Employee Spotlight: Hannah Baker, Director of Coffee
You know her, you love her, but guess what? She's the Bean Boss now! We chatted with Hannah about the brand new coffee program.
What do you do at Roadmap?
I mainly manage the coffee shop and all things involved with that! I also help with a lot of the larger events like the Anniversary Party, Oktoberfest, Detour Fest, etc.
What excites you most about the new coffee program at Roadmap?
Expanding our community. When we opened the taproom, we always said we wanted to be our customers' second living room, and what better way to do that than adding coffee to the mix?
What's your go-to coffee order?
Lately it's just been a simple oat milk latte with some raw sugar sprinkled in. If I'm wanting some more caffeine, I'll do a Dirty Chai.
What other experience do you have working in coffee?
I worked as a barista throughout high school and college in both Seattle, WA and Pittsburgh, PA - including becoming a store manager by the end.
What's the best coffee you've ever tasted?
One of the first times that I really remember getting into coffee was when I started at Coffee Tree Roasters in Pittsburgh and had the Vienna Roast for the first time. I loved that coffee and would always put it on when it was my turn to choose the drip rotation. I also feel like it's a roast you don't see too often. Locally, I can't get enough of the Earl Grey iced matcha from Drippy’s Coffee.
If you have the aux cord at the coffee shop, what tunes are you playing?
A couple weeks ago I stumbled upon an IG account named @gapplaylists which curates Spotify playlists of the songs The Gap played in store during the early 2000s and yes, it's as good as it sounds. Currently listening to "Gap Fall 2006 In-Store Playlist."