I <3 Hard Bean

[BizzleLuvin]

I made a vow earlier in the year to consume only organic, free-trade tea and coffee, only organic soymilk and rbgh-free dairy products. I'm a big tea drinker .I'm quite the tea bigot, to be honest. you can get a cup of tea anywhere- from a hotel lobby to the police station (i know this first-hand). but its hard to get a high-quality cup and even harder to find one thats organic and free-trade. I prefer to steep the tea myself- not buying it in a bottle or having it prepared by a waitress.
so anyway, im on this never-ending quest to find a good cup of OFT (organic, free-trade) tea. every time i go to a new coffee shop or tea house (and there are a LOT of them in Annapolis), I ask if they serve OFT and rgbh-free tea, coffee, soy milk and dairy. i either get one of the four responses: 1) an indignant snort 'no, we dont serve that here' 2) a puzzled look and 'what's that' 3) a 'i'll go ask the manager' and a waitress that never returns with her response, 4) and on rare occasions 'yes, we do...what kind would u like'.
I had been to nearly ever shop in annapolis and to no avail have i ever found my holy grail cup of tea- untill i walked into this monolithic place called Hard Bean and Booksellers. Most of the time I ignored this place because from the outside, it looks like just another commercial Starbucks (and starbucks rarely brews or serves OFT products and charges me extra for organic soy-milk), so i was hesitant to give it a try. but when i walked in and asked the question 'do you serve organic and free-trade products?' the cashier smiled, cocked her head and said with great confidence 'of course! everything here is! from our sugar to the cotton smocks we wear. i promise'. those were her exact words! i almost leaped over the counter and kissed her. so anyway, i enjoyed a delicious and hard-to-find cup of Puh-erh OFT green tea. I was so happy that i told the cashier to compliment the manager for supporting the OFT, vegan, organic, vegetarian lifestyle. i also bough a bumper sticker and a go mug, since my previous one had STARBUCKS printed all over it. yay for Hard Bean, my new favorite coffee shop!

BizzleLuvin Reviewed by BizzleLuvin on 03-24-2006. I <3 Hard Bean I made a vow earlier in the year to consume only organic, free-trade tea and coffee, only organic soymilk and rbgh-free dairy products. I'm a big tea drinker .I'm quite the tea bigot, to be honest. you can get a cup of tea anywhere- from a hotel lobby to the police station (i know this first-hand). but its hard to get a high-quality cup and even harder to find one thats organic and free-trade. I prefer to steep the tea myself- not buying it in a bottle or having it prepared by a waitress. so Rating: 5

[Marijuanifornia]

Is weed tea on their menu?

[beachguy in thongs]

When I first saw "<3" used, on the internet, I didn't know it was a heart.

[benagain]

Well Yay for hard bean. If I ever seen one, I'll check em out. I have no preference when it comes to my brew, but if they serve speciatly drinks, then the regs must be good. Congrats on finding a good spot.

[geonagual]

I have never even thought of tea in this way. I usually just buy it at the grocery. Celestial Seasoning, Bigelow, Salada. Mostly in the Green Tea Varieties.
I will have to check out the OFT offerings in my area.
Does it taste different

[thebathroom]

I love you Bizzle!

[LIP]

I love my tea, im a big tea drinker lol... for some reason i never though tea was very popular in America... Though it was an English thing with biscuits lol

Im a moron lol

You learn something new everyday, and i also prefer green teas, but only cos i make them green with a little herb.

[God v2.0]

I made a vow earlier in the year to consume only organic, free-trade tea and coffee, only organic soymilk and rbgh-free dairy products. I'm a big tea drinker .I'm quite the tea bigot, to be honest. you can get a cup of tea anywhere- from a hotel lobby to the police station (i know this first-hand). but its hard to get a high-quality cup and even harder to find one thats organic and free-trade. I prefer to steep the tea myself- not buying it in a bottle or having it prepared by a waitress.
so anyway, im on this never-ending quest to find a good cup of OFT (organic, free-trade) tea. every time i go to a new coffee shop or tea house (and there are a LOT of them in Annapolis), I ask if they serve OFT and rgbh-free tea, coffee, soy milk and dairy. i either get one of the four responses: 1) an indignant snort 'no, we dont serve that here' 2) a puzzled look and 'what's that' 3) a 'i'll go ask the manager' and a waitress that never returns with her response, 4) and on rare occasions 'yes, we do...what kind would u like'.
I had been to nearly ever shop in annapolis and to no avail have i ever found my holy grail cup of tea- untill i walked into this monolithic place called Hard Bean and Booksellers. Most of the time I ignored this place because from the outside, it looks like just another commercial Starbucks (and starbucks rarely brews or serves OFT products and charges me extra for organic soy-milk), so i was hesitant to give it a try. but when i walked in and asked the question 'do you serve organic and free-trade products?' the cashier smiled, cocked her head and said with great confidence 'of course! everything here is! from our sugar to the cotton smocks we wear. i promise'. those were her exact words! i almost leaped over the counter and kissed her. so anyway, i enjoyed a delicious and hard-to-find cup of Puh-erh OFT green tea. I was so happy that i told the cashier to compliment the manager for supporting the OFT, vegan, organic, vegetarian lifestyle. i also bough a bumper sticker and a go mug, since my previous one had STARBUCKS printed all over it. yay for Hard Bean, my new favorite coffee shop!

Bizzle, you sound like you're very high maintenance.

[God v2.0]

When I first saw "<3" used, on the internet, I didn't know it was a heart.

First thing that went thru my mind when i read the title was "Three is not greater than I, I knew bizzle wasn't very smart" but then i realized the invalidity of my statement.

[BizzleLuvin]

Bizzle, you sound like you're very high maintenance.

lol...i am when it comes to what i put in my body