Reviewing Coffee Houses is difficult because you don't know what kind of coffee drinker the reviewer is. Some like sweet, chocolaty, half-caf, with baked goods while others are purist, black, fresh roasted espresso / coffee heads. I'm the friends don't let friends drink Starbucks but let's have a fresh roasted cup of coffee.
When I learned Bergies roasts their own coffee, and being here on business, I knew I had to come by!
I was GREATLY disappointed! The espresso was scalding hot. Now this may sound crazy like when the woman sues MickyD's for their hot coffee . . . BUT espresso should not be scalding hot. It should be hot but cool enough to easily drink with a good layer of creme. This allows the sweetness and full body to come through. The shot was so hot all you taste is burning. One might have the choice to let the shot cool . . . but the problem there is your shot dies and loses it's creme and flavor. So the shot needs to be pulled.
I ordered a pour-over coffee. This brew method should extract the quality in the bean. Instead I had an overly salty / sour cup of coffee. My father had the regular drip coffee (he roasts his own too) and was disappointed in the regular drip.
It's great that Bergies roasts their own coffee but the production of their coffee is not done well. (or at least on this day -- which could be a total possibility).