Michael Allen Smith
mas@ineedcoffee.com
Michael Allen Smith fell in love with coffee while attending college. Shortly after graduating college, he found himself in the Tampa Bay area far away from the good coffee he had at The Ohio State University. That is when he starting home roasting coffee. Less than a year later in April 1999, he launched the coffee website INeedCoffee.com. INeedCoffee.com has been going strong ever since with hundreds of articles and tutorials submitted by over one hundred contributors.
In 2007, Michael moved to America's coffee capitol Seattle, Washington. He has visited close to two hundred different coffee places in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver and met many of the top roasters and baristas in the country. Since 2009, Michael has been the Organizer of the Coffee Club of Seattle, which is a Meetup group of over 500 coffee enthusiants. Besides the social aspect of the group, the Coffee Club of Seattle partners with local coffee professionals for educational events such as coffee cuppings, brewing demonstrations and roasting tours. In addition to the @INeedCoffee Twitter account, Michael tweets occasionally from @CriticalMAS.
Unrelated to coffee, Michael has a personal blog at CriticalMAS.com which covers several topics including fitness, cooking and finance. He also shares code on his technical website Digital Colony.
April 2013 | Genetics
March 2013 | Chemex
February 2013 | Oolong Tea
February 2013 | Popper
December 2012 | News
November 2012 | Coffee Gear
November 2012 | Detox
October 2012 | Gifts
October 2012 | Drink
July 2012 | Teeth Whitening
June 2012 | Vancouver
May 2012 | Genmaicha
April 2012 | Siphon
February 2012 | New Orleans
January 2012 | Data
November 2011 | Cold Weather
November 2011 | Etching
October 2011 | Popper
October 2011 | Economics
September 2011 | Journeys
August 2011 | Color Chart
August 2011 | Blending
August 2011 | French Press
July 2011 | Eva Solo
June 2011 | Stovetop Espresso
June 2011 | Oven
May 2011 | Press Pot
March 2011 | Observations
October 2010 | Latte Art
October 2010 | Portland, OR
September 2010 | I Roast
July 2010 | Drinks
June 2010 | Party
June 2010 | Review
May 2010 | Starbucks
May 2010 | Antioxidants
May 2010 | Wisdom
May 2010 | Phuket, Thailand
April 2010 | Buying A Roaster
April 2010 | Bodum Kettle
April 2010 | Tasting Notes
April 2010 | Instant Coffee
April 2010 | Essay
April 2010 | Siem Reap, Cambodia
March 2010 | French Press
March 2010 | Rooibos
December 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand
November 2009 | Stir Crazy
November 2009 | Frank Sinatra
October 2009 | Buying Club
September 2009 | Pricing
August 2009 | Flu
July 2009 | Cereal
July 2009 | Electric Kettle
June 2009 | Tea Kettle Review
June 2009 | Kona
June 2009 | Top 10
May 2009 | Coffee Plant
May 2009 | Caffeine
May 2009 | Grand Canyon
April 2009 | Calories
April 2009 | Rev Billy
February 2009 | Cold Brew
August 2008 | Hawaii
May 2008 | Starbucks
April 2008 | Mugs
March 2008 | Cold Weather
March 2008 | Mugs
January 2008 | Caffeine
October 2007 | Coffee Cups
September 2007 | Ristretto
June 2007 | Brewing Options
August 2005 | Mexico
September 2004 | Senseo
May 2004 | Senseo
January 2003 | Dieting
August 2001 | Hearthware
April 2001 | Popper
March 2001 | Melitta
October 2000 | Marketing
September 2000 | Fresh Roast
February 2000 | Humor
February 2000 | Reviews
January 2000 | Roasting
January 2000 | Hearthware Precision
December 1999 | Shopping
November 1999 | Humor
November 1999 | Humor
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