United States Barista Championship
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The United States Barista Championship or USBC, is a competition to decide the most well rounded barista in the United States. Competitors prepare and serve three courses of espresso based beverages consisting of espresso
s, traditional cappuccinos, and signature drinks. The Competitor must make all three courses of beverages within a fifteen-minute time limit and are judged by six different judges. The judging team consists of four sensory judges and two technical judges. The role of the sensory judge is to score the competitor solely on the quality of the beverage served and customer service. The technical judges are not served drinks, but score the competitor on items ranging from cleanliness to consistency of shot times. Judges do undergo a certification process before the competition.
There are three rounds of judging at the USBC: the preliminary round, the semi-finals with 25 competitors (regional winners are automatically placed in the semi-finals) and the finals with 6 competitors.
The winner represents the United States in the World Barista Championship
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Prior to 2003, the competition was known as the North American Barista Competition. Dismas Smith was the 2002 NABC champion.
Espresso
Espresso is a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee. Espresso is widely known throughout the world....
s, traditional cappuccinos, and signature drinks. The Competitor must make all three courses of beverages within a fifteen-minute time limit and are judged by six different judges. The judging team consists of four sensory judges and two technical judges. The role of the sensory judge is to score the competitor solely on the quality of the beverage served and customer service. The technical judges are not served drinks, but score the competitor on items ranging from cleanliness to consistency of shot times. Judges do undergo a certification process before the competition.
There are three rounds of judging at the USBC: the preliminary round, the semi-finals with 25 competitors (regional winners are automatically placed in the semi-finals) and the finals with 6 competitors.
The winner represents the United States in the World Barista Championship
World Barista Championship
thumb|250px|[[Barista]] [[Gwilym Davies |Gwilym Davies]] at the WBC.The World Barista Championship is the current premier barista competition, with the winners of each national barista championship competing for the world title...
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Past winners
- 2011 Pete Licata
- 2010 Michael PhillipsMichael Phillips (barista)Michael Phillips won the U.S. Barista Championship in Portland, Oregon, in March 2009, while working at Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea in New York City. He also won the 2010 United States Barista Championship, becoming the only repeat U.S...
- 2009 Michael Phillips
- 2008 Kyle Glanville
- 2007 Heather Perry
- 2006 Matt Riddle
- 2005 Phuong Tran
- 2004 Bronwen Serna
- 2003 Heather Perry
Prior to 2003, the competition was known as the North American Barista Competition. Dismas Smith was the 2002 NABC champion.