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My Home Coffee Setup

So here’s the thing: there’s no perfect coffee setup. There might be an ideal coffee setup for different goals you have, but as with most scenarios in life, it is all about working with what you have. The grass is greener where you water it,…

Scott Soltys-CurryMay 4, 2021

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Tinker Coffee Lands at the Airport

Next time you take to the tarmac from Indy to warmer weather, our friends at Tinker Coffee will be there to send you off to caffeinated skies. On Wednesday, April 21, the Tinker Crew hosted a grand opening celebration for their very first café in…

Scott Soltys-CurryApril 22, 2021

Coffee Shops Guides

Milk Alternatives

Dear Diary Dairy, Listen, you’re not here for me to yak on-and-on about milk, are you? I could write a bunch of content for you to skim or make a million jokes about cashews but now’s nut really the time. So I'll just give you…

Scott Soltys-CurryApril 16, 2021

Coffee Roasters Decaf Diaries Guides

Decaf Diaries: Debunking ‘Death Before Decaf’

Dear Diary, There’s a bit of disinformation plaguing the world of coffee that we need to talk about: “death before decaf.” For as long as I can remember, the devilish idea of decaf has been demonized by coffee drinkers, and I can no longer sit…

Scott Soltys-CurryFebruary 11, 2021

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Recap: Indianapolis Monthly’s Coffee Issue

October 2020 I was in the throws of working on the first issue of Batch (which is available for preorder here). While we were 10 months into the project, I was still very much so building the plane as I was flying it. I had…

Scott Soltys-CurryJanuary 29, 2021

Community Guides

Local Coffee Lover’s Gift Guide 2020

It may be “that time of year again” but nothing has been usual about this year. We may be completely adjusting how we buy gifts this year, but where we buy presents remains the same: local local LOCAL! If you’re looking to support local coffee…

Scott Soltys-CurryDecember 3, 2020

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Local Pumpkin Spice Latte Guide

Everywhere you look, you find pumpkin spice everything, and it really does seem like they’ve infused everything with pumpkin spice nowadays. We’ve got cookies. We’ve got lattes. We’ve got cakes. We’ve got candles. We’ve got cheesecakes, syrups, ice creams, butters, raviolis, pastas, beers, cereals, tortilla…

Scott Soltys-CurrySeptember 4, 2020

Coffee Shops Guides

The Best Cold Brew in Indianapolis

You know, it’s late August, but for some reason it’s still 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I’ve had this blog post ready for a while, but this summer was a little weird. So to help us all through this last heatwave, I’m gonna tell you where to…

Scott Soltys-CurryAugust 26, 2020

Coffee Shops Community Guides

Black-Owned Coffee in Indianapolis

Community. Community. Community. ‘Community’ is one of the guiding principles of the Indianapolis Coffee Guide and has been since before it started. Being part of a community means celebrating everyone and amplifying all voices who contribute to the community. It means celebrating our differences and…

Scott Soltys-CurryJuly 23, 2020

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The State of Coffee in Indianapolis

In January of this year, I wrote a long article called 'The State of Indianapolis Coffee.' It followed my usual pomp & circumstance of praising all of the awesome things going on in Indy's coffee scene. You know I’m the biggest cheerleader for this community.…

Scott Soltys-CurryJuly 15, 2020