Well I still haven’t recovered from an insane weekend of slingin coffee and hangin with the coolest coffee folks on the planet but I feel obligated to update the world of MadCap. I think the coffee world was somewhat shocked when out of nowhere 4 baristas from Grand Rapids, Michigan showed up to compete this last weekend at Navy Pier for the Great Lakes Regional Barista Competition. MadCap sent three baristas to compete. Laura Feldman was the first from MadCap to throwdown on Friday. She put in a stellar performance for a first time competitor and showed those judges why we all love the Third Coast Espresso Blend so much. We had to wait till Saturday to see the next MadCapper compete. Ryan Knapp competed Saturday afternoon wowing judges tastebuds with his ginger/cardamom infusion. Trevor Corlett competed later that afternoon. Thanks to a sweet espresso blend and the mitten Trevor made the top six of 34 baristas and moved on to compete in the finals on Sunday. After putting in another solid performance and going into even more detail regarding the logistics of the mitten, Trevor managed to win 3rd place in the Great Lakes Regional Barista Competition. Now, only one week away is the United States Barista Competition in Portland, Oregon. Trevor Corlett, and as of today Ryan Knapp, will be competing repping the great state of Michigan and MadCap Coffee. For details regarding regionals check out this site. For an inside look at who’s competing at Nationals check here. And for updates and live streaming audio of the United States Barista Competition check here.