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The Vampire’s Brew – Coffee Against the Undead

Long before vampires glittered on screen, they haunted Eastern European folklore—and strangely enough, coffee was part of the defense. Villagers once scattered coffee beans over suspected graves, believing sprouting beans meant a vampire was …
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October 9, 2025
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One Minute Pour: Arbuckle Coffee & The Lies That Sparked Truth in Advertising

In the late 1800s, Arbuckle Brothers Coffee promised more than a morning pick-me-up. Their ads claimed coffee could cure everything from rheumatoid arthritis to nervous disorders, and they lured customers with “free prizes” that …
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September 26, 2025
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Coffee & the Olympic Rats

In the 1930s, Brazilian doctors conducted unusual experiments on lab rats to demonstrate coffee’s health benefits. Rats drinking coffee outperformed those drinking water in longevity and energy. This eccentric research, dubbed the “rat Olympics,” …
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September 19, 2025
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🎙️☕ A Dark Cup in Vienna: The Coffee Murder of 1913

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cedar Beans Coffee Joint (@cedarbeanscoffeejoint) Vienna has long been the heart of European coffee culture. But in 1913, one café became infamous for a scandal …
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August 28, 2025
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🎙️☕ The Coffee Smugglers and the Circus of Monkeys

Coffee has inspired countless tales of obsession, invention, and even rebellion—but few are as strange (or as entertaining) as the story of the coffee-smuggling circus monkeys of 19th-century Europe. Coffee: More Precious Than Gold …
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August 26, 2025
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🎙️☕ The Coffee That Went to War—Against Itself

When we think of the U.S. Civil War, images of battlefields, drums, and hardship often come to mind. But tucked within that history is a much smaller, more human story—one about coffee. For soldiers …
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August 25, 2025

A Thought on Community and Competition

When I travel to other areas, I usually seek out local coffee shops to not only sample the coffee, treats, and atmosphere, but also to observe and marvel at how these small businesses relate …
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November 21, 2024
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Aaron Rodgers Cedar Grove Sasquatch article in NY Post focuses NFL on Cedar Grove, NJ

The NY Post ran an article quoting Cedar Bean's Poobah and Head Cryptozoologist, Dave Fletcher over the weekend entitled "Where is Rodgers? NJ neighbors haven’t seen ‘Cedar Grove Sasquatch’ for days". For about a …
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June 17, 2024
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Barista Casey Wehr’s Report from New York Coffee Fest

Written By Casey Wehr | March 5, 2024 The New York Coffee Festival is an event I look forward to every year! It’s a great way to stay up to date with the current …
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March 6, 2024
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Cedar Bean’s Owner, Dave Fletcher is a featured guest on The Rob Ghoulie Cheeky Horror Variety Show

Season 1 Episode 4 of The Rob Ghoulie Cheeky Horror Variety Show, featuring your host Rob Ghoulie. The Rob Ghoulie Cheeky Horror Variety Show is in the spirit of Joe Briggs's The Last Drive-In, …
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November 14, 2023

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