Anti Coffee Podcast

After a short hiatus the Bicycle Bean Boys (nickname pending approval) are back as they ramp up the anticipation, the tension of Mission to Milan: The Greatest Ever Coffee Ride. Routefinding, sartorial choices, languages, and of course the bid to become World, European or Village Sign Champion. It's a quick funny one this week. Should be alright. Watch our YouTube channel it's banging: ANTI COFFEE YOUTUBE CHANNELEnjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A collage of bonus recordings we made on our journey around the NC500. Recorded in multiple segments starting at Inverness Castle we take you to our first village sign sprint before we record our tired tones of the first night in a B&B and on to the beginning of Day 2. We then catch up in Ullapool before a monologue of Tony fixing his broken bike in Scourie. We go over our thoughts upon reaching John O'Groats and then a final word from DS Nelson back at the castle upon finishing.Listen back to Part 1 & 2 of our North Coast 500 drama to get some context to these ramblings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here comes the conclusion to this immense trip around Scotland's North coast. What happened to Tony's bike? Did they finish in one piece? Will we ever find out what 'pillock' means? All these questions will be answered in the next instalment of Anti Coffee. Subscribe if you like this content. And tell your friends. If you don't like this content then at least tell your enemies and you'll waste some of their time / make them stupider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've had a quick break, but now we're back to ramp up the next leg of our Greatest Ever Coffee Ride. This is the audio rip of our YouTube video documenting our brutal but also lovely NC500 training adventure. It could, would, and should, be viewed by clicking THIS honestly it's amazing you'll bloody love it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A largely unedited recording from the night before our NC500 training adventure. Alcohol was consumed. Was that the appropriate preparation for three days of back-to-back 200km riding? Only one way to find out. Follow us this week on instagram @anticoffee.anticoffee for real LIVE updates and visual content (yes you will get to see our faces) as we take on what some are calling 'a poorly thought out and reckless mission'. Enjoy dreamerz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last proper one before we abandon civilisation for the great wild north. But let's not get too ahead of ourselves - there will still be moules frites at the Applecross Inn. In this episode we discuss some of the most important advice from our guests, we'll hear from the boss who we're hoping is VERY happy with our training (eating) progress and probably do ourselves out of any future tasty sponsorship deals. With a week to go before our first big training milestone, how are we shaping up to complete the Greatest Ever Coffee Ride. The only way to find out is by listening to Anti Coffee. Our instagram can be accessed @anticoffee.anticoffeeOr our website can be perused via THIS or you can email us on podcast@anti.coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Italian culture correspondent - Leon Cerrone - joins us this week to give us some insight on one of our biggest obsessions: 'la couture'. Hear his main do's and don'ts as well as some tales from his time as a Rapha model, his coffee routine, and some very enlightening bits about mental health. It's a winner. Check out Leon's Instagram (you must): @leon_cerroneCheck out Leon's video he did with Mr Porter HERE it is a piece of gold for anyone who struggles with their mental health and wants to hear more about Leon's journey. Check out Nick Frendo's charity ASCND HERE also an incredibly valuable resource for our mental health. Look after yourselves dreamerz. Until next week... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we share some CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT NEWS about our mission to complete the Greatest Ever Coffee Ride. As part of that we need some guests from whom we can absorb super powers: that's our M.O. This week we've got the crown prince of endurance: Rab Wardell. An idol of ours, a literal Local Legend, a man famous for his West Highland Way FKT movie and someone who probably spends more time on his bike than off it. Hear about how Rab almost made his heart explode with caffeine, his take on our key obsessions of Strava, Village Signs, Le Couture and of course: coffee. Enjoy dreamerz. If you're gasping on more Rab content, check out his website HERE or Wardell Cycle Coaching HERE Check out Rab's WHW FKT video HERE or some of his "Old Enough to Know Better" videos HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This show - it's champs only. This week we're joined by reigning World Coffee Master Agnese Sokolovska. Having not just endured, but WON one of coffee's most intense and gruelling competitions we were keen to try and absorb some of her powers of performance to spur us on in our pursuit of The Greatest Ever Coffee Ride. Onwards we go!Thanks so much to Agnese for lending us her time (and her powers!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big guest this week. At the beginning of 2022 one man perched atop the UCI World rankings - above the likes of Pog, Rog and my darling Alaphilippe. It was this man - Commonwealth Gold Medalist Mark Stewart. Winner of the New Zealand Cycling Classic. Romantic. Calibre athlete. Mindful. Strong willed. From Dundee. So we engage him on all the important subjects: cheese, mice, who's the biggest prick in the peloton, media training and of course the big one - how to beat each other for Village Signs. Will Mark's advice help us in our goal to complete the Biggest Ever Coffee Ride? Well, that's between us and the ballot box... Enjoy dreamerz.Check out Mark's vlogs, where he gives us a behind the curtain look at the life of a pro cyclist:MARK'S YOUTUBE CHANNELor his Instagram @markstew95or our Instagram @anticoffee.anticoffeeor write to us podcast@anti.coffee and we'll definitely reply 100% guarantee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the alarming news from last week that our training program is...shall we say...slightly lacking at this point, we immediately turn to the world of performance enhancing activities with Power Press Coffee founder Patrick McHugh. Ex-Commonwealth games pro badminton player Paddy has turned his hand from shuttlecocks to shuttling coffee up and down the country. We rope him in to chat about the performance enhancing benefits of caffeine, how to work as a double act and how best to get your frustrations out (spoiler: it involves squeezing something until you crush it). Hope you enjoy, dreamerz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're joined this week by the Isle of Man's greatest cycling export - of course it's Scottish National Road Race Champ Becky Storrie. Hear her alarm at the state of our training program, who her favourite cyclists are, what goes through your head when you're about to win a race, as well some glistening chat on a whole load of other topics as we enjoy a coffee together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every team needs a Directeur Sportif, so here's your opportunity to meet ours. A man for whom mindfulness and empathy are at the forefront of his cycling abilities: Andrew Nelson. We talk to him about how he plans to motivate our mission to Warsaw, where to get the best lobster & chardonnay on the West coast, and of course how will he prevent Tony and Todd killing each other on their adventure. It's a good'un. Hope you enjoy. We also have a Drip Pizza episode with Nelson in the bag, where you can learn more about his pizza & coffee persuasions. It'll be coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The dawn of a new adventure. Can two people do a thing? Find out what is it - that thing those people are doing. Why and how are they going to do that thing? And who is going to help them? If you like coffee and cycling then you're going to love this narrative arc. Even if you don't like any of those things you'll STILL probably like it. Welcome to Anti Coffee: your new favourite Anti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined by the inimitable Beck (Odelay!) who is one of our primo baristas and all round enthusiastic person. We basically just have a chat don't we? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here comes the knockout punch. We've spent the series softening you up, and now it's time to deliver the killer blow via Whizzbang Whiteford and another mystery guest roaster with another fantastic mystery guest coffee. We're going out on a high. A caffeine high. Thanks for subbing, hope you enjoyed. See you next time dreamerz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're setting them up for the knockout punch. Everyone's favourite, reluctant hero Bishop Brennan wades back into the Brew Zone TM to try and pull the wool over our eyes with another fantastic coffee from a mystery guest roaster. He doesn't realise he's dealing with a coupla normal guys who just happen to be coffee geniuses... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May the fourth be with you. The fourth coffee that is! Wow if you like zingers like that then you're gonna love this brew-along. This time we have a mystery guest coffee from...not the Cartel....and Tony is giving us the ins and outs for it. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got them on the ropes as we near the halfway point of this season's Secret Subs. How are your caffeine tolerance levels? This one's a doozy. Float yourself over to the Chill Zone and wrap your ears around some of this. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now we're doin' it. Another day another delicious coffee, am I rite? Everyone's favourite grey man, the mysterious Coco Bishop Brennan is our brewer for the week as we try in vain to get beyond the facade and delve deeper into what makes this cult hero tick. Let me tell you, the only thing we really find out is that he knows how to make a mean brew. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh my goodness they did it again? Yup. We're back in amongst it for another round of Secret Subscriptions. Grab your coffee, grab your brewer and get well and truly embedded into the Brew Zone for a coffee experience like no other. Ya welcome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you ready to get back into the Brew Zone TM? We're back and better than ever before. The Anti Coffee Coffee Club rolls the dice again, and this time we have the inimitable Courtney Brennan back for all six episodes. The people asked, and we have delivered. This season's Secret Subscriptions will feature six (6), yes six! different coffees, with some roasted by our favourite roasters from elsewhere in the UK. If you're unfamiliar with the format, the broad strokes are these: subscribers will receive 6 coffees. These coffees are accompanied by six podcasts, where one of the Anti Coffee Coffee Club will brew up one of the coffees. Only they will know what that coffee is. We'll have a bit of back and forth, generally some tangential distracted conversations and finally take a guess at what the coffee is and where it comes from. Bit of fun really. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Roaster episode. Much better than a Roast Us Boner episode am I right? We meet the genius (and I say that in the loosest sense of the world) behind the Secret Subscriptions coffees, and we also chat about dog poop, barista mental health and some other stuff. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We made it. We delivered! We said 4 coffees, 4 podcasts, 4 weeks and that's exactly what you've bloody got isn't it? But wait there's more: a new bonus episode will be coming out in the next fortnight or so featuring the return of the one, the only Courtney Anne Brennan talking about all these coffees he roasted for us. But for now listening friends, lets all take our tops off and get truly into....the Brew Zone (TM) *honk honk honk* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ding ding round three. Are you ready to get into the *honk honk honk* Brew Zone (TM)? What a time to be alive. Calm Tony is back on the brews with something special. Get in amongst it. Heaven. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey did you enjoy getting in the Brew Zone (TM)? Or did you prefer it in the Chill Zone (also TM). We reverse the roles this week, Todd brews up a tasty wee piece and Toner wagers his entire career of expertise against guessing a country of origin. Can this format endure? Will it? Doubtful. Anyway. We'll keep banging away at it. Whack the kettle on... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you thought season one was bad, well you ain't seen nothing yet. Here comes the first full episode of season 2 featuring the start of our Secret Subscriptions. Your first two coffees should be dropping through the post in the coming days. Or who knows, maybe even this morning. We went all out and sent 'em first class so I think it'll be Thursday morning. So all you need to do is carve out a quiet half hour of your day, plug your headphones in and.....whack the kettle on. Here's Tony's recipe for V60:Throw paper in to air and catch it in the V60.Brew the kettle to 95 degrees Celsius or as close as you can.Wet the filter paper and keep your water for washing up with later.Grind 25g of coffee to a caster sugar consistency.Put the coffee in the paper and make an indent in the centre, like a little coffee well.Start your timer and pour in around 50ml (that's 50g) of water from your kettle, trying to cover all the coffee. Leave it for 30 seconds to let Orlando Bloom.Working in a spiral from the outside towards the middle, slowly pour over more water from your kettle and keep pouring slowly in the middle until you reach 500ml (500g) in total.If it fills up too fast, then sloooowww dowwwwn. If it's still filling up to fast, stop and just carry on when you've got some more space. Try grinding a bit coarser next time. All the water should have magically turned in to coffee after around 3-4mins. Tadaaaa! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season Two of your least favourite coffee podcast starts soon. To get us back into the mood we're trying something a little bit different - with the launch of Secret Subscriptions. Over the month of February we'll be launching four different coffees - one for each week - and each coffee will be accompanied by a podcast. One of us will know what the coffee is, one of us will be clueless - we'll brew it up, chat a bit, some tangents will happen and then someone will take a guess at what the coffee is. If you want to join us then all you have to do is click here https://www.thegoodcoffeecartel.com/shop/p/anti-coffee-coffee-club-secret-subscription and we'll do the rest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're all over the place this week. With a constant background of beautiful birdsong, come and sit with us at the table of idiots and listen as we flip-flop variously through cycling, Tyson Fury and punching, how do you remember someone's name, celebrity meet & greets. Then we get into some tough stuff around racial injustice. We wonder what we have to say to get pulled off the air, and we talk about how Courtney nearly quit the band. There's a moral dilemma which begins with naked old people and ends with Courtney kicking a boy off a bridge. Coffee features almost not at all. Ah, Episode 10. Sorry about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you start a coffee business? These poorly informed idiots will tell you how, with a mixture of rambling, incoherent anecdotes and sweeping statements based on nothing. What better place to learn. We briefly talk about luft, Louis Walsh, whether kids should drink coffee or not and who owns the deciding 1%. Whiteford cries about people ripping him off. We have some questions from the kids. It's only forty minutes of your life and it's free. What were you expecting? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stop what you are doing. Stop listening to this podcast and follow the link attached. It's a link to a time table of resources on racial injustice to allow you to become more informed around this subject. Read, listen, watch and act. This podcast will be here later, but for now let's do some work and make things better. Black Lives Matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had some logistical (laziness) issues and couldn't get a podcast together. Then we did. And this is that episode. The '98 Bulls of coffee are back at it again with some nonsense chat about coffee festivals, a voicemail from a famous person, and some chat about our favourite coffee places. Hope you enjoy. It's just a wee quick one anyway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drop in midway through a conversation with The Anti-Coffee Coffee Club. Very little in the way of structure, but a LOT in terms of effort and enthusiasm. We're really trying our hardest you can tell. This week we set up camp on some fairly shaky ground, dipping a tentative and possibly poorly educated toe into some tricky subjects like feminism, as well as some lighter topics like Courtney's instagram, elephant anatomy, and why we want a guest on the show who hates us. There is also a lot of coffee related stuff. It's a good one. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Representing Team GB, it's only Commonwealth medal winning badminton player Kirsty Gilmour. We chat about having a blue tick - I said ‘ tick' - quarantine and training for the Olympics. Vince McMahon makes an appearance and we get mildly political somewhere in the middle. Please enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the terrible sound quality as we dial in remotely to keep the momentum up of this shoddy little podcast effort. We try valiantly to talk about anything other than Coronavirus but keep coming back to it. Todd seems obsessed with asking people about their ‘routine', Tony gives us a very lacklustre quiz and Courtney admits that “the thrill is gone” when it comes to the daily government broadcasts. George runs us through his tattoos and shows us his pyjamas and it turns out Phil & Caroline were a couple all along. We talk about Tiger King of course. Lessons have been learned. Bet you can't wait for episode 5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have our first guest! Coffee all-star Nicole Battefeld joins us from isolation in Oz. Listen to the chat and check out her website www.nicolebattefeld.com for brew videos, articles and other good stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we explore the light-hearted topics of child labour and coronavirus. What a hoot. Also, what is appropriate coffee shop behaviour? The Anti-Coffee Coffee Club discuss... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Anti-Coffee Coffee Club. Three industry professionals taking a sideways look at coffee and coffee culture across the UK and worldwide. Listen as we grapple with how to use podcasting equipment and chat rubbish about loosely coffee-related stuff. Early reviews are saying that this podcast is the one to listen to. If you like poorly thought out, incoherent content produced by idiots. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.