Though Seattle and Portland are both pioneering liberal-minded cities with strong community roots, they have long traded jibes on non-sporting matters, such as the quality of their brew pubs, the hipster rating of their alternative music scenes and the potency of their single origin micro-roasted coffee.

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When Tam is not roasting his beans himself, he relies on local micro-roaster Fresh Coffee and Tea (based in North Point) for top-quality beans.

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So if space and money are no concerns, I still prefer the J9 but at a much more palatable price and size, the ENA Micro 9 does nearly everything as well and will still blow away your previous conceptions of home coffee makers.

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