Last Thursday night I attended a ScoutMob Revel Party at the new Dancing Goats Coffee Bar in Ponce City Market! I invited my friend Maxine.
Don’t they have the cutest logo? (via)
Last year, I had the pleasure of trying Dancing Goats Coffee and other brews from Batdorf & Bronson. During a 101 Atlanta Culinary Tour, I learned about the art of making coffee from Jason Dominy. He has a major passion for coffee. To be honest, I never really knew the art of coffee making until the tour. He taught me that Starbucks coffee is burnt. That’s the reason it smells so unappealing 🙂 Batdorf & Bronson coffee has a wonderful aroma. Even if you aren’t a regular coffee drinker (like me) you can’t help but be enamored by the smell and feel compelled to take a sip. The smell wakes up your senses. During the event we tasted Collabrewation. Collabrewation is a team effort between Batdorf & Bronson and St. Louis’ Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Company. The blend features two coffees from Guatemala roasted separate and blended 50/50. Here are more details. I had mine black and it tasted great.
My cup with the Scoutmob stache
A bag of Collabrewation and pretty flowers!
In addition to coffee, Maxine and I tasted beer ice cream from Frozen Pints.
My favorites were Vanilla Bock and Peach Lambic. After the taste tests, a group of attendees toured the Ponce City Market and learned history. The building used to be home of Sears then the building was City Hall East. We took a hard hat tour:
Me in my hard hat
Maxine
The rooftop view
Rooftop via Instagram
The Ponce City Market will open in 2014 with retail, condos and apartments, bike valet, gardens and restaurants. The concept sounds like a great idea right along the Atlanta Beltline. I can’t wait to see the finished results. Dancing Goats opened this past Friday! The shop is perfect for a Saturday morning cup of coffee and relaxation.
