Alex Brooks

Male

Portland, OR

United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?
barista, barista trainer, coffee enthusiast, industry professional
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Portland, OR
How many years have you been in the industry?
6
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'm extremely enthusiastic about coffee and everything related. I am proficient in espresso preparation, customer service, and espresso machine maintenance.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
Whenever/wherever
About Me:
I enjoy the finer things in life, anything one can imbibe I am interested in. Wine/Beer/Scotch(ISLAY!!!)/Bourbon/Coffee of course!
Love food! I've had the good fortune to work beside/for some very talented chef's. I love making my customers happy and instilling the wow! factor in them. I love preparing espresso, teaching espresso prep, working with my hands/building things, martial arts, reading, eating, gardening, music, cars (more specifically RX-7's!) and surrounding myself with people that I can learn from.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
Great coffee, great people.
Website:
http://www.extractionresearch.com

Comment Wall:

  • Jeff Taylor

    Yo Alex, sweet art dude!

    Dec 17, 2007

  • lil'c

    WoW ,
    Pretty lattee art,.
    Good Job,.
    very, very nice..
    lil'c

    Jan 20, 2008

  • August

    do you start or finish with the heart?

    Jan 22, 2008

  • August

    I know what you mean. It seems the best ones come out in the middle of a rush, when you have ten people in line.

    Jan 27, 2008

  • Jeff Taylor

    Great seeing you again. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the Kudos, they worked their asses off and I'm happy to see it pay off. cheers

    Feb 10, 2008

  • Robbie Britt

    Hey Alex,

    No worries about the pitcher. Like I said, I think the goal should be to support one another no matter what the circumstances. I keep hearing about community in the barista world, I think it's time some of us start living it!!!

    Feb 11, 2008

  • Alex Frankel

    Hey Alex,
    Wonderful job at the MWRBC!

    Feb 26, 2008

  • Joe Marrocco

    What's going on man? Things are good down here. I would love to pay you a visit next time I'm up. I'll need directions and all that stuff. I was just up last Fri. How are things going up there? Still putting out amazing drinks?

    Lots of love!

    Apr 6, 2008

  • Joe Marrocco

    Great seeing you this weekend! It's too bad you could not cmpete this year. Are you thinking about going for it next year? I am tossing up the idea of judging next year. Not sure yet. So, you are no longer with Picasso's. Now with Goshen? How is that going? I really need to get over there some time. I live really close to Local Harvest and two blocks from Sweet Art. I drink the love from the Land of Goshen while there. It's good to know you guys are out there trying hard to do things right. St. Louis has a long way to go, but I think we've come a long way as well!! Talk to you later man!

    Feb 6, 2009

  • Joe Marrocco

    That's a plan! I really want to get out there to where you are some time really soon. Weekends are really the only time, and carting the whole family out there is a bit difficult, especially with my wife due in a few weeks. Maybe after a month or two Ill have some time. If you need any help finding a place in South City, let me know!

    Mar 17, 2009

  • Nathan Lyle Black

    Thanks Alex,

    I'm thinking about heading to Seattle for Coffee Fest in a few months. Will you be there?

    Jun 19, 2009