We have had an incredible weekend and what an amazing event it has been. All of our competitors in ALL the competitions this weekend brought their best, as always. We saw some stellar presentations and all deserve to be celebrated for their efforts. A huge congratulations to all the competitors, their coaches who have worked tirelessly right alongside them, and their supportive friends, families, and companies! Thank you, competitors—each and every one of you are what we are all about. Here are the 2022 US Coffee Champions:
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US Barista Championship
Morgan Eckroth (she/they) | Keeper Coffee | Portland, OR
Brooke Wolfe (she/her) | Elixr Coffee Roasters | Nashville, TN
Elisabeth Johnson (she/her) | Dayglow | Los Angeles, CA
Meg Skop (she/her) | Independent | San Francisco, CA
Bryan Overstreet (he/him) | The Coffee Movement | San Francisco, CA
David Buehrer (he/him) | Greenway Coffee Company | Houston, TX
Title Sponsor: Pacific Foods
Competition Sponsors: Nuova Simonelli, Ally Coffee, GH Grinding & Brewing Solutions, Baratza, Pentair, Rattleware, Urnex Brands
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US Brewers Cup
Elika Liftee (he/him) | Onyx Coffee Lab | Rogers, AR
Tommy Kim (he/him) | Balrog Coffee Inc. | Los Angeles, CA
Matt Brosinski (he/him) | Blanchards Coffee | Richmond, VA
Elise Tanyag (she/her) | Blanchards Coffee | Richmond, VA
Sam Spillman (she/her) | Caffe Vita | Seattle, WA
Marvin Duncan (he/him) | Perc Coffee Roasters | Savannah, GA
Title Sponsor: Origami Cup
Competition Sponsors: BUNN, GH Grinding & Brewing Solutions, HARIO, Baratza, Pentair, Rattleware, Parisi,
*Update April 19, 2022: due to a scorekeeping error, this USBrC ranking is different than what was initially announced – an error was made in scorekeeping which resulted in the original top 6 finalists announcement being incorrect. The above reflects the correct rankings for the 2022 USBrC Finalists.
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US Cup Tasters
2022 US Cup Taster Champion: Julien Langevin (he/him) | Coffee By Design | Portland, ME
Lindsay (Ran) Rho (she/her) | Idea Coffee | New York, NY
Thomas J. Chandler (etc) | Black Oak Coffee Roasters | Ukiah, CA
Charles Gonzalez (he/him) | Ground Control | San Antonio, TX
Title Sponsor: Technivorm Moccamaster
Competition Sponsors: Giesen Coffee Roasters, GH Grinding & Brewing Solutions, Baratza, Pentair, Rattleware, Ally Coffee, ESPRO Coffee, DaVinci Gourmet, Urnex Brands, Fetco, Burwell Coffee Roasters
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US Coffee in Good Spirits
Alexandra Hager (she/her) | CJ Foodville USA | Los Angeles, CA
Dakota Graff (he/him) | Onyx Coffee | Bentonville, AR
MiMo (they/them) | Juno Coffee, Cora Coffee | Sacramento, CA
Linnea True (she/her) | Boxcar Coffee Roasters | Denver, CO
Christina Lee (she/her) | Round K Coffee Roasters | New York, NY
Mo Koolphanich (she/her) | Slipstream | Washington, D.C.
Title Sponsor: Faema
Competitor Support Sponsor: Pacific Foods
Competition Sponsors: Baratza, Pentair, Rattleware, Urnex Brands, 1883 Maison Routin USA, Puqpress, ESPRO, Nuova Simonelli, Davinci Goumet, Libbey
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US Latte Art
Piyapat (Flook) Lapteerawut (he/him) | Coffee Project New York | New York, New York
Tracy Jiang (she/her) | Intelligentsia | Boston, MA
Ed Griffin (they/them) | Messenger Coffee | Kansas City, MO
Ujae Lee (he/him) | PlantShed | New York, NY
Proph (he/him) | Exemplar | Brooklyn, New York
Donald Perdomo (he/him) | The Good Witch Coffee Bar | Hastings on the Hudson, N.Y.
Competition Sponsors: Rancilio, Baratza, Pentair, Rattleware, Unrex, Slow Pour, Boomtown, Acaia.
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US Roaster
Nick Berardi (he/him) | Mostra Coffee | San Diego, CA
Jen Apodaca (they/she) | Mother Tongue Coffee | Oakland, CA
Rudy Altamirano (he/him) | Ilustre | San Diego, CA
Evan Inatome (he) | Elixir Coffee | Philadelphia, PA
Andrew Coe (he/him) | Elevator Coffee | Portland, OR
Wenbo Yang (he) | Artly Coffee | Seattle, WA
Title Sponsor: Savor Brands
Competition Sponsors: Lighttells, Ally Coffee, Stronghold, BUNN, GH Grinding & Brewing, Cropster, Baratza, Pentair, Rattleware, Urnex, Slow Pour, Rancilio, Boomtown, Abira
