Alex Pond

Portland, OR

United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?
barista
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Portland Oregon
How many years have you been in the industry?
Four
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
yes
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.
I work at the Fresh Pot. We are an independent coffee shop with two location, one on N Mississippi Ave. the other on Hawthorne Blvd.
I've been known to compete in Barista competition. I also host semi regular cuppings for our customers and weekly staff cuppings.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Argentina, Italy, Spain, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, UK, Finland....
there are a lot more!
About Me:
Riding my bike around Portland, Soul Music, Lil Wayne, The Costa del Sol, Malaga, and other places , learning about coffee.
About My Company:
3729 SE Hawthorne blvd
4001 N Mississippi ave

We serve Stumptown
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
the places where coffee comes from
Website:
http://www.thefreshpot.com/

Comment Wall:

  • elvin

    ALEX!

    NWRBC. sweet! can't wait to see what you cook up for USBC.

    ---elvin

    Jan 14, 2009

  • Matt Milletto

    Jeez Alex, does it take you winning the NWRBC to finally join bX? :) Jk. Welcome aboard my friend and huge congrats!

    Jan 14, 2009

  • Ray

    Congratulations on your win, Alex! Great job!

    Jan 14, 2009

  • Scott Bruggman

    It was a pleasure scrubbing the machine after you last weekend. Congrats and I will definitely see you again in P-town in March.

    Jan 15, 2009

  • Steve MacDowall

    hello Alex and welcome to the group and greetings from Canada - Steve

    Jan 16, 2009

  • Ray

    Hey Alex. How are preparations for USBC coming along? I've stopped in the Mississippi store several times on my way home from work, but haven't caught you. When do you work? Are you going to make it to the next Tamp Your Face Off event on Thursday?

    Feb 23, 2009

  • Miro

    Alex, good luck at USBC! Kill em!

    Mar 5, 2009

  • elvin

    Alex---

    Next time I'm in PDX we'll have to hook up for dinner and drinks... it was just way to crazy at the USBC.

    ---michael

    Mar 10, 2009

  • michael Phillips

    Thanks Alex, I wish I could have had a chance to get one of your shots sir. Hopefully I will head that way again soon and rectify the situation. It was nice to meet you however briefly.

    Mar 11, 2009

  • elvin

    any time you want to head up and visit Espresso Parts, we'd love to have you.

    Mar 12, 2009

  • Alex Negranza

    Hey! I didn't get the pleasure of judging you at USBC, but I was able to snag 2 spros, all of your capps and 2 of your sig drinks during Semi-Finals... Great job! Let me know when you're in Seattle next....

    Mar 20, 2009

  • Brian Davey

    So...is it going to be Blue or Orange?

    Mar 20, 2009

  • Brian Davey

    I'll just pick them up the next time I come to town. Glad you liked one of them at least. We have yellow and green as well if you ever want something different. Tell Stephen to invite you to come out with us. See you soon.

    Mar 23, 2009