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  <author>Dennis Wells</author>
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	&lt;p&gt;The Equal Golden Bean Awards are an annual event and the southern hemisphere&amp;#8217;s biggest coffee roasting competition.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;We are very proud to announce that in this, our first year of operation, our coffee won the 2008 &lt;strong&gt;Silver Medal&lt;/strong&gt; in the Retail category and the 2008 &lt;strong&gt;Bronze Medal&lt;/strong&gt; in the Filter category.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The six categories that are judged include Australian Grown, Espresso, Milk Based, Organic, Retail and Filter.  And with over 500 coffees independently judged by coffee experts, the competition is extremely tough.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Samples of all the coffees are presented to independent accredited judges who use the following criteria to score each coffee&amp;#8230;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visual&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; roasted appearance&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aroma&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; indication of complexity and freshness&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Body&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; ranging from thin on the palate to heavy&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taste&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; freshness, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, flavour, aftertaste and balance&lt;/p&gt;</body-html>
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  <title>Our Equal Golden Bean Awards!</title>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2008-11-17T21:56:01+11:00</updated-at>
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The Equal Golden Bean Awards are an annual event and the southern hemisphere's biggest coffee roasting competition.

We are very proud to announce that in this, our first year of operation, our coffee won the 2008 *Silver Medal* in the Retail category and the 2008 *Bronze Medal* in the Filter category.

The six categories that are judged include Australian Grown, Espresso, Milk Based, Organic, Retail and Filter.  And with over 500 coffees independently judged by coffee experts, the competition is extremely tough.

Samples of all the coffees are presented to independent accredited judges who use the following criteria to score each coffee...

*Visual* - roasted appearance

*Aroma* - indication of complexity and freshness

*Body* - ranging from thin on the palate to heavy

*Taste* - freshness, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, flavour, aftertaste and balance

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