PDX upped their airport coffee game

[Turboner]

Stopped for a layover in PDX a few days ago and to my surprise I find a Stumptown location inside. This definitely is a welcome option besides all the Starbucks / airport coffee available.

Hopefully this trend keeps going as I am probably one of the few that enjoys layovers at the airport people watching with a good cup of coffee.

In LA, I know LAX has klatch in Terminal 7 and Lamill in Tom Bradley Terminal.

Know of a place to get good coffee in your local airport? Let us know as one of us may be visiting soon

[edpiep]

Lol, yeah I live in OR and I noticed that awhile ago too. I think most of us on the NW are bummed that Stumptown got bought out by Peet's in 2011 though. It's alright in the long run, there's still a bastion of great coffee in the NW. Now you can just get a cup of Stumpy in PDX too, yay for corporate distribution.....

[Wo ai Coffee]

I Spend a lot of time in airports and was happy to see Stumptown in PDX even if it is owned by Peets.  When I am outside of the airport I will try to get to the smaller mom and pop  shops. If we could only get Counter Culture to set up shop at RDU. I did find some La Colmbe in the Philly Airport today and they are largely owned by Chobani I believe.

[SusanJoM]

I Spend a lot of time in airports and was happy to see Stumptown in PDX even if it is owned by Peets. 

And Peets is owned by JAB Holding Company ..... in Luxembourg.

[Turboner]

Lol @ Corporate Distribution and product development, i.e. La Colombe's draft latte. Has anybody tried that one?

[AK]

There is a Cartel Coffee Lab at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (Terminal 4 Southwest).  They use an Aeropress, and a Chemex to brew their coffee (roasted in-house).

[edpiep]

And Peets is owned by JAB Holding Company ..... in Luxembourg.
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Lol, yep so true. It's all business, understandably so. I think the only other time I have seen any reputable coffee company in an airport was at O'Hare (CHI) and they were of course serving Intelligentsia. I would love to have a good pour-over in a terminal don't get me wrong. I just don't enjoy seeing Stumptown and Starbucks within 100 ft of each other in an airport, kind of a downer (I would get Stumptown if I had to choose though haha).