Since opening its doors two weeks ago, Broadacre Coffee has been serving up freshly brewed, personalized and made-to-order cups of coffee to the customers downtown. The four owners – Andrew Lopez, Justin Kerr, Lucas Elia and Jacob Elia – offer eight to 10 various artisan coffee beans sourced from at least four different roasters at any given time. They are currently serving coffee from Intelligentsia, Ritual, Coava and Verve Coffee Roasters. They offer four distinct brewing methods: Chemex, Aeropress, French press, and V60. The Sacramento Press visited Broadacre Coffee to meet with co-owner Andrew Lopez, who explained the process of ordering a cup of coffee and the intricacies of the V6

How well do you know your coffee? From the grinder to the filter (bleached or brown), from the water to the method of brewing (Mr. Coffee or French press), Temple Coffee and master barista Ben Lance have the answer. Thursday, Temple Coffee informed the java-loving public with its "The Art of Brewing" event at the newest 2829 S St. location. The event started off examining the flaws of the common coffeemaker notoriously associated with cramped hotel rooms and finished with what looked liked, at first glance, a chemistry set equipped with Bunsen burner and all. The common home coffeemaker produced a light-flavored cup of coffee that the crowd felt lacked the desired viscosity. As a novice,