The BREAKING BRED NETWORK

What is the Breaking Bred Bazaar you ask?

This is a community project that has been put on by Breaking Bred and Cafe Rica with the Help of JPG, Blvcksheep, and The Music Center of Battle Creek. Our goal is to have a vibrant Maker's Marketplace that guests can enjoy on a Sunday in Downtown Battle Creek.

It will be put on on the last Sunday of every month from May until September. Come stop by and see the awesome community we have!

Battle Creek's 2022 Events Are Exploding Right Now! | The Morning Cup

Many People in the Battle Creek Area are yearning to happen for some events summer. We are barely a month into the summer season and the events are going strong.

The Battle Creek Farmer's Market is in full swing every Wednesday. Blacksheep is activating new venues in the city. Penetrator Events is bringing the heat with Axe Throwing and Yard Games. Breaking Bred Bazaar Starts this weekend and Drag Scene is exploding!

Check out some of what is going on in town in this edition of The Morning Cup!

It is Fiesta Friday! Jackson and Tristan try out a Detriot Roaster on the Podcast today! They go through the Morning Cup Test and see how this Ethiopian Roast holds up! 

 1. Oak Cliff Coffee Roaster Natural Yirg - 9.5/10  2. Madcap Getwi - 9/10  3. Red Bay Motherland 9/10  4. Cafe Rica Black Honey - 8.7/10  5. Birdrock Roasters Guatemalan 8.75/10 6. Madcap 616 Blend - 8.6/10  7. Madcap Third Coast - 8.6/10  8. Maquina Coffee Roasters Peruvian 8.6/10  9. Wonderstate Coffee's Burundi 8.3/10 10. Novo Coffee Mexican 8.3/10 11. Madcap Coffee Gasharu 8.3/10  12. Summermoon Oak Roasted 8.3/10  13. Temple Honduras 8.1/10 14.  Verve Ethiopian 8/10  15. Gimmie Coffee Kenyan Iyego 8/10  16. Stumptown Indonesian Coffee 7.9/10  17. Luis Reinoso 7.66/10  18. Green Glass Coffee Co 7.6/10  19. Deeper Roots Coffee: Bloom 7.5/10  20. ReAnimator: Familia Garcia 7.3/10  21. Novo Coffee Ethiopian: 7.1/10  22. Steady State El Mezcal: 7/10  23. Ritual Coffee Honduran Drip 7/10  24. Stumptown Costa Rican Montes de Oro 6/10  25. Stovetop Roasters Dragon’s Milk 5.63/10 26. Highwire Conscientious Objector 5.5/10  27. Broadsheet Wate Gogugu 5.5/10 28. Deathwish Dark Roast 4/10   Check Us Out On Social! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @CafeRicaUSA

Steady State Of Mind | I The Morning Cup  

Steady State El Mezcal is a Mexican coffee coming out of a California Coffee Roaster. Jackon and Tristan had not had a Mexican Coffee until 2021, and have really seen what this region has to offer. Steady State has some pretty awesome branding with a great mission. Let's see how it stacks up against The Morning Cup Test.  

1. Oak Cliff Coffee Roaster Natural Yirg - 9.5/10  

2. Madcap Getwi - 9/10  

3. Red Bay Motherland 9/10  

4. Cafe Rica Black Honey - 8.7/10  

5. Birdrock Roasters Guatemalan 8.75/10 

6. Madcap 616 Blend - 8.6/10  

7. Madcap Third Coast - 8.6/10  

8. Maquina Coffee Roasters Peruvian 8.6/10  

9. Wonderstate Coffee's Burundi 8.3/10 

10. Novo Coffee Mexican 8.3/10 

11. Madcap Coffee Gasharu 8.3/10  

12. Summermoon Oak Roasted 8.3/10  

13. Temple Honduras 8.1/10 

14.  Verve Ethiopian 8/10  

15. Gimmie Coffee Kenyan Iyego 8/10  

16. Stumptown Indonesian Coffee 7.9/10  

17. Luis Reinoso 7.66/10  

18. Green Glass Coffee Co 7.6/10  

19. Deeper Roots Coffee: Bloom 7.5/10  

20. ReAnimator: Familia Garcia 7.3/10  

21. Novo Coffee Ethiopian: 7.1/10  

22. Ritual Coffee Honduran Drip 7/10  

23. Stumptown Costa Rican Montes de Oro 6/10  

24. Stovetop Roasters Dragon’s Milk 5.63/10 

25. Highwire Conscientious Objector 5.5/10  

26. Broadsheet Wate Gogugu 5.5/10 

27. Deathwish Dark Roast 4/10    

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We are going hyper-local and trying a collaboration between two Michigan companies. Stovetop teamed up with New Holland Brewing to use their Dragons Milk Barrels to make a unique coffee choice. Jackson and Tristan try out this new coffee to see how it matches up against The Morning Cup Scale.

1. Oak Cliff Coffee Roaster Natural Yirg - 9.5/10

2. Madcap Getwi - 9/10

3. Red Bay Motherland 9/10

4. Birdrock Guatemalan 8.75/10

5. Cafe Rica Black Honey - 8.7/10

6. Madcap 616 Blend - 8.6/10

7. Madcap Third Coast - 8.6/10

8. Maquina Coffee Roasters Peruvian 8.6/10

9. Wonderstate Coffee's Burundi 8.3/10

10. Novo Coffee Mexican 8.3/10

11. Madcap Coffee Gasharu 8.3/10

12. Summermoon Oak Roasted 8.3/10

13. Temple Honduras 8.1/10

14.  Verve Ethiopian 8/10

15. Gimmie Coffee Kenyan Iyego 8/10

16. Stumptown Indonesian Coffee 7.9/10

17. Luis Reinoso 7.66/10

18. Green Glass Coffee Co 7.6/10

19. Deeper Roots Coffee: Bloom 7.5/10

20. ReAnimator: Familia Garcia 7.3/10

21. Novo Coffee Ethiopian: 7.1/10

22. Ritual Coffee Honduran Drip 7/10

23. Stumptown Costa Rican Montes de Oro 6/10

24. Highwire Conscientious Objector 5.5/10

25. Broadsheet Wate Gogugu 5.5/10

26. Deathwish Dark Roast 4/10

Who has been to Kalamazoo Stillhouse?

Today Jackson and Tristan bring you another Hyper-Local spirit that is just 20 min away from us. Gin is the spirit of choice and it does not disappoint. See what they have to say about this spirit.

Who Said Guatemalan Coffee is Basic? | The Morning Cup by Café Rica  

A lot of times Guatemalan Coffee is thought of as a "Basic" Coffee that is used to balance other bright coffee's that may be too out of the ordinary for the average drinker. It almost is presented as an afterthought. In the era of Ethiopian and other African Coffees being hot and in vogue coffee Guatemalan coffees get dismissed before they even have a chance to speak for themselves. Jackson and Tristan sit down and try a Guatemalan From Birdrock Coffee Roasters to see how this coffee not only can change people's minds about this specific origin but also how the Coffee Industry should be structured based on morals rather than profits.   

Check out the current Leader Board:  1. Oak Cliff Coffee Roaster Natural Yirg - 9.5/10  

2. Madcap Getwi - 9/10  

3. Red Bay Motherland 9/10  

4. Cafe Rica Black Honey - 8.7/10  

5. Madcap 616 Blend - 8.6/10  

6. Madcap Third Coast - 8.6/10  

7. Maquina Coffee Roasters Peruvian 8.6/10  

8. Wonderstate Coffee's Burundi 8.3/10 

9. Novo Coffee Mexican 8.3/10 

10. Madcap Coffee Gasharu 8.3/10  

11. Summermoon Oak Roasted 8.3/10  

12. Temple Honduras 8.1/10 

13.  Verve Ethiopian 8/10  

14. Gimmie Coffee Kenyan Iyego 8/10  

15. Stumptown Indonesian Coffee 7.9/10  

16. Luis Reinoso 7.66/10  

17. Green Glass Coffee Co 7.6/10  

18. Deeper Roots Coffee: Bloom 7.5/10  

19. ReAnimator: Familia Garcia 7.3/10  

20. Novo Coffee Ethiopian: 7.1/10 

 21. Ritual Coffee Honduran Drip 7/10  

22. Stumptown Costa Rican Montes de Oro 6/10  

23. Highwire Conscientious Objector 5.5/10  

24. Broadsheet Wate Gogugu 5.5/10 25. 

Deathwish Dark Roast 4/10   

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Join us as we uncover some Hidden Gems around Battle Creek. First up is an Up and Coming Musical Artist that is known for pushing the envelope in both the music world and the outside world. He touches on a little bit about what drives him and why he got into music.  This is a collaborative work with Free City Magazine, Breaking Bred, and Cafe Rica. A Special Thanks to Blvck Allah  Check Us Out On Social! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @CafeRicaUSA

Deathwish says it is the Strongest Coffee in the World. 

Jackson and Tristan want to put that saying to the test as well as the taste, aroma, and drinkability.   

Check out the previous coffees: 1. Oak Cliff Coffee Roaster Natural Yirg - 9.5/10  

2. Madcap Getwi - 9/10  

3. Red Bay Motherland 9/10  

4. Cafe Rica Black Honey - 8.7/10  

5. Madcap 616 Blend - 8.6/10  

6. Madcap Third Coast - 8.6/10  

7. Maquina Coffee Roasters Peruvian 8.6/10  

8. Wonderstate Coffee's Burundi 8.3/10 

9. Novo Coffee Mexican 8.3/10 

10. Madcap Coffee Gasharu 8.3/10  

11. Summermoon Oak Roasted 8.3/10  

12. Temple Honduras 8.1/10 

13.  Verve Ethiopian 8/10  

14. Gimmie Coffee Kenyan Iyego 8/10  

15. Stumptown Indonesian Coffee 7.9/10  

16. Luis Reinoso 7.66/10  

17. Green Glass Coffee Co 7.6/10  

18. Deeper Roots Coffee: Bloom 7.5/10  

19. ReAnimator: Familia Garcia 7.3/10  

20. Novo Coffee Ethiopian: 7.1/10  

21. Ritual Coffee Honduran Drip 7/10  

22. Stumptown Costa Rican Montes de Oro 6/10  

23. Highwire Conscientious Objector 5.5/10  

24. Broadsheet Wate Gogugu 5.5/10 

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When a Major Spirit Company Almost Stopped the Growth of this Michigan Distillery. Eastern Kille Distillery is based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan that uses the best products around to make premium spirits. They say it's not complicated but it's not simple.  Check Us Out On Social! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @CafeRicaUSA