This is the Round 1 schedule for the 2015 United States Barista Championship, happening on Friday, February 20th in Long Beach, California. This is the “at large” opening round of the USBC, with the top six competitors advancing to the Semi-Finals on Saturday, February 21st.
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All times PST. Official Livestream here.
1. 9:15 Michael Harwood, Ceremony Coffee, Annapolis, MD @bluebarista @ceremonycoffee
2. 9:34 Jonathan Miller, MadCap Coffee Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan @madcapcoffee
3. 9:53 Kyle Ramage, Mahlkonig USA, Durham, NYC @kyle_rampage @mahlkonigUSA
4. 10:12 Michael Butterworth, Quills Coffee, Louisville, KY @mjbutterworth @quillscoffee
5. 10:31 Andrew McCaslin, Palace Coffee / Evocation, Amarillo, TX @palacecoffee
6. 10:50 Erika Vonie, Everyman Espresso, NYC @Okan_EerieEvil @everymanNY
7. 11:14 Nora Brady, Blueprint Coffee, St. Louis @snackpackbrady @blueprintcoffee
8. 11:33 Sam Brandvein, Cherry Street Coffee House, Seattle @sambrandvein @cherrystreet
9. 11:52 Cole McBride, PublicUs, Las Vegas @colecoffee @publicusLV
10. 12:11 Anna Utevsky, Independent, Raleigh, NC @autevsky
11. 12:30 Maxwell Mooney, Spotted Cow Coffee Company, Mill Creek, WA @maxwellamooney @spottedcowMC
12. 12:49 Sarah Leslie, Gimme! Coffee, Brooklyn @sarahleslie @gimmecoffee
13. 1:13 Jonathan Paul Doerr, Portola Coffee Lab, Costa Mesa, CA @jonpauldoerr @portolacoffee
14. 1:32 LeeAnn Wacker, Colectivo Coffee, Milwaukee, WI @colectivocoffee
15. 1:51 Devin Chapman, Verve Coffee Roasters, LA @devchap @vervecoffee
16. 2:10 Stephen Latham, Box Kite, NYC @boxkiteNYC
17. 2:29 Brandon Paul Weaver, Slate Coffee Roasters, Seattle @coffeeandbookz @slatecoffee
18. 2:48 David Fasman, Kaldi’s Coffee, St. Louis @davidfasman @kaldis_coffee
19. 3:12 Kevin Bohlin, Saint Frank Coffee, San Francisco @kgbohlin @stfrankcoffee
20. 3:31 Harlin Glovacki, Nom de Plume Roasters, Phoenix, AZ
21. 3:50 Trevor Gruehn, Independent, Madison, WI @variable_coffee
22. 4:09 T. Ben Fisher, Stone Creek Coffee Roasters, Milwaukee, WI @scarfninja1812 @stonecreekcoffe
23. 4:28 Jenna Gotthelf, Northampton Coffee, Northampton, MA @this_is_jennaG @NoHoCoffee
24. 4:47 David Buehrer, Greenway Coffee, Houston, TX @greenwaybarista @greenwaycoffee
