Last weekend was the North Central Region Barista Competition and Brewers Cup. This year for competition we showed up with 4 barista competitors and 3 brewers cup competitors. It turned out to be an action packed weekend and if you didn’t get to see it you can see video footage here.
Trevor and Emily both competed in the first round on Friday and Ryan and Courtney both competed in the first round on Saturday. The first round of the brewers cup all took place on Saturday with Stacey competing and Josh and Trevor signing up last minute. When all was said and done on Saturday, 2 of the 6 finalists in each competition were from MadCap. Stacey and Trevor made the finals in the Brewers Cup and Ryan and Trevor made the finals in the Barista Competition.
NCRBC 2011 Finalists.
I can assure you Sunday was action packed but to cut a long story short Trevor and Stacey found themselves somewhere in the bottom 6 of the brewers cup after they announced the winners. The big news came with the announcement of the North Central Barista Competition. With the results being Trevor taking 3rd place, Scott Lucey getting 2nd and Ryan Knapp earning the title of North Central Region Champ! Mr. Knapp earned all expenses paid to nationals in Houston, a free week long trip to Brazil in July sponsored by Cafe Imports, and a sweet 1st place trophy!
Ryan Knap, NCRBC 2011 Champ
So what’s next do you ask? Well, Ryan and Trevor now get the privilege of trying to win the title of U.S. barista champ at Houston in April. So in the meantime, ask about their competition coffees and ask for a taste. We think you might like it.
Article about Ryan’s victory on Fresh Cup.
