2016 WBC Dublin

2016 WORLD BREWERS CUP CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS! 6th place: Odd-Steinar Tøllefsen, Norway 5th place: Todd Goldsworthy, USA 4th place: Benny Wong, Hong Kong 3rd place: Chad Wang, Taiwan 4th place: Mikaela Wallgren, Finland WINNER: TETSU KASUYA, […]

Ben Put of Canada has taken the international coffee competition circuit by storm since he appeared on the scene a few years ago. Interestingly, his business partner, Jeremy Ho, with whom he owns Monogram Coffee […]

Berg Wu studied electrical engineering in university, which might give the impression that he’s intense and nerdy. Well, he is intense and nerdy when it comes to coffee, but he is such a warm, friendly […]

Lem Butler is among the most beloved and respected coffee professionals in the United States. We are beyond thrilled that the international coffee community is now getting a chance to see his special brand of […]

The Netherlands has an interesting history at the WBC, with a high finish in 2008 (Lisbeth took 2nd), but not much presence in the semis and finals since then ”until now. Lex Wenneker has been […]

We’re thrilled to see Yoshikazu Iwase back on the WBC stage this year. The two-time Japanese Barista Champion placed seventh at the 2015 World Barista Championship in Seattle, which was frankly devastating for him. He […]

What to say about the lovely Charlotte Malaval, Barista Champion of France? I first met her in 2014 at the French Barista Championship in Paris, where she came out of nowhere to take first place […]

Details on all the after-hours events taking place in Dublin during the World of Coffee, World Barista Championship, and World Brewers Cup! We’ve done a lot of digging to find out about all the awesome […]

The 2016 National Barista Champions are headed for Ireland and the World Barista Championship, which begins on Wednesday There will be 61 countries represented at the 2016 World Barista Championship (WBC) in Dublin, Ireland, starting […]