OAKLAND, CA, U.S. – Peerless Coffee & Tea, Oakland, CA recently brought home one of three Overall Champion awards, 6 silver and 11 bronze medals at the third annual North American Golden Bean Awards, the world’s largest coffee roasting competition.
In the past three years, Peerless Coffee has won a total of 25 overall champion, silver and bronze medals at the Golden Bean Awards in North America.
The competition in Portland, OR attracted 120 coffee roasting businesses submitting 863 of their finest coffees.
Over 60 judges participated each day to ensure consistency. Criteria for the competition was based on a blind tasting format in 10 different categories and brew methods. Peerless Coffee & Tea won the following awards:
Overall Large Chain Champion
Ethiopia Mystic Lion
Silver – Large Chain:
Espresso                Ethiopia Mystic Lion
Espresso                Organic Espresso
Milk Based              90th Anniversary Blend
Milk Based              Organic Espresso
Filter                     90th Anniversary Blend
Silver: Single Origin Espresso:
Single Origin Espresso       Ethiopia Mystic Lion
Bronze – Large Chain:
Filter                   Organic Costa Rica
Filter                   Organic Mexico
Filter                   Organic Balthazar
Filter                   Kenya AA
Filter                   Las Lajas Honey Process Costa Rica
Milk Based           Espresso Classico
Milk Based           Espresso Nuovo
Espresso            Espresso Classico
Bronze – North American:
Milk Based               Hawaiian Imperial Kona
Bronze – Decaffeinated:
Milk Based               Decaffeinated Espresso
Bronze – Milk Based:
Milk Based                Balthazar Blend
In 2017 Peerless Coffee was recognized as one of three top craft coffee roasters in North America in the coveted Roast Magazine’s Roaster of the Year Award.
Peerless was the first premier hospitality-focused craft coffee roaster to be recognized as a finalist for this prestigious award.
This position as the hospitality industry’s top craft coffee roaster was once again recognized at the Golden Bean Awards this year.
About Peerless Coffee & Tea:
Peerless Coffee & Tea started as a family business in 1924, and is in its third generation of Vukasin family leadership. This Oakland, CA-based company is recognized as the premier craft coffee roaster in North America’s hospitality industry.
In the PICTURE, George J. Vukasin, President and CEO / Roastmaster / Cordon Bleu-Paris trained chef tasting coffees to be submitted to the Golden Bean competition.
