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Written by Nick Blue, Airship's green sourcing guru.  I am NOT a morning person. So in 2018, in an effort to drag myself out of bed, I bought the highly praised Aeropress. The Aeropress was the perfect gateway into the coffee world because it showed me just how rich, complex, and utterly confounding this simple bean could be. After joining Airship in October of 2021, I have fallen in love with the coffee industry. Coffee has this unique combination of growing scientific rigor married with an artisanal and aesthetic focus that makes work special, challenging, and deeply rewarding. If you don’t...

Written by Mason Bowen, Airship's most experienced roaster. They are a master of parameters and tamer of the beans. All those notes you read on a bag? Mason makes sure they shine through your cup. Though my interest in caffeinated beverages started with working in a tea shop, my interest in coffee quickly became an obsession. Soon enough, I was roasting my own coffee with a popcorn popper on the porch of my college dorm and tinkering constantly with different brew methods and recipes. Nowadays you'll most likely find me behind the roaster here at Airship, watercolor painting alongside a river at golden hour,...

Written by Missie Rodgers, the Cafe Manager for our Fifth Street Location. She slings spro like nobody's business and ensures that our flagship location is a place for communities to thrive and coffee to shine. Aside from being its own complex art form, the coffee world has shown me the value and importance of individuality and community combined in one space… that’s something that you just can’t find in most industries anywhere. Cheers to all of the people that keep these spaces thriving by sharing what they love, crafting excellent coffee, and (of course) enjoying it too. :)  ------------------------------------ In my...

Looking for our washed coffee article? Read it here! Written by Claire Bullard, Airship's Sales Manager. The truth is that she's much more than that, and she wears an insane amount of hats around here - including fermentation nerd. We couldn't do any of it without her. The coffee industry was a soft place for me to land in 2015 when I didn’t know what I wanted for myself professionally. Since then I’ve been able to sell incredible coffee to a lot of people who are cooler than I’ll ever be, alongside folks who keep me laughing. What more could you...