It’s SCAA 2012! Welcome to the Thousands of Coffee People from the World Over!

Photo: Tim Roth, Pupil Photo

It’s SCAA 2012! Welcome to the thousands of coffee people from the world over descending on Portland for coffee, parties, coffee, events,and more coffee.

Where will Ristretto Roasters be? At our cafes and the more than 50 businesses and stores to which we provide coffee — welcome, New Seasons! Welcome Superjet!

Ristretto owner Din Johnson will appear on a panel Brewing Success: Exploring the Growth of Portland’s Remarkable Coffee Culture, on Saturday, April 21, at 10:30am at the Convention Center. Details at: http://www.scaaevent.org/?p=lectures

Also on Saturday, Ristretto is throwing an SCAA and Customer Appreciation bash at the new Nicolai cafe, 2181 NW Nicolai Street, in the Schoolhouse Electric building. Come drink some coffee as well as beer from Lompoc, including a stout made with Ristretto coffee, and help us break in our new patio. 4pm, free, and open to everyone.

We’d love to see you at the cafes. Can’t wait? Here’s Ristretto in 60 seconds, in Hot People, Hot Coffee.