tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post8090757001934615619..comments2024-03-26T21:46:56.291-07:00Comments on The ZehnKatzen Times: [liff, design] Dutch Bros. Rocks The Coffee Bean and the Peignot BoldSamuel John Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-18061149419825985672007-10-04T20:49:00.000-07:002007-10-04T20:49:00.000-07:00@ Ben: according to an article published in The Bi...@ Ben: according to an article published in <I>The Big O</I>'s business section a couple of weeks back, the founders (and presumably owners) of the company are Travis and Dane Boersma, two brothers of Dutch descent (hey!) out of Grants Pass. <BR/><BR/>They're growing like a weed: at the time of that article, the Bros just opened thier 100th franchise. Now, according to the website, they're up to 113. They franchise all thier shops; the Dutch Bros you visit is owned by a local businessperson. <BR/><BR/>It doesn't seem as though the are owned by Boyd's but they do have some relationship; When I was Googling them, I found that (sorry, don't have the link) that their GP warehouse burned down some time in the recent past and the were able to get Boyd's to roast and store beans for them while they got their home warehouse back on line.<BR/><BR/>@ anonymous: I consider myself clued-in. You didn't notice that I dropped the name of Allan Stuart's amazing coffee company? And me and The Wife™ do actually patronize some amazing local coffee places–we've been to Jim and Patty's up on NE Fremont (you might remember them as the original Coffee People). <BR/><BR/>How are my bona fides now?<BR/><BR/>I don't speak for the entire Portland coffee-drinking community (if I did, Starbucks and their raunchy, burned-tasting house would be exiled so fast it would make your head spin). But we still reserve the right to like what they like. Dutch Bros Private Reserve might not turn <I>everybody's</I> crank, but as far as quality, it's a nice, smooth, drinkable brew that doesn't make you say to yourself "wow, this stuff taste strong/burned/just like hot water" every time you take a sip.<BR/><BR/>It's just basic good coffee, and if that marks me as prole, then so be it.Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-13784948226267618882007-10-04T18:52:00.000-07:002007-10-04T18:52:00.000-07:00Wow, guys your from Portland! Many good coffee pla...Wow, guys your from Portland! Many good coffee places. Why go to a low quality coffee franchise? They do market well. I thought Portland would be more clued in to good coffee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-46696006113212825842007-10-04T15:35:00.000-07:002007-10-04T15:35:00.000-07:00Nice! Unfortunately I was a latecomer to them. I t...Nice! Unfortunately I was a latecomer to them. I thought they were owned indirectly by Boyd's...? (which actually is good coffee)<BR/><BR/>And now I know where yet another extinct Kienow's was located. :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087364214942172188noreply@blogger.com