Comments on: Its the water inside the M25 that makes coffee taste better

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:27:07 +0000

I agree London is a great place for coffee, but I wouldnt want to drink the water as it is horrid. Making tea in London is a horrid experience with all that scum you get with boiled water. Just looking inside any kettle in London and all the limescale makes me quite ill, my kettle up here in Manchester is a few years old and is gleaming!

As for the quality of life in London, I wont start

By: Coffee Outside London « Awlred's Weblog

Coffee Outside London « Awlred's Weblog — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:33:53 +0000

[...] Outside London This post follows on from my last post and Steve (HasBean) Leighton’s post regarding the apparent dirth of coffee communities outside of that great ringroad of untold misery [...]

By: fred

fred — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:30:03 +0000

sounds good – will aim go there at the weekend!

thanks for the pointer

By: James

James — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:35 +0000

I think Grindsmith are using a variety of roasters, not just us.

By: Stephen Leighton

Stephen Leighton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:37:00 +0000

Grindsmith in the northern Quarter, siphon brewing Sq mile I believe

By: fred

fred — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:34:07 +0000

Manchester?

(not groaning, would just love to know!)

By: CakeBoy

CakeBoy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:31:10 +0000

Even Oxford is starting to perk up, with a couple of decent places appearing over the past year or so. I think there are little seeds of scenes here and there that have yet to fully germinate and be visible to the more established and visible groups.

Nice article Steve.

By: Jon Moss

Jon Moss — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:13:10 +0000

“Don’t moan or grown that there isn’t a “scene” in your town but get off your backside and make that scene happen”.

Never wiser words said or written.

I can relate to this, not with coffee, but digital / technology. Living in the far flung reaches of East Yorkshire, Hull to be precise, there was no tech community, no events and no buzz.

15 months later Hull Digital has 230 members, monthly MeetUps, other events from the likes of HumberMud happening, and I launched and delivered a conference for 200 people (www.hdlive09.co.uk) and thanks to Steve for supporting it!

I love London, but it is not the be all and end all for anything, whether coffee or tech.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:43:13 +0000

Wise words, Steve.
Let’s here it for the ‘burbs, the provinces, the other UK cities north of the Watford Gap, south of the M4 corridor, beyond the Thames Estuary, along the coast and generally beyond the M25.
And I guess if it weren’t for the UKBC many would remain off the broader map.
Well done for sticking up for them all!

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:28:54 +0000

Well said sir! There will soon be an new destination for all your coffee lovers in the north to visit.

Nice to see my home town getting a mention too. If your after great coffee in Halifax mind, best come visit my kitchen for the moment!