In this episode we explore what money is to us and how we choose to use it. We aren't perfect, but since the beginning of Castle, it has been our goal to use this business for good in our community and support those around us. Owning a business gives a person a certain sense of "power", and in the words of Ben Parker: "With great power comes great responsibility". We hope you enjoy the episode!

Another addition to our customer series, we have a long awaited interview with our good friend and customer, Ryan Wilson. Listen in as we talk about life as a actor, roundabouts in England, and whatever random stuff we could come up with. We hope you enjoy and get to know our friend a little better!

This week we talk about the accessibility (or lack there of and why) of craft coffee. Jumping into what seems like an ocean of information can be very daunting and hard to find a starting point. Or maybe you have already dipped your toes into the world of craft coffee and are having a hard time deciphering what is useful info and what is just noise. We dive into how we first started in this industry and where we found help and guidance when we needed it. We hope our website as well is a trove of information and guidance for you no matter what stage of the journey you are on, Enjoy!Helpful video on Single Origin Bag meanings:https://youtu.be/C8_DIXoIMv4James Hoffman Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@jameshoffmann/featuredWorld Atlas of Coffeehttps://a.co/d/fsoHYIqScott Rao: Coffee Roasters Companionhttps://a.co/d/eL2KZssBarista Hustle Online Coffee Resources and Classeshttps://www.baristahustle.com/Perfect Daily Grind (Helpful Articles)https://perfectdailygrind.com/coffee-essentials/ Mill City Roasters Free Online Roasting Schoolhttps://youtu.be/k35XKH3YhIICastle Coffee Website for Buying Coffee, Brew Guides, and Coffee Educationhttps://www.castlecoffeeco.com/

Happy New Year! This week we brought in the New Year with a topic that effects literally almost every single business: Hiring Employees. How do you go about hiring the right person for the job? We have a philosophy for hiring ourselves, and we hope that maybe this can help be a guideline or at least help those who are struggling to  find or keep employees. We are not perfect, we are not experts, but we try to be the best examples we can be for our employees. Enjoy some fun times and chit chat as well!

We decided to combine the second part of our home brewing episode with gift ideas for your coffee drinking friends, or yourself for Christmas time! Getting started with buying coffee equipment can be overwhelming but we try to help make that process a little easier. Even if you have stuff at your house already, upgrading is always fun if you ever wanted to go that route! We hope you enjoy!

We got the pleasure of interviewing our first customer on the podcast this week with our good friend Melissa Lux! She has been a regular of our shop for over a year now and we have loved every second of getting to know her. We hope you enjoy the time getting to hear her story as well. If you see her in the shop say hi! Enjoy Episode #14!

Building community with other coffee shops in the city is so important. "A rising tide lifts all boats" as they say. We all grow when we ALL grow together. We are so blessed to have so many shops here with such good people working in the industry. Our friends over at Plata Coffee joined us this week to talk all things barista-ing, about their shop in the Saw Mill, and catching up with some good ol' conversations! Enjoy, and go give our friends a visit at Plata Coffee!

This week we have the special privilege of having our friend and customer Josh Brown on the podcast. We have known Josh since the beginning of opening Castle Coffee (and even a little before), and connected instantly on our love for coffee. We hope you enjoy not just hearing Josh and Matt this week... but a friendly voice to add in the mix! Enjoy!

So yeah... This episode was supposed to be about home coffee brewing and the ins and outs of brewing our (or any coffee) at home so you get the same quality that you get from a coffee shop, at home. We lost track of time and this will definitely have to  be a two part episode. Don't get us wrong, we still talk about home brewing... you'll just have to listen. Episode 11 brings fun banter just as if you were talking to us behind the bar of our coffee shop. Enjoy!

This idea is such an integral part of our business, but it is a notion that is so lacking in many places today. Coffee shops are in a unique position to where we can interact with people in many ways that businesses in the food industry cannot. We started this coffee shop to build a community oriented space to cultivate genuine relationships, and a heart of hospitality is right there hand in hand with how we try to do that. We hope you enjoy our goofy banter and serious moments!