FLOOD RELIEF APPEAL

All tips will be donated to help fellow Queenslanders affected by the recent floods or you can donate online.

See you in the morning!

Brother Espresso is back to work Tuesday morning after needed' Christmas break. Come hang out and forget your holidays are over!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

"Thank you for all your support throughout the year. We recognise that every customer is important to us and hope you all have a safe and joyous Christmas and New Year."
From our family to yours.

DAVIDS’ (the other brother) cold brew coffee

Fresh roasted coffee saturated with cool water brewed for sixteen hours sweetened with agave nectar and blended with fresh milk. The Toddy produces a naturally low acid, bold yet smooth coffee concentrate.
In the short term we will only preparing drinks for immediate sale at a later date we will be exploring bottling DAVIDS' once we have a better understanding of shelf life and labeling requirements.

Trading Hours for Christmas Period...

All Brother Espresso stores will be closed from 25th December 2010 and back trading on the 4th January 2011. Seasons Greetings!

Online Shop...

Brother Espresso has its own independent store to sell our coffee stuff online.

Detpak Queensland Barista State Championship

Date: December 05, 2010

Location: Wolff Rost Haus 14/23 Ashtan Place Banyo, QLD 4014

The Australian Barista Championship seeks to discover the best barista who embodies the following rules and guidelines from the WBC.

A Champion is someone who aspires to the following:

• To promote the growth, excellence & recognition in the Barista profession.
• To grow the Barista’s knowledge of and expertise in, the preparation and serving of specialty, espresso coffee through competitions.
• To promote the knowledge and consumption of specialty coffee to the consumer through the Barista.

Baristas are required to serve 4 espresso, 4 cappuccino and 4 espresso based signature drinks (no alcohol) to 4 sensory judges. Technique is assessed by 2 Technical Judges and the process is overseen by 1 Head Judge. The Baristas are allowed to use their choice of coffee and must complete the presentation within 15 minutes to avoid a overtime penalties up until 16 minutes whereby the barista is disqualified.