I am planning a road trip from Portland, OR to Appleton, WI in June. The trip will take me the following route: I-84 East to eastern OR US-395 North to Spokane I-90 East to Billings, MT I-94 East to Wisconsin (I have taken the southern I-94 route many times, just changing it up)
Once I leave I-94 in WI, I'm near family and have knowledge of decent shops. I hope that the forums here can suggest decent coffee stops along the trail! I will bring beans and a hand grinder, but would love to find a bunch of interesting shops to grab a latte along the way.
We're about 20-30 minutes north of 94 in Ramsey Minnesota, but you can stop by our roastery if thats not too much of a detour. We have an espresso machine, just about every brewer there is, and some of the best, freshest coffee around.
Brian... I'm adding you to my list! Love to see that one of the sites has the Coava Kone pictured. Coava is my favorite local roaster right now (Their Honduras - Benjamin Miranda is my favorite!).
If I get a good idea of timing when heading through, I'd love to set up a time to meet you! My wife added a day to our trip to make sure I have time to make it to spots that aren't right off the highway :) I just worry about finding spots in MT and ND - hate to lose the opportunity over that many miles.
thedotben Senior Member Joined: 8 Mar 2012 Posts: 39 Location: Holland Expertise: Pro Barista
Posted Sun Apr 15, 2012, 2:54pm Subject: Re: Road Trip (OR to WI) - Coffee stops needed!
If you're through Minneapolis/St. Paul make sure to stop at Kopplin's Coffee. I know some of the other shops in the area are bigger named, but Kopplins is simply the best of the best of the best.
dtlord Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2009 Posts: 99 Location: Wisconsin Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Sat Apr 28, 2012, 2:45pm Subject: Re: Road Trip (OR to WI) - Coffee stops needed!
zerogeek Said:
I am planning a road trip from Portland, OR to Appleton, WI in June.
Once I leave I-94 in WI, I'm near family and have knowledge of decent shops. I hope that the forums here can suggest decent coffee stops along the trail! I will bring beans and a hand grinder, but would love to find a bunch of interesting shops to grab a latte along the way.
lol , coming to Appleton was just about the last thing I thought I would see. I'm interested in hearing what your favorite stops are in the area. As, I have a couple I stop by but normally just order beans in from outside of Appleton.
zerogeek Senior Member Joined: 26 Sep 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Vancouver, WA Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Tue May 22, 2012, 12:32am Subject: Re: Road Trip (OR to WI) - Path Change... ideas?
Ok... my travel plans have changed a little.
On the way out, we have decided to drop south at Billings and take SD into WI. Per suggestions here, I will stop at Revel on the way through Billings (that would be sometime on June 3 (hope they are open on Sunday's!). My wife has also allowed me some hours in the Minneapolis area to hit some of the shops mentioned (I'm a lucky man!).
The trip back will be all new drive for us. We are heading down to Chicago as we leave to take my son to the sci/industry museum, so the trip back will be I-80 through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, into Utah, before hitting 84 into Idaho, the rest of the way home.
My family doesn't really know good coffee in the area. I tried Beaners last time I was home (the name changed, but it was Beaners years ago) on College Ave in Appleton. Not really impressed... The barista sold me a macchiato in a 12oz paper cup? There was a post in this thread from a fellow WI native (dtlord) - what can you suggest for the week I'm actually in town?
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