Ice, ice baby — cold brew, café takeovers + early Saturdays

Gooooooood morning + happy Wednesday, my friends!

The warmer weather has arrived + it finally feels like London is waking up from a long hibernation stint. April has been BUSY. The vibes are high, the music is bumping + the iced lattes are very much flowing.

Ice-y weather

As a great poet once said, "ice, ice, baby." We've got ice for days thanks to our friends over at The Brownswood. They have generously been supplying us with literal bags of ice every week in exchange for Brewed coffee + smiles.

Cold brew is here

It's back, y'all! With ice, comes cold brew + we're steeping our Campbell & Syme house beans (Barrinha, natural Brazilian). Expect a very smooth, very caffeinated iced bev.

Events are soooo in

This past weekend we had a café takeover with Conscious + WOW! Huge appreciation to YOU for coming out + showing the Conscious crew what it means to be a part of the Brewed community.

We launched our Brewed x Conscious collab beans + had them on both batch brew + espresso. They're still available in-store + online for now, but I promise, they won't last long!

Much love to the Conscious crew + everyone who came through, drank coffee, was curious + made it such a fun day.

Also, Toby is officially in his event era. He's been working hard on his first Brewed event coming this June. I am very excited (+ proud!) to see what he's got in store for us.

Two worlds colliding

Last month, I had two of my sisters + my mom fly over from the US to visit London. Naturally, they came straight to Brewed after landing. It was really special having them in the café, seeing me move through my day-to-day + meeting some of you, my Brewed family <3

We also snuck away to Bruges, Belgium for a quick trip. If you ever find yourself there, I recommend DEES Koffiebranders — they roast their own beans + make a mean flat white!

New Saturday hours — 8am starts!

We've been seeing early risers queueing out front on weekends (wild! thank you!), so we've made a small adjustment to our hours.

Saturdays are for the early birds: 8am – 5pm. Sundays are for lie-ins: 9am – 5pm.

Our updated hours: Monday – Thursday 8am–3:30pm · Friday + Saturday 8am–5pm · Sunday 9am–5pm.

Community board finds

Another strong entry on the community board. An anonymous artist left behind a very delightful drawing + we've all assigned ourselves a character. We love seeing art pop up! It genuinely makes the space feel like yours, not just ours.

Well-deserved staff drinks

After a very thorough staff meeting, we did what any good team does: we walked one block over to (you guessed it) The Brownswood + had a few pints. This team works incredibly hard, day in, day out, to make Brewed what it is: warm, welcoming + just the right amount of chaotic (in the best way). I've got a lot of love for them <3

That's a wrap!

We definitely felt the upward movement of April. Longer days, busier café + more energy all around. Thank you for showing up, queuing out the door, sticking with us through the slower months + making this place what it is.

Here's to more sun, more iced drinks + whatever May has in store. With much love, Kate