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2012 Canadian Barista Regional Championships

2012 Canadian Western Regional Barista Championship

Barista Canada is proud to announce the first scheduled regional championships for 2012. The Western Regional Barista Championship will be held in Vancouver at the Eat! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival at the newly renovated BC Place, June 1-3, 2012.

Participation at a regional competition is required in order to qualify for the national competition. The top four finishers at each regional competition will qualify to represent their region at the national level. The Canadian National Barista Championship will be held in Toronto at the Canadian Coffee and Tea Show, September 9 and 10, 2012. Winner of the National Barista Championship will represent Canada at the 2013 World Barista Championships.

Only 16 spots are available for the Western Regional and are limited to ONE per organization. All registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Surplus registrants will be put on a waiting list in order of receipt, in case of cancellation by original registrants.

Organizations can also submit a second competitor who will be placed on a separate waiting list. In the event any spots become available after the surplus waiting list is exhausted this list will be used to fill out the competitors list.

A registration fee, as per the Registration FAQ must be sent to secure registration in the competition.

Register at http://baristacanada.com/registration

Good luck baristas!

Canadian Cup Tasters Championship

Held concurrently with the Coffee and Tea Show, the Canadian Cup Tasters Championship will be held in Vancouver, BC on October 2 and 3, 2011. The winner will receive the right to compete in the 2012 World Cup Tasters Championship. 

For more information and to register, visit our friends at Transcend Coffee.

2011 national competition registration available

Registration is now available for the 2011 Canadian National Barista Championships to be held at the Canadian Coffee and Tea Show, October 2-3 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC.

This competition is restricted to only those who placed in the top four of their regional barista championships in 2011.

Judge and volunteer registration is also available for those interested.

All registration links are posted above. Submitting the form goes to a document directly, confirmation emails will be sent when the organizing committee is able to review information.

Eastern Regional Barista Championship - July 23!

Schedule of Events: 2011 Eastern Canadian Regional Barista Championship

Location: Brulerie Limoilou
501 3rd Ave.,
Quebec City, QC G1J 2V4
Map to Brulerie Limoilou

For live internet feed 9am-5pm EST, go to www.ustream.tv and search for
“Canadian Barista Quebec”


July 22nd  Friday Setup and Judges training
9am - 12pm Judge calibration “theory”
11am : event setup, machines booths

12am-12h45 Lunch

1pm-4pm Judges calibration, Mock Performances once machines are running
4pm-5pm  Competitor Practice time Round 1 (30 minutes each)
5pm -6pm  Competitor Meeting
6pm-7pm Competitor practice time Round 2


July 23rd Saturday Free admission to the Public
8am -9am Judges Calibration
8am-8:30 am Volunteer meeting
9am: start of competition  Doors open:  Competitors 1-4

12pm-1pm lunch break-
1pm-end of competition
Judges deliberation
2pm-4pm  Latte art throwdown alternating with Brewers Cup, Seminar/tasting with Kerry Rep.
4pm-4:30pm Award ceremony

5pm - Happy hour: beer, wine munchie for competitor and their team, sponsors and us

Central Regional Cup Tasting Competition - Toronto, St. Lawrence Market, July 6

Cup Tasting Competition is a fun and exciting event.  It showcases the coffee cuppers’ ability to demonstrate their speed, skill and accuracy in distinguishing the taste differences in specialty coffees.

Three participants at a time taste coffees arranged in eight triangle set (groups of three). In each triangle, two cups are identical, one is different. Using skills of smell, taste, memory and concentration, the competitor will try to identify the odd cup in the triangles, in the shortest time possible. After eight minutes, the round stops and the competitor discovers how many correct they have selected, by lifting their selections to reveal whether or not there is a mark on the bottom of the cup.

12 competitors compete in 4 heats (3 competitor s per heat)

Top 3 competitors advance to the final round. Competitor with the most correct selection in the least amount of time wins.

Registration

The entry cost per competitor is $25.  To register as a competitor, please email to steve@socialcoffeecompany.com with your name, phone number, company

Prizes

First place winner will receive $250 and some great coffees

Second place winner will receive $100 and some great coffees

Third place winner will receive $50 some great coffees

Volunteer

You will gain great experience as volunteer, plus there will be goodies and prizes for the volunteers. 

To volunteer please email steve@socialcoffeecompany.com or call Steve at 416-848-0718 X91

Coffees Sponsor

All Coffee Roasters, We would love to get your support for the event.  This is a great event to feature your coffee and your company.   The sponsorship cost is $150 plus two coffees for the competition, 8lb of each coffee.   Please also provide the information and tasting notes for your coffee submitted. For sponsorship please contact  steve@socialcoffeecompany.com or  416-848-0718 x91 with your name, phone number, and company

Bonus event!  Open (to show attendees)  Cup Taster event July 5

Open to all show attendees.  It’s a  fun, casual event, allowing the spectators to participate in the fun.  It will help them acquire the experience for future Cup Tasting Competition.
The format will be the same as the cup taster competition but with 4 set triangulation rather than 8 sets.
There will be some goodies and give away for the participants.  No registration necessary, spaces are limited!

2011 World Barista Championships - Live from Bogota

Earlier today was the announcement of the semi-finalists for the World Barista Championships, held in Bogota, Colombia.

RANK, NAME, COUNTRY, SCORE

10, Semi-Finalist, 557.5
11, Semi-Finalist, 547.5
12, Semi-Finalist, 547.5
13, Håkon Kinn, Norway, 541
14, Hide Kono, New Zealand, 540.5
15, AnneStine Bae, Denmark, 538
16, Rob Kettner, Canada, 548.5 - 13 second time penalty = 535.5 

It was that close.

Yesterday, our Canadian Champion Rob Kettner, delivered a performance of 548 points, that would have put him into 11th place and through to the semi-finals amongst the top 12.    

But a time violation of 13 seconds, relegated Rob to 535.5 points and 16th place, thus out of the competition.

It hurts to come so close, and it is easy to start all the second guessing, but there is no reason to be disappointed with this result. I’m so proud of Rob and the team.

Against all odds, this small little roaster, Fernwood Coffee, from Victoria BC, packed up practically their entire company to South America… just to do battle on our behalf.

Fernwood managed to claw their way over 37 other countries, and proved that they belonged amongst the best in the world, amidst the high altitude backdrop of Bogota Colombia.

We almost touched the sky.

(Email post from Les from Bogota)

Regional competition dates

Central Regional Barista Championship - July 5-6 - St. Lawrence Market, Toronto ON

Eastern Regional Barista Championship - July 22-23 - La Brûlerie Limoilou, Québec QC

Prairie Regional Barista Championship - August 6 - Fratello Coffee, Calgary AB

Western Regional Barista Championship - August 27-28 - Crystal Gardens, Victoria BC

National Barista Championship - October 2-3 - Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver BC