Everything about the interior clicked when I read how Co-Founder Ryan Knapp recently delved into the DNA of the Madcap retail space at the International Coffee Week – Brazil 2013.Ĭo-Founder Trevor Corlett’s 2013 USBC routine featured two harvests of MadCap’s Didier Reinoso Colombia, one from July 2012 and another from December 2012. Madcap’s shiny La Marzocco GB5 cranks out shot after shot of espresso while manual pours-overs are brewed with Kalita Waves (versus the Hario V60). The focal point of the room is a 180° bar -perfect for watching your coffee be brewed, while still being able to converse with the baristas. The space is on the first floor of a beautiful historic building that was gutted and repurposed in 2007 prior to the opening of the cafe in the Fall of 2008. As Madcap’s only location and roasting headquarters, the spot is a stunning reflection of the company’s telos: “to make and share amazing coffee”. Madcap Coffee Company, established only five years ago, has produced nationally-acclaimed barista competitors, a cavalier coffee series, and truly proven they are madcap about coffee.ĩ8 Monroe Center NW, Grand Rapids, is where owners Trevor Corlett and Ryan Knapp showcase their coffee. “Beer City USA” may be its reigning title, but Madcap Coffee gives the city another brew to take pride in. ĭon’t forget that you can share this post with your friends using the buttons below.Grand Rapids, Michigan is home to some of the greatest brews in the country. If you have a WordPress account and you don’t mind everyone knowing that you liked this post, you can use the “Like this” button right at the bottom instead. If you liked this post, please let me know by clicking the “Like” button. Compared to the cortado made with the Third Coast blend that I’d had early that day at the Monroe Center, the coffee didn’t come through the milk as strongly, resulting in a smoother, more rounded coffee which I really enjoyed. Made with a Colombian single-origin decaf, it was a lovely, smooth coffee with some excellent latte art. By this point, I was rather over-caffeinated, so I ordered a decaf cortado, which was served with a glass of sparkling water. To the left are two Modbar pour-over modules, along with their Mahlkönig EK43 grinder, while to the right are a pair of Modbar group heads and steam wands, along with two grinders (a Victoria Arduino Mythos 1 and a Mahlkönig Peak).ĭuring my visit, Madcap had its Ocktoberfest on the second grinder for espresso, which was also on pour-over, along with Reko, an Ethiopian single-origin, and two El Salvador single-origins from the same farm, which I’d tried earlier in the day at Fulton Street. Of the three Madcap locations in Grand Rapids, this is, perhaps, the one where you get closest to the coffee, which is arrayed around the counter. Although the layout is different, in concept it reminded me of George Howell in the Boston Public Market. At the far left-hand end, against a wall by the window, there’s a set of retail shelves. The till is in the centre, facing you as you approach from the doors, while the seating, provided by fixed bar stools, is split between left (nine stools) and right (12 stools). Inside, Madcap occupies a circular island counter, with seating around the edges, occupying maybe 210° of the counter. Behind the outdoor seating area, Madcap Coffee is clearly visible through the floor-to-ceiling windows. There’s also a large, outdoor seating area to the left of the door, with three square, four-person tables, partly sheltered under the projecting roof. Downtown Market is a collection of over 20 artisan food shops, stalls and restaurants, with Madcap at the building’s northern end, facing the open-air parking lot.Įntering through the main doors from the parking lot, Madcap is on your left, with Love’s Ice Cream & Chocolate straight ahead. About 20 minutes’ walk south of Monroe Center, it’s on the opposite side of US 131 from the Amtrak station. Madcap Coffee, which opened in early 2018, is part of Grand Rapid’s Downtown Market, a large, indoor market on Ionia Avenue.
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