Iced toddy has returned and we’re ready for hot weather to accompany it! We spent nearly a month testing different beans, blends, brewing times and water to coffee ratios. Somehow toddy was on your radar because many of you came asking for it before we were done perfecting it. Well, we’re especially proud of what [...]

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 [...]

This month, Thump’s featured coffee is El Salvador Kilimanjaro Direct Trade, Organic.  This coffee is produced by Aida Battle, a female coffee farmer who Stumptown recently invited to Portland to speak at their “Meet the Producers” series.  (See the December thumpology for more info. on our fieldtrip to meet Aida.)
El Salvador Kilimanjaro is a former [...]

ART: Nikki Hoke Prayer Flag Oil Paintings
Inspired by her travels to northern India this past spring, local artist Nikki Hoke produced a series of prayer flag oil paintings, which are featured this month at Thump Coffee in downtown Bend.
Hoke says that while spending the majority of her time traveling in the mountainous areas of Dharamsala [...]

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