work with a coffee roasting company (Stumptown Coffee Roasters) who searches the world for the finest coffees and farmers who treat both their land and their employees with integrity. Stumptown builds lasting relationships with these farmers, visiting them multiple times a year and paying them directly, at least double Fair [...]

In the end, it’s all about what ends up in the cup. We use only the highest quality commercial coffee preparation equipment, operated by highly skilled, highly trained baristi. Slurping is encouraged. Thump is proud to serve Stumptown Coffee, because Stumptown shares our passion for providing the freshest, most unique coffees, roasted by hand in [...]