A love letter to Clissold Park

Friends! Family (hey, mom)!

Here is your monthly look-back on the happenings at Brewed. Spring has officially sprung + the sun is (somewhat) shining.

A love letter to Clissold Park

Spring is by far my favourite time of year: the sun rises early, buds burst into bloom, the grass gets greener by the day + suddenly those 7am starts don't feel quite as criminal. We're #blessed that the café sits right next to Clissold Park, where I get to cycle through blossoming trees + daffodils on my way to work.

Run club is running (literally)

If you've been around the café on a Saturday morning, you may have noticed a very energetic group gathering outside the café.

While this is my personal idea of h*ll on earth, it has been brought to my attention that running brings joy to a lot of people. Special S/O to the Happy Out Running crew who meet every Saturday at 9:30am at Brewed. No experience required, all paces + levels welcome. Runs begin + end with us here at Brewed. You will never catch me on the run, but you will absolutely see me inside afterwards making your flat white.

I would love the café to host more groups in the coming weeks + months (doesn't have to be running!). I was chatting with a few regulars this morning + it seems like a Brewed Book Club is a must?! 👀

Book clubs, board games enthusiasts, plant swaps, whatever brings your group together, let's chat + see if we can collaborate :)

New matcha on the block

Calling all our matcha lovers! We've partnered with Ayucha, a local Hackney matcha supplier, to create a Brewed-exclusive matcha for our café.

We put a lot of effort into making sure that the coffee you drink is high quality with transparent sourcing. The same goes for matcha, which is why working with Ayucha makes sense to us. Ash, at Ayucha, puts so much care into making the smoothest, most vibrant + easiest sipping matcha without compromising on what's important.

I'm back on my event nonsense

After a bit of a break (last event being the Holiday Market in December!), we are officially back in our event era. I've been knee-deep in planning mode + honestly, I've missed the rush.

NEXT UP: Café Takeover with Conscious. Tastings, pourings, sweet treats, beans on beans on beans + overall immaculate vibes. See you May 2nd!

Here's a sneak peek inside Conscious' roastery in Hertfordshire, which I was lucky to visit yesterday. Culainn + I chatted all things coffee + what it takes to be an independent roaster. We sipped the Conscious x Brewed exclusive, which we'll be pouring on May 2nd. I promise you, you will not want to miss this one.

Community board finds

I've said it before + I'll say it again, I love our café community board. While giving it its monthly spruce + clean up, I saw this poster hanging on in the back. Maybe it's springtime that has me falling in love with trees all over again, but I thought this poster was a real standout. No notes. I love it. Check out more on Sheaufei Hoe's website :)

Behind the scenes

I've been working on our first paid marketing ad (who do I think I am?), which meant dragging Toby around the café to take test photos. Chaotic marketing, my specialty. Although the final product isn't done yet, I've been enjoying this process more than I thought. Can we all take a moment for this very professional, very serious photo of Toby.

Last but not least, at some point a few of us decided it was a good idea to try our luck with scratch offs so we could retire early + stop making y'all's coffees. Obviously, if you've been in the café lately, you'll notice we're all still here, so it didn't go as planned lol.

Bye for now!

March has been a beautifully gentle month with a bit of sun, a few new things + lots to look forward to. Thanks for being here, as always <3

See you in April, Kate