UKBC 2012 - Champion: Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood!

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UKBC 2012 - Champion: Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood!

Postby CakeBoy » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:04 am

It's nearly that time again. The UKBC 2012 starts on 27/28 January with the South East Heat. We will populate the thread as the competition gets nearer. Anyone round here competing this year?

Details from the SCAE site:
http://scaeuk.com/uk-barista-championship.php

Schedule of heats:
27/28 Jan, South East, London, hosted by DunnE Frankowski
8/9 Feb, South West, Exeter, Westcountry Catering Exhibition at Expowest
17 Feb, Northern, Newcastle, hosted by Pumprey's (TMCer Stuart Lee 'Mentness' Archer)
3 March, Midlands, Norwich, hosted by Mad About Coffee
16 March, Scottish, Glasgow, hosted by Matthew Algie
20 March, Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, hosted by Johnsons Coffee

Semi-Finals & UKBC 2012 Final:
27-29 April, London, London Coffee Festival, hosted by Allegra
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RE: UK Barista Championship 2012

Postby CakeBoy » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:33 pm

The opening heats begin tomorrow. No running order as yet. The SCAE twitter stream suggests the final touches are being made to the line-up and it will be published on the SCAE site in the morning.
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RE: UK Barista Championship 2012

Postby TrevorH » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:58 pm

Ooo, thanks Cakey - I came here to try to find out what/who was happening, and sure enough you're on the ball as ever! Exciting. Good luck all entrants. :)
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RE: UK Barista Championship 2012

Postby lukas » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:57 am

Good luck everybody! May the fights be fair :)
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RE: UK Barista Championship 2012

Postby CakeBoy » Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:03 pm

Good to see you Trevor. Not sure about ever being on the ball though!

South East Heat Results:
1. Sang Ho Park, Tapped & Packed (also best cappuccino, espresso & sig drink)
2. Matthew Robley-Siemonsma, Tapped & Packed
3. Rummy Keshet, Darlington's

A very nice result for Sang Ho Park :)
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RE: UK Barista Championship 2012

Postby RobC » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:52 pm

London heat hosts did a proper good job, show them some love https://twitter.com/#!/DunneFrankowski
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Re: RE: UK Barista Championship 2012

Postby CakeBoy » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:55 am

RobC wrote:London heat hosts did a proper good job, show them some love https://twitter.com/#!/DunneFrankowski


Great to hear it went well. Congrats to them :)

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Sorry, am going totally OT here but that is quality.

Similary a still very well known coffee giant once blogged, "I love coffee so much that I sometimes think I am coffee".

Excellent! :P
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RE: Re: RE: UK Barista Championship 2012

Postby CakeBoy » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:00 am

South West Heat Results:

1. Dale Harris, Has Bean Coffee (also best cappuccino, espresso & sig drink)
2. Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, Colonna & Smalls
3. Dave Jones, Origin

Congratulations to all, especially TMCers Dale and a certain roaster bloke. All the best for te UK Finals :D
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Postby acousticcoffee » Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:27 pm

cheers - was very lucky to squeeze past some top peeps - Maxwell and Dave were amazing, as were so many others - really excited about tasting the bag of Sam from Extract Coffee's blend I picked up, and hope to see lots of the SW guys at the semis!!!!!
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Postby CakeBoy » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:19 pm

Ah, there is nothing better than blagging a taste of people's lovely blends. How did it taste?
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Postby CakeBoy » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:32 pm

Northern Heat Results:
1. Gordon Howell, The Attic at Harlequin Coffee (also best espresso)
2. Stuart Lee Archer, Pumphreys Coffee
3. Steven Dyson, Spring Espresso
Best Cappuccino: Joe Meagher, Flat Caps Coffee
Best Sig Drink: Tom Booth, Bean Drinking

Congratulations to all, especially TMCer and all round legend, Stuart :D

It is the top twenty overall that make the finals, not heat positions. The leaders after three heats can be found Here on the UKBC website, with Dale in second position and Stuart also near the top of the rankings :D
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Postby CakeBoy » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:13 pm

Midlands Heat Results:
1. Howard Barwick, Opposite Cafe (also, best espresso, best cappuccino & best sig drink)
2. Alex Sargeant, Strangers Coffee
3. Luke Evans, Marks and Spencer

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Postby CakeBoy » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:49 pm

Scottish Heat Results:
1. Laura Timpany, SSP UK - Glasgow Prestwick Airport (also best sig drink)
2. Mark Lamberton, Taylor St. Baristas (also best cappuccino)
3. Dan Shannon, Pumphrey's Coffee
Best Espresso: Thom Harlow

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Postby CakeBoy » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:54 pm

Northern Ireland Heat Results:
1. Joe Beaver, 6/8 Kafe (also best espresso, best cappuccino & best sig drink)
2. Conor Leverton, The Bottle Kiln
3. Louise Smyth, Ground Espresso

Also an honourable mention to TMC'er Andrew Gribben who narrowly missed out on the top three. Congratulations to all :D
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Postby CakeBoy » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:57 pm

Semi-Finals & UKBC 2012 Final:
27-29 April, London, London Coffee Festival, hosted by Allegra

Competitors Qualified for Semi-Finals:
Sang Ho Park
Dale Harris
Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood
Howard Barwick
Gordon Howell
Dave Jones
Joe Beaver
Dan Fellows
Matthew Robley-Siemonsma
Laura Timpany
Rummy Keshett
Alex Sargent
Mark Lamberton
Sam Dunford
Stuart Archer
Dan Shannon
James Bailey
Steve Dyson
Thom Harlow
Mark Pooley

Good luck to all, and especially to TMCers Stuart and Dale :D
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