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Yeah, No...Yeah Coffee Collaboration with Relative Coffee Co.! · Coffee People Podcast

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  This is an audio press release headline.
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  Relative Coffee Company collaborates with Roast West
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  Coast for a Midwestern themed coffee.
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  Yeah No Yeah Coffee is a blend of Ethiopia and Columbia beans
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  and available now on Relative Coffee co.com Friday, November
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  1st, 2024 Minneapolis, MN Relative Coffee Company has
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  partnered with the Roast West Coast Coffee Network for Yeah No
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  Yeah Coffee, the first in a series of coffee collaborations
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  celebrating their shared love for the language of the Midwest.
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  Yeah no yeah Coffee is a collaborative effort between
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  Relative Coffee Co, helmed by Bryant Banker Scannell and Ryan
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  Wolt. That's me actually.
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  Sorry to interrupt. The founder of the Roast West
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  Coast newsletter and host of the Coffee People and Coffee Smarter
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  podcasts, these two Midwestern gentlemen have been striving to
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  uplift the craft of coffee. Yeah, No, Yeah is a coffee love
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  letter expressing their appreciation for the language of
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  their Midwestern brethren. In the Midwest, the phrase yeah,
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  no yeah is often used to mean yes.
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  This can be confusing for outsiders, but for those in the
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  know, it's a common way to express agreement.
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  For instance, if someone asks, do you want to try this great
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  cup of coffee, a person from the Midwest might respond with yeah,
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  no, Yeah. To mean heck yes, I do want to
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  try that great cup of coffee. Quote.
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  One of the best things about this collaboration so far is
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  seeing the smile spread across someone's face when I mention
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  the name. Yeah, no, Yeah.
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  It is one way those of us who are far from home can recognize
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  a fellow Midwesterner. Beyond that, this collaboration
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  with Relative and Bryant in particular, has felt special.
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  It came together in a very organic way.
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  We met at a coffee convention and continue to run into each
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  other at events around the country.
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  We'd mostly chat about our shared passion for riding
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  bicycles, old cameras and coffee when Yeah No was just an idea in
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  my head. Bryant was really the only
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  person I considered approaching with it because I knew he'd
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  understand it was coming from a place of love for the
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  communities where we grew up. End Quote, said Ryan Walt.
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  Bryant joked. Why are we like this?
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  These phrases are such an involuntary response.
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  I didn't even notice I said this as much as I did until Ryan
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  brought it up. When he approached me with this
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  idea, it was very exciting. It's the first collaboration
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  under Relative and I couldn't wait to dive in.
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  Living in different states, I shipped the concept samples of
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  the coffee blend from Minneapolis to the West Coast,
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  where we could then brew and taste the coffee in our own
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  spaces. After many Zoom calls, chats and
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  events and shared packaging design files, I think we got it.
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  I am thrilled with what we created together and can't wait
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  for folks to try it. End Quote?
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  Yeah, no, yeah. Coffee is a light, medium blend
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  built from 2 of Bryant and Ryan's favorite origins.
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  The Columbia is a single varietal pink bourbone that
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  brings sweetness and depth to the blend.
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  At the same time, the Ethiopia adds a crisp acidity and layered
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  sweetness. Like the final garnish of a
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  cocktail. These coffees together create a
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  blend that is juicy and candy like, with notes of black
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  cherry, vanilla and cola. Fans of delicious coffee and
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  Midwestern turns of phrase can order the Yeah no Yeah coffee
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  blend on Relative Coffee co.com. When asked about future coffees,
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  the collaborators replied quote Yeah, no, yeah, you betcha.
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  End Quote. Relative Coffee Company is a
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  project by Minnesota grown Bryant banker Scannell.
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  It combines his passion for roasting, design and photography
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  to create a fun, welcoming and tasty brand.
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  Bryant has been working in coffee since 2011 and was voted
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  the best coffee roaster in Minneapolis in 2018.
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  Today, he teaches hundreds of aspiring and inspiring coffee
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  roasters as part of Mill City Roasters Coffee Education team,
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  where he also assists with roasting globally.
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  Ryan Wolt is the founder of Roast West Coast, a coffee
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  newsletter that is home of the Coffee People and Coffee Smarter
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  podcasts. Born in central Wisconsin, Ryan
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  has been a transplant on both coasts but has stayed connected
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  to home through his efforts and hospitality.
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  With Roast West Coast, he shares the stories of coffee
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  professionals as they explore the entrepreneurship,
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  creativity, passion, science, and innovation found in the
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  expansive world of coffee. Continuing the Midwest
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  collaboration, Rostar Incorporated, a coffee packaging
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  company based in Wolt's hometown of Wausau, WI, provided the
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  packaging for Yeah No Yeah Coffee.
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  That's the end of the press release.
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  You'll find important links like relative coffee, co.com, the
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  Instagram, and links to the podcast on Apple and Spotify in
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  this episode. Show notes.
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  Thank you for listening and for checking out.
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  Yeah, no, yeah. Coffee.
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  I'm pretty excited to share this with you all and with Bryant,
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  who so happens to be a pretty incredible coffee roaster.
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  Thanks everyone.