Oceana Coffee awarded medals in five of the Golden Bean competition categories
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The world’s largest coffee roaster competition, the Golden Bean, has just concluded its North American event.
Florida-based coffee roaster, Oceana Coffee, entered coffee into five different categories and took home medals in all 5 categories entered, including a silver medal in the alternative milk category. Planet Oat’s oat milk was paired with Oceana Coffee’s espresso blend for this award winning combination.
“It has been another amazing year being involved with Golden Bean North America. We have been entering coffees into the Golden Bean competition since 2015 and every year it gets a lot more difficult to win a medal at any level. So to have our coffee’s win medals and do well is amazing, it certainly helps me to stay relevant and keep up with methods along with our green coffee sourcing and selections. I am very proud of our team and our product and look forward to sharing our coffees for years to come,” commented Scotty Angelo, co-founder of Oceana Coffee.
The Golden Bean, which originated in Australia 17 years ago before creating its North American competition ten years ago, judges espresso, milk and filter coffees with medals awarded in 11 categories: Espresso, Milk Based, Pour Over Filter, Alternative Milk Based, Decaffeinated (Milk Based), Elite (green coffee costing over $60lb) , Franchise / Chain Store Espresso, Franchise / Chain Store Milk Based, Franchise / Chain Store Pour Over Filter. Coffees, Super Automatic, and Single Serve categories are judged through a blind tasting format by roasters who attend and participate in the event and conference.
The Golden Bean invites roasters to not only send in their entries but also to participate in the seminars and fun sponsored evenings. This creates a valuable opportunity for roasters to network and form alliances within the industry.
Oceana Coffee is open daily at two locations in Palm Beach County, Florida for dine in, take out, and online ordering.
Oceana Coffee Roastery: 221 Old Dixie Hwy #1, Tequesta, FL 33469, (561) 401-2453
Oceana Coffee Cafe: 150 US-1 #1, Tequesta, FL 33469, (561) 768-7887
For more information on Oceana Coffee, visit oceanacoffee.com.
