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<\/b>Latte art throwdowns are more than a competition, just as coffee is more than merely a drink<\/h5>\n
Words and Photos by Kayla Parker<\/span><\/em>
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<\/iframe><\/p>\nThe judges are laughing, beers in hand and backs turned as the competitors carefully craft their lattes. They turn around as two lattes are presented to them. They stand up to get a better view, carefully observing for the ABCs of latte art \u2014 aesthetics, balance and contrast. They\u2019re also looking at the fill of the cup: Has it been filled to the proper level? An overfilled cup with a drip spilling down the side, or a few centimeters of empty space from the rim of the mug can impact their decision.<\/span><\/p>\nSometimes it\u2019s a no-brainer \u23af it\u2019s easy to mess up a pour with a large crowd watching and cheering. After a bad pour, one competitor laughs and flicks the foam off the top of the cup toward the judges. She knows she\u2019s lost the round, and the judges laugh with her. <\/span><\/p>\nOther times, it\u2019s a tight round. The judges set their beers down, stand up again, look at the coffee in front of them and on the projection screen. They consider the different elements, checking every possible angle and talking amongst themselves. <\/span><\/p>\nThe energy is contagious. This is the second latte art throwdown hosted in Des Moines by Bridges Coffee, a company dedicated to building the coffee community. The crowd grows as the night goes on, and everyone comes closer to the bar as the rounds advance. A local owner of Mars Caf\u00e9, Daniel Bosman, is just barely beat out in the finals by a three-time world champion, Cabell Tice. <\/span><\/p>\nNo one leaves disappointed, though. It\u2019s all in good fun and all about building community. That\u2019s what coffee is all about.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7854\" style=\"width: 1134px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7854\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7854 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/scott-1124x843.jpg\" width=\"1124\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/scott-1124x843.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/scott-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/scott-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/scott-440x330.jpg 440w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/scott-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/scott-1250x938.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/>Side-by-side at the bar, competitors are careful and concentrated in order to pour the perfect latte.<\/p><\/div>\n\u201cCoffee is all about people. From the beginning to the end,\u201d said Asher Van Sickle, winner of the first Thursday Night Throwdown (TNT) in Des Moines. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cCoffee truly is more than a beverage \u2014 it\u2019s all about people: people throughout the supply chain like farmers, to baristas, to customers,\u201d Van Sickle said.<\/span><\/p>\nThe beauty of the coffee world is that it brews connections among individuals. Whether that means friends meeting at a favorite coffee shop or baristas bonding and sharing skills, coffee has the power to bring people together.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cUltimately, just kind of the undercurrent of the goal of me starting the throwdowns, is to create community and create more customers that are excited about coffee,\u201d said Matthew O\u2019Mealey, founder and owner of Bridges Coffee Company and organizer of Des Moines TNTs.<\/span><\/p>\nBosman was one of the judges at the first throwdown. It was his first time judging a latte art-specific competition (in contrast to the full-out barista competitions). \u201cIn the barista competitions it\u2019s fun because you immediately judge the visual appearance of it, but you also get to drink it,\u201d Bosman said. The lattes from the Thursday Night Throwdowns are instead handed out to the crowd, because it\u2019s solely about the look of the latte. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cYou have to make these snap visual judgments on the drinks, which 75 percent of the time is easy, depending on the competition,\u201d Bosman said. \u201cBut if it\u2019s a really close drink, then things are a little bit different, because you\u2019re like, how do I choose between these two drinks that look really good?<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe latte art competitions are relatively new in the coffee industry,\u201d Bosman said. \u201cIt\u2019s only really picked up steam in coffee shops in \u2014 that was a good pun \u2014 you should use that,\u201d Bosman said, pausing in his train of thought to chuckle. \u201cIt started coming into coffee shops I think 10, 15-plus years ago, becoming more and more regular in cities, but by that point they\u2019d been having these barista competitions for awhile, so these latte art competitions, at least to my knowledge, on their own, are new in the last 10 years.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nO\u2019Mealey compares the neighborhood TNTs to the street battles of the dance world. \u201cThink of it like the big national, and then the international competitions, as like, you know how like in teen movies they\u2019ll have the sanctioned dance competitions and then there\u2019s the non-sanctioned street battles? That\u2019s what TNTs are.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7855\" style=\"width: 1134px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7855\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7855\" src=\"http:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/jake-1124x843.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1124\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/jake-1124x843.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/jake-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/jake-1170x877.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/jake-440x330.jpg 440w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/jake-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/jake-1250x937.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/>Perfect pours require practice \u2014 and patience, as demonstrated by Jake Nelson.<\/p><\/div>\nThere are different styles of latte art, and sometimes people can win a competition by repeating a single design they\u2019re familiar with. Other times, they might have to mix it up. \u201cAs the rounds progress, each section we would change it up a little bit, just to kind of force those who have got this far to do something more specific on demand,\u201d O\u2019Mealey said. The rounds vary from a free pour to a \u00a0macchiato challenge at the latest throwdown.<\/span><\/p>\nLatte art competitions are primarily regional or city based, but many of the more advanced throwdown competitors have competed at other throwdowns, or even on a national level. \u201cLike Cabell, who was one of the judges, is a three-time barista world champ,\u201d O\u2019Mealey said. For the most recent throwdown, Cabell Tice competed instead of judging. On the smaller stage, he still swept the competition. In the final round, he faced off against Bosman, his fellow judge at the first TNT.<\/span><\/p>\nAlthough the competition aspect is fun and exciting, \u201cI think with the latte art, the barista championships, and all that stuff, it\u2019s a way for baristas basically to come together to travel and do cool things,\u201d Bosman said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of the main goal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nO\u2019Mealey agreed that it\u2019s not just all about the fun. To help the coffee culture grow, he believes throwdowns should be inviting to everyone in the community. \u00a0\u201cBecause coffee culture \u2026 makes people feel standoffish, like they\u2019re not good enough.\u201d With the TNTs, he hopes that changes. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI just wanted to see the coffee scene in Des Moines grow,\u201d O\u2019Mealey said. \u201cI think now is the time to do this, to start this flow of barista social hangouts.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7856\" style=\"width: 1134px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7856\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7856 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bar-1124x843.jpg\" width=\"1124\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bar-1124x843.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bar-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bar-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bar-440x330.jpg 440w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bar-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/urban-plains.com\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bar-1250x938.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/>Competition heats up at Scenic Route Bakery\u2019s espresso bar as Cabell Tice steams his milk in preparation for the pour.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/i>Big cities have barista social clubs or organizations that people can buy into. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen various versions of this other places, and I was just like, I think all of the pieces of this are here now cause with a bunch of other good shops opening, Scenic Route opened last year, Horizon Line is opening this coming month \u2026 there\u2019s a bunch of shops coming in, so now\u2019s the time,\u201d O\u2019Mealey said. \u201cConnecting these new guys, give honor to the old guys that have been around and just make sure, hey, we\u2019re in this together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s about providing mutual support. The idea is that coffee shops shouldn\u2019t see each other as competition, but rather as colleagues coexisting and collaborating in the same city.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBecause what I would say in talking to the older shops, when shops are really encouraging with one another and actually can appreciate each other\u2019s product \u2026 I\u2019d gladly say hey, when you\u2019re not in my neighborhood but you\u2019re in that neighborhood, you know, go see, Grounds for Celebration, for instance,\u201d O\u2019Mealey said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just good for them, which it is, but it\u2019s good for the city,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s better for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nHelping out other coffee shops really is better for everyone, and helps the coffee scene grow as a whole, especially in the Midwest. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s actually a lot more developed and robust of a coffee scene than people assume it is,\u201d O\u2019Mealey said.\u201cThe smaller cities like Des Moines are on the cusp of it becoming a big deal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nBosman chimed in, \u201cI think one of the things I like best about the Midwest here is that we get kind of from everything, like all the coasts and the Midwest, as far as coffee, culture, and knowledge, shops we go to, and roasters. If you\u2019re specifically in San Francisco or Portland, you may not be able to go to a place like Onyx in Arkansas, and kind of like being in the Midwest we get this cross,\u201d Bosman said. \u201cWe kind of have it all, it\u2019s driving through here.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nThe baristas agree: Coffee is more than a drink. \u201cCoffee is oftentimes a progression for people,\u201d Van Sickle said. \u201cWhen I was 12 years old, my grandpa was in the army and he gave me my first cup of coffee and said, you know, \u2018You\u2019ve got to drink it black, puts hair on your chest,\u2019 and obviously that was a Folgers cup of coffee,\u201d he said. \u201cI obviously hated it.\u201d But Van Sickle\u2019s love for coffee grew, and here he is now.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAt the end of the day, latte art competitions and things like that, they\u2019re just fun,\u201d Van Sickle said. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to participate, and it\u2019s even more fun to win, but the purpose of it is just to facilitate 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