To coincide with National Coffee Month, I accepted an offer to try Bizzy Cold Brew coffee.
The Minneapolis-based company uses organic-certified Arabica beans and micro-sifts the grounds, which are then brewed for 18 hours and cold-filtered. The result is a coffee that is smoother and less acidic than traditional hot-brewed coffee because the cold water extracts fewer bitter compounds from the grounds.
“It’s our obsessive attention to the details along every step of the process that sum up to a great product,” Bizzy Cold Brew Co-Founder and CEO Alex French said in a statement.
The long brewing time also leads to more caffeine, and I noticed the extra kick from just one cup. Depending on the variety, each 12-oz. serving has 234 mg to 302 mg of caffeine, compared to about 144 mg. in a regular coffee.
The cold brew ($6.89 for a 48 oz. bottle) comes in six types, and I tried three of them.
- I enjoyed the Breakfast Blend, which is a lighter roast. It’s not sweet but does have a slight fruity note to it.
- The medium roast had a nice hazelnut aroma. If you’re a coffee drinker, then you’ll love this one.
- My favorite was the Espresso Blend. It did indeed taste like an espresso, and I thought it worked well on its own (without cream or sugar added to it).
In addition to cold brew, Bizzy also sells ground and whole-bean coffee.
In Madison, you can purchase Bizzy at Metcalfe’s, Miller and Sons, Woodman’s and Willy Street Co-Op.
Photo by Bizzy Cold Brew
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