Food and Drink May 31, 2011 at 2:45 pm

Say It Ain't So!

Tony Perez
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What's the big deal? No one spoke up when Duane left his wife and children to move to Brooklyn to pursue his coffee dreams. If he's willing to fuck them over, why should he care any more about a supposed "coffee community"?
Graham on May 31, 2011 at 3:00 PM Report this
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Starbucks 2.0
cat & beard on May 31, 2011 at 3:33 PM Report this
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Ah yes - have darker skinned people than you cut down their local vegetation to grow a bush then have them take the cherry off the bush, remove the bean, dry it and spend lots of carbon to send it to you on a different continent where you can hire people making minimum wage to roast the beans and then process it with boiling water and sell to people who can't even afford to pay off their school loans so they can consume it while muttering about how locovore they are and how they totally support their 'local' coffee community. IT'S TOTALLY PUNK ROCK!
Number Six on May 31, 2011 at 3:52 PM Report this
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folgers was looking for a nonironic reup
miguelaron on May 31, 2011 at 3:52 PM Report this
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Awesome example of hipster self loathing Six.
Smiley on May 31, 2011 at 4:11 PM Report this
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And as @TheSquare pointed out on Twitter, their liquor license indicates a change of ownership. http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cf…
The One True b!X on May 31, 2011 at 4:21 PM Report this
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Alexander S. Panos is listed as president.

http://www.tsgconsumer.com/whoweare_ourtea…
Smiley on May 31, 2011 at 4:28 PM Report this
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That's the most random portfolio of brands (on the TSG site) I've seen in some time.
A. V. Jones on May 31, 2011 at 4:34 PM Report this
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So now Stumptown is a brand of a company that has a brand named "Garden of Eatin'"
Smiley on May 31, 2011 at 4:34 PM Report this
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it's fucking coffee get a hobby... oh and drink tea its healthier and you dont have to listen to hipsters digress about it all day.
somewhereinbetween on May 31, 2011 at 4:38 PM Report this
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#10, For someone advocating drinking tea, you sure are aggressive. Switch to a decaf variety.
A. V. Jones on May 31, 2011 at 4:43 PM Report this
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But what if I encounter an aggro anti-hipster hipster that digresses about tea? What should I do then?
tODD on May 31, 2011 at 5:03 PM Report this
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Stumptown's been heading in this direction for a while, and we really shouldn't be shocked. Even if they do sell out, though, we've still got plenty of other options. This town has over twenty five other coffee roasters. There will still be several tiny places to get good coffee.
Joe Streckert on May 31, 2011 at 5:15 PM Report this
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I'll declare them to have "sold out" when I can actually detect a difference at my local Stumptown cafe. I don't much care whose names are on what licenses if the coffee is good, the atmosphere is fine, and the staff treats me well -- all currently true. I really don't begrudge people in other cities getting to enjoy what I do.
tODD on May 31, 2011 at 5:30 PM Report this
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Am I really supposed to care about this?
pork chop on May 31, 2011 at 5:44 PM Report this
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I like those Garden of Eatin' Red Hot Blues chips.
kiala on May 31, 2011 at 6:01 PM Report this
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@ JStreckart, +1. Water Ave's the best right now, in my opinion, go support them if you care about selling out type stuff. Ristretto's good, too.
Commenty Colin on May 31, 2011 at 6:26 PM Report this
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@CC: Yes! Along with Heart and Coava, that's what I'm buying these days.
($8239f8h248cerfehjf23@&*@ebdjhb23f237OCDBO#BD*(# on May 31, 2011 at 9:42 PM Report this
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I'm not a coffee expert. But I like Cellar Door. They're so nice there. It's actually ridiculous.
Fruit Cup on May 31, 2011 at 10:07 PM Report this
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Good for him. It's fucking coffee people.
Andy Mesa on June 1, 2011 at 6:48 AM Report this
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So Andy, are you saying all the Stumptowns will disappear like Coffee People?
Fruit Cup on June 1, 2011 at 7:50 AM Report this
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how bout that band rascall flatts arent they great!?
somewhereinbetween on June 1, 2011 at 8:52 AM Report this
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I do kinda miss Coffee People.

Why is there still one at the airport?
Alison Hallett on June 1, 2011 at 10:39 AM Report this
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because it's trying to win at being one of those things old oregonians can get all nostalgic about. no hippie cookies, no "anything but blue jeans" dress code, all meh.
miguelaron on June 1, 2011 at 10:44 AM Report this
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Duane didn't sell, he got a business partner, they're going to open some more stores. That's it.
Beer Batter on June 1, 2011 at 10:54 AM Report this
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@Alison: I don't know, but I sure do love me a Velvet Hammer.
cat & beard on June 1, 2011 at 12:27 PM Report this
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@23, yeah I miss me some Coffee People, too. For awhile I worked at the Starbucks that had taken over a CP (fishbowl on Weidler), people would still try to order Coffee People drinks and items through the drivethrough. :)
Fruit Cup on June 3, 2011 at 2:53 PM Report this
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The only reason I know there is still a coffee people at the airport is because they are ALWAYS HIRING on craigslist.
Miranda on June 4, 2011 at 7:36 PM Report this

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