
Home Barista Classes
Learn how to get the most out of your fancy home espresso machine in these super fun, interactive workshops with a local barista in Austin, TX.

4-Week Barista Bootcamp
This 4-week barista course is designed to give you a solid foundation for starting a career in coffee. Students will learn how to operate equipment, dial in and taste espresso, steam milk, and make common cafe drinks. This class is held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Rising Tide Roast Collab. Limit 6 students.

4-Week Barista Bootcamp
This 4-week barista course is designed to give you a solid foundation for starting a career in coffee. Students will learn how to operate equipment, dial in and taste espresso, steam milk, and make common cafe drinks. This class is held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Rising Tide Roast Collab. Limit 6 students.

Pour Over Workshop
Learn the ins and outs of pour over brewing with an expert barista at Rising Tide Roast Collab in South Austin. You’ll explore the different variables involved in crafting the perfect pour over recipe, from grind size to water temperature. We will brew using the Hario Switch and V60 and locally roasted coffees from Austin’s best roasters. Open to 6 students! No experience necessary.

4-Week Barista Bootcamp
This 4-week barista course is designed to give you a solid foundation for starting a career in coffee. Students will learn how to operate equipment, dial in and taste espresso, steam milk, and make common cafe drinks. This class is held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Rising Tide Roast Collab. Limit 6 students.

4-Week Barista Bootcamp
This 4-week barista course is designed to give you a solid foundation for starting a career in coffee. Students will learn how to operate equipment, dial in and taste espresso, steam milk, and make common cafe drinks. This class is held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Rising Tide Roast Collab. Limit 6 students.

Home Barista Classes
Learn how to get the most out of your fancy home espresso machine in these super fun, interactive workshops with a local barista in Austin, TX.



The Silver Chasen - Charlotte, NC
A brand new partner matcha competition designed by Spirit Tea and Barista Friend for baristas. The first event will be on Friday, June 6 at Night Swim in Charlotte, NC! 8 teams, 3 challenges.



Home Barista Classes
Learn how to get the most out of your fancy home espresso machine in these super fun, interactive workshops with a local barista in Austin, TX.


Austin Coffee Tasting
Taste beans from Austin’s best roasters in a guided cupping experience with Barista Friend!


Home Barista Classes
Learn how to get the most out of your fancy home espresso machine in these super fun, interactive workshops with a local barista in Austin, TX.


Coffee Brewing Workshop
Learn how to brew better coffee at home with an expert barista inside LuvFats near Barrett’s on N Lamar! You’ll get to try the Aeropress, pour-over, Clever dripper, and french press. No experience necessary!

Intro to Latte Art
Learn how to steam milk and pour designs in your lattes (whole or oat). Designed for beginner baristas and home baristas. Hosted in Austin, TX.


The Ropes: Barista Skills for Total Beginners
Join us at SCA Expo in Houston for The Ropes: Barista Skills for Total Beginners. This workshop is on Saturday 4/26 at 9 a.m.

Home Barista Classes
Learn how to get the most out of your fancy home espresso machine in these super fun, interactive workshops with a local barista in Austin, TX.


Coffee Brewing Workshop
Learn how to brew better coffee at home with an expert barista at Rising Tide Roast Collab in South Austin! You’ll get to try the Aeropress, pour-over, Clever dripper, and french press. No experience necessary!

Home Barista Classes
Learn how to get the most out of your fancy home espresso machine in these super fun, interactive workshops with a local barista in Austin, TX.

Coffee Brewing Workshop
Learn how to brew better coffee at home with an expert barista inside LuvFats near Barrett’s on N Lamar! You’ll get to try the Aeropress, pour-over, Clever dripper, and french press. No experience necessary!

Roaster School 101
Roaster School 101 - Feb 16th
Instructors: Kimberly Helms & Sara Gibson
This 3-hour workshop is suitable for beginning coffee roasters at Rising Tide in South Austin. We cover the basics-and-then-some of turning coffee beans brown, including:
Roasting machine anatomy
How to approach a roast given green coffee variables (origin, altitude, etc.)
How to use machine controls to manage your roast
Data logging, both manual and digital
Roast phases, roast level, and how to know when to stop
Evaluating your results via cupping
Participants will get hands-on roasting time on an Arc 800 and will get to take home a bag of beans that they roasted themselves.
Sunday, February 16th at 10am
Workshop is limited to 9 participants.
Lecture, hands-on roasting time, and a group cupping are included.

Austin Coffee's Monthly TNT
Austin Coffee Collective presents the monthly latte art throwdown! Local baristas show off their skills and win big prizes. Hosted at rotating cafes around the city.

Fancy Coffee for Average Joe's
Barista Friend and ATX Brew Crew present a no-frills, brutally honest introduction to the world of “fancy” coffee, led by an average joe-turned-competition barista, Miranda Haney. You’ll enjoy a guided tasting experience of coffees from every end of the specialty spectrum, from dark roast blends to fruity single-origins. Walk out of this workshop feeling caffeinated and inspired to start exploring your local coffee scene with CONFIDENCE! Hosted at Dark Horse in East Austin.

Home Barista Classes
Learn how to get the most out of your fancy home espresso machine in these super fun, interactive workshops with a local barista in Austin, TX.

Coffee Brewing Workshop
Learn how to brew better coffee at home with an expert barista at Rising Tide Roast Collab in South Austin! You’ll get to try the Aeropress, pour-over, Clever dripper, and french press. No experience necessary!
Austin Coffee's Monthly TNT
Austin Coffee Collective presents the monthly latte art throwdown! Local baristas show off their skills and win big prizes. Hosted at rotating cafes around the city.

Home Barista Classes
Learn how to get the most out of your fancy home espresso machine in these super fun, interactive workshops with a local barista in Austin, TX.

Community Cupping
Taste the wild world of specialty coffee with us at a casual community tasting at Rising Tide Roast Collab!

Home Barista Classes
Learn how to pull shots, dial in, steam milk, and pour latte art with Barista Friend! These small classes are held at Rising Tide in South Austin.

Community Cupping
Taste the wild world of specialty coffee with us at a casual community tasting at Rising Tide Roast Collab!