Happy Holidays from the gang at Monon Coffee Company!

We hope you are enjoying your Holidays and that you'll stop in for a cup of Indianapolis Best Coffee while you're out and about!

Let us help you create the perfect gift for the Tea or Coffee Lover on your list!

It's that time of year for gift giving.  We want to invite you to stop by Monon Coffee  and let us help you create the perfect gift bag of Indianapolis Best Coffee and Tea.  Our gift bags are made to order and can include coffee and chocolates, coffee and tea, or one of our tea sampler bags.  We can select some excellent whole beans for you or you can pick your favorites.  When our fresh coffee shipment arrives on December 12th, it will include the annual Holiday Blend.  Holiday Blend 2008 features the very best beans from Africa, Indonesia and Central America. The result is a cup that is wonderfully fragrant and well-balanced. There’s plenty of body and exceptional brightness. Refined coffee palates will detect the inherent clove and juicy citrus flavors. The lingering sweetness comes from the dark chocolate undertones. This is truly a special coffee. Enjoy!

Indianapolis Best Coffee for Friday, December 12, 2008

Choo Choo Brew
Organic Fair Trade Peru
Rwanda
Costa Rica Tarrazu
Decaf Mocha Java


About our Rwanda Coffee:


Wow. This cup shows just how much influence our gifted artisan roasters wield over each batch. Our roasters wanted to showcase the fruit and brightness in this crop from Bufcafe Cooperative and they hit the jackpot with a light roast yielding an exceptionally bright cup and sweet mild body. See if you can taste the mango and citrus notes! Our roaster has a rich relationship with the growers of Bufcafe and we’re happy to note that new crop Bufcafe won honors at Cup of Excellence and earned top RoastMaster honors at the Specialty Coffee Association conference this year. Cafe Rwanda is a program designed to practically support coffee-farming families in Rwanda. Our roaster donates $1 for every pound of Rwandan coffee we buy. The dollars are earmarked for the Coffee Lifeline Project to purchase solar-powered radios and programming. Thanks to the radios, coffee families now have access to weather and agricultural news, educational programming for children, medical information and even entertainment.

     
Friday, November 28th from 7 to 9 p.m.

Nothing fights off the turkey sandwich tryptophan blues better than a piping hot fresh cup of Indianapolis Best Coffee at Monon Coffee Company.  And, you can enjoy that cup o' coffee with some great songs from Memphis' own Chris Pickey.  

Pickey has some new songs to sing but you still better show up on time so you don't miss it!
 

Monon Coffee Company will be closed Thanksgiving Day, November 27th.  We will reopen at 7:00 a.m. on Friday November 28th.  Thanks for drinking Indianapolis best coffee!

OK so it's a little colder all of a sudden, and your trying to make the switch from you iced favorite to your hot version.  It's OK!  We're here to help.  The Monon Coffee Company has a variety of delicious Fall beverages to choose from and you can always create your own.  We've always got our award winning coffee brewed all day, we've got Indianapolis best Hot Chocolate with our homemade whipping cream, and of course the delicious and delightful "Creme de Pomme", a blend of Apple Cider, Caramel and soy milk.  And the ever popular "Pumpkin Spice Latte" made with Monon Coffee's own blended espresso.  So hop off the Monon Trail and head in for a wonderful Fall Treat.  You might even want to pair it with our delicious pumpkin bread or signature pumpkin chocolate chip muffin!  Bring it on Fall, we're ready at the Monon Coffee Company, one of Indianapolis best coffee shops since 1997!

 Tatjana Byrd seen many evenings (she's not a morning person) at the Monon Coffee Company in Broad Ripple, has been with us, well, longer than I have.  She makes delicous and perfect beverages and has many other talents as well.  Tatjana, also known as Rebelle is a spoken word poet and promoter all the same. A little over a year ago she started her own spoken word night known as VOCAB, that has grown to bridge the gap of poetry and music, showcasing the amazing local talent that Indianapolis has to offer.  Check it out!

Brandon suggests the following adaptation to Indianapolis Best frozen coffee drink the "Loco Mocha Freeze":  Add Peanut Butter and a Banana, but easy on the Loco, we don't want anyone getting too crazy!

Did you know that the name of this drink comes from the Monon Rail Road History which used to pass right by this shop many years ago.  Loco Mocha is a play on Locomotion.  Get it!  We can all thank Kathy Williams for that one.  Even though it's cold, everybody loves the Loco Mocha Freeze made in house using Indianapolis Best Coffee, our perfectly blended espresso and some other secret ingredients.  Some people like it with white chocolate, or an extra shot or hazelnut, but you're welcome to come up with your own favorite.  Try one today at the Monon Coffee Company!

Here's the schedule for Indianapolis Award Winning Coffee
available only at Monon Coffee Company

Monday, October 27 thru Thursday, October 30
Choo Choo Brew
Organic Fair Trade Guatemala
Sumatra Mandheling
Colombia Narino
Decaf Brazil Cerrado

Friday, October 31 thru Sunday November 2
Choo Choo Brew
Organic Fair Trade French Roast
Kenya AA
Costa Rica Tarrazu
Decaf Kenya AA

Monday, November 3 thru Thursday November 6
Choo Choo Brew
Organic Fair Trade Mexico Altura
Rwanda BufCafe
Guatemala Antigua
Decaf Colombia Narino

On Saturday, October 25th, Monon Coffee Company, Indianapolis award winning coffee shop, will once again participate in the Broadripple Music Festival.  We will have a stage both inside and out with performances starting at 2 p.m. inside and 4 p.m. outside.  Inside performers include El Carnicero, Motif, Tea&Sympathy, Steven Cooley and Juhn Tuttle.  Outside performers include The Ben Ishmael Revival, Twin Monster, Alpha & Metrognome, Organic Soul, Sarah Grain, Postscript and Lockstep.  Performances at the Monon Coffee Company are for all ages and do not have a cover charge.  All Access Wristbands for the event are available for $10.  Check out www.broadripplebuzz.com for more information regarding the festival including performance schedules and locations.  We hope to see you there!

Believe it or not, there is a method to my madness.  Some of you often wonder when your favorite coffee is going to be served.  Well to give you a little insider information, I do a coffee schedule weekly.  The same coffee's are served Monday through Thursday, then changed for Friday through Sunday, and we try to cycle through all of the coffees we have.  So it may take a few weeks for your favorite coffee to show up again.  We always serve Choo Choo Brew and an organic fair trade coffee, as well as two other regular brews including a delicious Medium Roast South American Coffee from either Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, or Guatemala.  In addition we always have one of the great variety of Swiss water process decaf coffees we have in the shop.  What makes Monon Coffee's java Indianapolis Best Coffee?  It's simple, small batch artisan roasting.  The coffee is ordered on Monday, roasted on Tuesday and arrives by the end of the week.  Here's a sneak peak of the upcoming schedule:

    Friday September 19th through Sunday September 21st
       
        Choo Choo Brew
        Organic Fair Trade Peru
        Celebese Kalossi Toraja
        Costa Rica Tarrazu
        Decaf Brazil Santos

    Monday September 22nd through Thursday September 25th

        Choo Choo Brew
        Organic Fair Trade Vienna Blend
        Mocha Java
        Guatemala Antigua
        Decaf Guatemala Antigua

ENJOY!

We will be here making Indianapolis Best Coffee, Smoothies, and espresso drinks on Monday, September 1, 2008, Labor Day from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.  Stop by and enjoy something refreshing if you're out on the Monon Trail or just wondering around Broad Ripple on your day off!

Stop by Monon Coffee and try our special "Zebra Mint Mocha Freeze."  Made with our secret chocolate, white chocolate, and candy mint, it is a delicous blended summer treat.  While you're at it, try one of the many flavors of our Homemade Loco Mocha Freeze, available only at Indianapolis Best Coffee Shop, Monon Coffee in Broad Ripple, just off the Monon Trail.

Let the blogging begin!  Welcome to the Monon Coffee Company's official blog.  This year marks the 11th year of serving Indianapolis best coffee.  We are proud to be one of Indy's oldest independently owned and operated coffee shops located in the heart of Broad Ripple just off the Monon Trail.  We encourage you to stop by for something cool to drink during the summer heat, and especially for one of our fruit smoothies (made with real fruit and apple juice - none of that box stuff for us!).  The favorite seems to be the Tropical Teaser, made with peaches, mango, papaya, pineapple and banana.  Cool, refreshing, and good for you!

Or try one of our delicious iced espresso drinks.  You won't find a more perfect espresso in Indy, blended in house using only the finest roasted espresso beans.  Our daily brews include everyone's favorite "Choo Choo Brew" as well as an organic fair trade, two additional regular brews and our delicious swiss water processed decaf.  Enjoy