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Beach Bum Cafe celebrates its grand opening during Downtown Honolulu’s First Friday on Feb. 4.

The new microbrew coffee house, serves and sells only 100% Hawaii-grown coffee. The cafe features coffees specially chosen for their unique and extraordinary flavor by owner Dennis McQuoid, with the assistance of Shawn Steiman of Coffea Consulting. Steiman also was a judge at the 2010 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival’s cupping competition.

The coffee selection includes brews and beans so rare they are served nowhere else in Hawaii. The microbrew cafe model allows customers to select from a multitude of coffees and brew methods, including espresso, Chemex, vacuum pot, and cloth filter.

The cafe will be using coffees from Ka‘u and Kona, roasted by Isla Coffee, aka, Miguel Meza. Also, the all-Hawaiian espresso is made entirely of Big Island coffee, blended and roasted by Meza.

Beach Bum Café is the brainchild of McQuoid.

“I looked around and realized that no cafe on Oahu serves what I call ‘thought-provoking coffees,’ so I decided to open Beach Bum Cafe to fill the niche,” McQuoid said. “As far as I know, no cafe in Hawaii has yet to attempt this type of microbrew service and variety of coffee selection. Even our espresso blend is 100% Hawaiian coffee, which is very unusual.”

Concerning an unusual name for a cafe in downtown Honolulu, McQuoid said, “Two things Hawaii is most famous for: beautiful beaches and wonderful coffee. Both invoke feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation. Those are the feelings we wish to inspire when you enjoy the best Hawaiian coffee prepared to perfection at our coffee house. And who wouldn’t want to be a beach bum, even if only while daydreaming over a sweet-smelling cup of Hawaiian coffee?”

— Find out more:
Beach Bum Cafe: www.beachbumcafe.com