Stumptown has lost a good deal of it's shine over the past few years. It just got sold to Peet's coffee, which is in turn owned by a giant holding company, the same holding that company owns Jimmy Choo's. Word is that they want to take the supermarket canned cold brew world wide.

I was at a Stumptown this past weekend to do some work and to take part in one of their cuppings and spent some time talking to the employees there, their impression is what you just said. Blow up their cold brew business and who cares about anything else that they do. They make a decent cup of coffee, not great, but hey, they do some great informative sessions such as the cuppings and resources online.

Aeropress is amazing and so is grinding coffee even if it's by hand, I typically only make one cup at a time anyway (maybe more if I'm doing a comparison) but intend on buying a Chemex or a Kalita Wave because a good pour over is probably my favorite brewing method. So clean, and really great for things like the Gedeb you're talking about. African coffees are currently my favorite and I'd happily drink a few pounds worth, though I've had some really nice Honduran and Guatemalan beans as of late.

Weirdest coffee you've had? Also, welcome back to the Seattle coffee scene kleinbl00.