I have a confession to make. I absolutely, positively, vehemently loathe the phrase, “I can’t even.” When I hear it (or read it) the tiny hairs on the back of my neck stand up like a threatened cat. I don’t know what it is, but I just hate it.
I have another confession. Despite my hatred towards the aforementioned phrase, I say it a lot…in my head. I have somehow come to understand the use of this phrase, and have had instances occur where I felt the need to say them, but only in my head.
Iced Sparkling Ethiopia Konga Espresso with Mint.
I finally had my moment. The moment where I could no longer hold the words in. They flew out of my mouth like a kamikaze plane. Once the three words escaped my mouth I quickly followed them with, “I’ve never actually said that out loud! I’ve been saving it for THE moment.” I actually had no idea I was going to ever have “the moment.”
The moment when I first saw the inside of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and my heart jumped into the back of my throat nearly choking me. I was in awe, what a masterpiece this building already was simply from the outside looking in.
I still struggle to find the words that properly describe this place. This is truly one of those places you have to see for yourself to understand. This is the type of place that allows you to throw your morals out the window and drink caffeine after 5PM.
My first siphon brew. It was pure scientific magic.
This is the place where possibilities are endless, combinations are creative, and passion is flowing. This is not a Starbucks store, this is a place where science, architecture, creativity, coffee, and quality company collide. I want to live here.
I ooed, I awed, I laughed, I daydreamed, and I drank enough coffee to fuel a small horse, all while geeking out in so many caffeine influenced ways. A coffee lovers playground. I can’t wait to go back, and lucky for me I see this happening very soon.
I couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to experience this with. I’m thankful to work with people that share my passion towards creating the perfect cup.
I love my job.
Q: When’s the last time you experienced something that shook the dirt off your boots?
Blissfulbritt 
77 thoughts on “Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room”
transforminglifenow
I absolutely love the phrase “pure scientific magic”. Yes! 🙂
shellybartz
As usual, I find myself smiling after I read your blog. I’m currently in that stage w my own blog that it’s just so darn much fun! I’ve never heard your expression of “shook the dirt off your boots” and love it! I am going to try to use it at least once a day for the next week just because it’s so cute!
50statecanuck
OMG. You and your coffee crack me up!!!
When I walked through the Coliseum in Rome, that’s probably how I felt. It was AMAZING.
B
Whoa, that looks like an AMAZING place! I’m glad you were able to experience it AND that you were up for telling us about it!
mudpilewood
Wow was my first impression of your hot photo’s. I could smell the coffee beans. Isn’t it the best smell in the world?
Brittany
HANDS down the best smell.
Amy @ A Desert Girl
I am so glad that you found your happy place. Also, you probably changed your blog design a million years ago, but I usually just read and comment on your posts from the WordPress Reader thing so I don’t actually come to the site. BUT I wanted to share this Starbucks dream-come-true post with Kevin so I clicked into the page to get the web address to copy and paste and send to him. Thus, I saw the blog design layout. Love it. The trees over the i’s in your header are so you, so hikingesque.
Brittany
I changed it just a couple months ago, so you’re not too far behind!! Thank you for commenting on it, and thanks for sharing this with Kevin. I hope you two get a chance to visit this place, and I’ll meet you for coffee!! 🙂
Amy @ A Desert Girl
Kevin said that it is now a life goal to try some of that siphon brew coffee. 🙂 We’ll let you know when we make it up to Seattle and make his coffee dream come true.
charflew23
I’m in love with this post, I’m a Starbucks fan & have a gold card to prove it. The Starbucks I go to is the only one with Reserve Coffees & a clover machine to brew them in my city. It looks like you had a blast.
The answer to your question is when I saw the clover machine work its magic for the first time. The coffee is given just the right (hug) to get out all its flavour. It may not seem significant in the larger scope of things, but if I have a good coffee in my hands it gives me time to (think) write & share.
Karla @ Finding My Fit
ooooooh girl! that place looks like heaven on earth. everyones jobs look so awesome…! i should branch out.
happynfull
Ive seen articles about this release — it truly does look magical!! I want one in my living room please! That siphon brew… 👍👍
Ashley @ A Lady Goes West
That’s awesome! I would love to explore that place. Oh man, living in San Francisco there are a lot of “can’t even” times. Perhaps some of the best have been about food of course. Hope you’re having a great Monday! 🙂
harveylisam
You couldn’t even, could you? I love that you’re passionate about coffee!
spectacuLAUR
I AM SO JEALOUS! Please take me with you!!!!
charissarunning
It looks heavenly there. I’m glad you had such a wonderful experience 😀
bobbyjessica2319
Haha. That is soo awesome. Oooh. I’m cheating on starbucks today with some Dutch bros, so now I feel super guilty. Lol
Brittany
I’ve been wanting to try Dutch Bro’s!! I hear great things about their coffee, so no guilt should be felt! haha.
bobbyjessica2319
It’s good. Not as good as starbucks, but they do have really amazing customer service.
C. Brooks
Thanks for sharing all of those pics! And I have a joke for you: why do teenage girls travel always travel in an odd-numbered group?
Because they “can’t even!”
Thankfully, you’re blog is way better than my joke, so I’ve nominated your blog for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award and you can find out what that all means for you through my post here: http://babblingcbrooks.com/2015/01/26/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/
kimhoeltje
Such a cool looking place!!
Jess @hellotofit
Ah, that looks like a fun adventure!!! I’m learning crazy things about coffee from you 🙂
pausesandclicks
Great post! Thanks for taking us along on this experience; I can almost smell those roasting and brewing beans!
Lety C
What a magnificent place! Where is it located? Can I, gold card member come in????
Brittany
This place is 100% open to the public!! It’s a cafe within the roastery!! It’s located on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
Lety C
Have to schedule a visit to Seatle then!!
RunningHeartless
I love this post so much! And I’m so jealous you got to have such a cool experience!
annieemmy
Um… if I didn’t love this post so much, I would absolutely hate it because I am so freakin’ jealous. How cool are you?
herbieontherun
hahahaha It’s like the coffee equivalent of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory!
My loathing of “I know, right?” matches your loathing of “I can’t even.” And damned if I don’t catch myself saying it too.
Brittany
Did you read that in an article!?! Because if not it makes it even better…that is EXACTLY how this place has been described by multiple reporters. Willy Wonka of coffee, and it’s SO TRUE!
herbieontherun
LOL No, I didn’t read it anywhere. It’s just the first thing I thought of. I kept waiting for a picture of an oompaloompa.
Heather
So happy you were truly a Blissful Britt at the brewery!
Brittany
I love that you just said brewery…HAHAHA. I know you meant to type roastery…right? 😉
Heather
It was Monday! haha and honestly, I was screwing up my typing ALL freakin Day! I think I was thinking that you brew coffee… who knows, sometimes the blond just come out 😉
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
Wow. I can’t even. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. You know me, I’m a born wise-ass, which means you practically taunted me.
Loving your job is one of life’s best rewards. Enjoy it, embrace it and hang onto it, which should be easy to do when your caffeinated.
Jane
Haha…I know what you mean about “I can’t even.” I haven’t actually said it yet but I have “felt” the words even though they do grate on me when others say or write it. Beautiful pics. Yes, I can see why you love your job! 🙂
Ellie
I can think of a few times: when I visited the Library of Congress, when I ran my last half marathon, when I finally went to Farm Sanctuary and got a picture with Gene Baur 🙂
I find I’m always saying that: I love my job!
Amy
Aww, I’m SO happy for you Brittany!! It sounds like this is exactly where you belong. Those moments were our hearts are so full and we’re at a loss for words… I think that’s when we realize why we’re here and what we’re meant to do. 🙂 I hope you’re able to go back there again and again and that it never loses its magic for you!
Nicole Marie Story
love it. Loving the fun things that you do every single day and earning money from it cannot be beat. i love your field trip. AND that first picture looks like hair standing upon a neck! perfect imagery. i love my starbucks coffees so! pike place roast is my favourite. but i have a nespresso here at home, so now i’m gonna make me a cuppa! xoxoxo
Aja
That is so cool! I love all the cool places you get to go and things you get to see.
jaybagley
Fantastic post. Do you know why sorority girls only travel in odd numbers? Because they can’t even!
Choc Chip Uru
Haha so you are a little bit anti-basic there 😛 sorry though, I do like that phrase, though if one person overuses I want to punch them! You are SO lucky I can pretty much smell the gorgeous roasting coffee beans!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
P
It looks like it was a magical experience based on the pictures alone!
Food, Booze, & Baggage
Sounds like a wonderful experience Brittany!! Your excitement really comes through in this post…it’s awesome!
Nicola
I think u need to visit melbourne…. Or maybe bring the real star bucks to aus
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
I’m basically in love with the fact that you’re in love with your job — the world definitely needs more people who are passionate about what they do. I think I spent something like 5 or 6 hours studying yesterday… mostly because I honestly couldn’t bring myself to stop. It’s a beautiful thing when you love what you do 🙂
PS – take me with you next time!!!
brugesvegan
lovely photos! Gives a great impression of the place
Compassion Changes
I wasn’t sure where you were going with that for a moment. Great pics. We all need me of those moments don’t we?
Compassion Changes
Me=more
Jessica
The fact that they are located on Pike street is utter perfection. I love Starbucks even more now. If that is even possible…
jennifer prod
your smiling faces at the end of the tour are perfect – what a fun day! but i’m wondering: how late were you up that night?
Brittany
HAH! I love that you’re the only one that had the thought about my bed time. I was soooo tired by the time I got home, the caffeine didn’t even phase me apparently! I was asleep around 10:45 which was still too late for my liking haha.
Britta
hahah Oh I can just see you saying those words and then having a baby little freak out. Um, this is BEAUTIFUL and I would be amazed too. YOU SHOULD WORK THERE! Manage that entire thang. I absolutely couldn’t think of a better person. I don’t remember when I had that kind of moment but I am positive I’ve had them!
Jackie @ Wife Life Kitchen
Its so beautiful!!!! Hahaha i want to go there so bad!!! I visited Seattle for the 1st time last January, and I cant wait to go back!!!
Christie Wang
Wow this looks like such a coffee lovers dream…. I would definitely have felt that way if I were there!
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Rach @ This Italian Family
This is absolutely amazing! Is this something that just every day people can go and see or is it for employees only? Christopher would LOVE this place!
Brittany
YES, this is totally open to the public! Please go, and then I can meet you guys for coffee. 😉
Rach @ This Italian Family
O.M.Gee. Um, yes, this definitely needs to happen!
Nicole
I am officially jealous of your job! (But in an I’m-happy-for-you sort of way). 😉 That place looks AMAZING!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
That Starbucks looks amazing. I need to go there!
withsparkles
Aww your love for Starbucks is so cute and endearing! They are so lucky to have an employee like you 😉
Lauren @ ihadabiglunch
I’m laughing so hard at you right now. I was like “What is her moment?? What does this mean??” when I first clicked on your post but here we are…you’re just upset that you were a basic bitch for 30 seconds 😉
But that place is BEAUTIFUL! It looks like a brewery!
Brittany
It’s true! I was as basic as they get. Haha.
An Unrefined Vegan
Totally understand why you lost it and uttered those words! Wow!
Mellie Dee
that is such amazingness! how lucky you got to go!! I can’t even! haha jk I don’t like that phrase either. 😛
GiGi Eats Celebrities
OMG I AM CANT EVENING so HARD RIGHT NOW!
The Vegan 8
I think it’s so amazing that you love your job so much! If only everybody felt that same way!! Love your attitude! xo
Lucie Elizabeth (@CollectingLight)
OHHHH my god! Id love to visit this place! Its amazing how much you love your job Brit!
Christina Does It All
Swoon.
Hannah
Hey…..why do teenage girls ALWAYS go to the bathroom in odd numbers? Cause THEY CAN’T EVEN. Get it??? Hahaha I crack myself up. Anyway, this place looks amazing!
Laissez Faire
I do believe I can smell the coffee through my computer.
katalysthealth
I’m pretty sure I would’ve parked my butt on the ground and sniffed that amazing coffee smell for the entire day.
Sounds like a wonderful experience ❤
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allieksmith
Oh man.. I bet it smelled sooo good in there! Do they do tours for anyone, or do you have to have a special reason? It looks so cool!
BabetaRuns
I remember the first time I went into the roasters and the beans were poured onto the cooling platter and the whole room started to smell amazing!
If they made a perfume which smells like freshly roasted coffee, I’ll wear it 🙂
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