Bitter Press originally referred to journalists and bloggers who felt that their entire goal is to find the flaws in everything — a sentiment widespread across the Internet. It also referred to the feeling that you got when you received said bitter press from a website or print outlet. But there is always the extra reference, to that bitter press pot you spend ten minutes on that is barely drinkable and leaves you with that sad weight — you’re not sure why it turned out bad, and you don’t want to spend ten minutes on another one if it’s going to turn out the same way. That press pot, my friends, is something that I heartily experienced for many years before I had a chance to learn more about coffee, and therefore it is the ultimate symbol of Bitter Press.

Hopefully, with a little bit of your help, I can help promote positive inquiry and information sharing about great coffee, and eradicate both that bitter press attitude and that bitter press pot that have both come to haunt the world of coffee.

See? There I am, doing coffee stuff.

If you’d like to submit something, or just get in touch, take a look at the contact page.

If you’re interested in knowing more about the origins of the site, check out the introductory post.

If you’re looking for an archive page of all the short fiction and essays that were previously published on Bitter Press, you can check them out on the archived works page.

Full disclaimer: My name is Jesse Raub, I am a barista for Intelligentsia Coffee, and all thoughts and opinions expressed on this site are my own and do not represent the company one bit. I do that over here.