After a 16 member panel of the top coffee judges across the states tasted 160 coffees submitted by some of the finest coffee roasters, 22 coffees were left deemed as Good Food Awards Finalists. Out of those 22 (and 1 out of 5 in the 12 state Central Region) is MadCap Coffee’s very own Los Lobos, from the Rio Jorco Estate in Costa Rica. We our very honored to be a part of a short list of amazing roasters submitting phenomenal coffees all across the states. The event is put on by Seedling Projects in San Francisco, most well known for Slow Food Nation. Finalist honors were awarded to the top 5 producers in each of the 5 regions, provided the coffee scored above a threshold judging score and the producer could prove the product was produced under the Good Foods Authenticity and Responsible Production Criteria. On January 14, 2011 the top 3 coffees from each region will be announced as winners.

MadCap Coffee is the only roaster from Michigan to enter into the finals. The Good Food Awards also has awards for Best Beer, Charcuterie, Cheese, Chocolate, Pickles and Preserves. For more info check out The Good Food Awards.