Amateur Coffee Guy

  I remember the first time I had a cup of coffee very vividly. It was my junior year of high school, December 19th, 2019. I got out of school early because of midterm exams, and I went over to the Shoemaker’s house. We were just hanging out for the afternoon, but when we got there, Nikki made coffee and put stuff out for hot chocolate. I decided to make my own version of a mocha….8oz of hot chocolate and 8oz of black coffee….and I never looked back. Since that first cup of coffee, I’ve had hundreds (maybe thousands) more and visited a lot of different coffee shops. I’m by no means an expert when it comes to coffee, but I’m definitely a lover of coffee and coffee shops, and I love to share that love with others. That’s what the Amateur Coffee Guy is for me: an opportunity to share my love for coffee with my friends and family, and the greater online community. This may seem like a tangent, but bear with me for a second….not only do I love coffee, but I’m an avid outdoorsman, and I ...