We’ve all been there. You wake up in the morning and head to the kitchen to brew a cup of your favorite Black Rifle Coffee Company roast, only to realize that you are running dangerously low. And this can be especially true during the holiday season, when friends and family are always tapping into your precious daily supply.
But there’s an easy way to find a quick resupply of your favorite BRCC coffee in your area. I recently returned from a multiday, coffee-origins trip to Colombia. When I arrived back stateside, I had a full-day layover in Miami before heading back to the West Coast.
Now, I always travel with a decent stash of BRCC coffee at the ready, but because of the popularity of our coffee with many of the cafe owners I met in Colombia, I came back with only one bag of BRCC’s Beyond Black roast.
A core roast, Beyond Black has long explored our innate curiosity for all things unknown, and the new bag design is straight-up badass. The roast features powerful, spicy aromas, notes of dark chocolate, and a sublime smoky finish.
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I had initially planned to enjoy a cup of this roast during my stay in Miami using my AeroPress Go. But when I pulled the 12-ounce bag of whole bean coffee from my checked luggage, I immediately realized something was awry. I discovered that airport customs had carefully sliced open the back of the bag to “inspect” its contents. They then used a piece of clear packer’s tape to seal the coffee bag back up. While the freshness seal on this bag had ultimately been compromised for less than a day, I had no idea whether the device they’d used to cut and seal the bag in a post-pandemic world was clean. Rather than risk it, I decided this would be a perfect opportunity to use the BRCC store locator to see just how easy it would be to find a new bag of coffee in my area.
Black Rifle Coffee Company Store Locator
I logged into the official BRCC homepage using my mobile device and clicked on the “About” tab at the top of the page. From there, I scrolled down and hit the store-locator tab. A “Find Black Rifle Coffee Near You!” page opened and prompted me to use my current location. I clicked yes, and a list of more than 30 locations popped up in my area.
From there, I used the available online filters to narrow down my search. The list included BRCC coffee shops, Ready to Drink sellers, and retail locations in the area. But the locations that caught my eye were the local Bass Pro Shops in and around Miami Beach.
I clicked on them, and two stores popped up on my screen. Easy day, right? Well, not exactly. You see, I arrived in Miami late Saturday night. It was now Sunday morning, which meant the Bass Pro closest to my hotel was closed.
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Always up for a challenge, I decided to think outside the box. The open Bass Pro was in Dania Beach, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale, about 20 miles away. But how would I get up there? Uber, taxi, or public transportation? Not one to miss an opportunity to embark on an epic adventure in Miami Beach, I called up a local bike rental shop to reserve one of the most convenient modes of transportation in the area: a gas powered scooter.
At the bike rental shop, the man working there gave me a quick safety brief, and I was on my way. I found a way to securely fasten my cellphone to the scooter and reopened the BRCC map to plot my course.
Because I was on a four-stroke, 50 cc-engine scooter with a maximum speed of about 40 miles an hour, taking the freeway or main highway was just not an option.
I plotted a course from the mid-Miami Beach coast all the way north to Dania Beach. The weather was picture-perfect on this day, and the entire trip took about an hour, with me stopping every so often to enjoy the beach and the sights.
After I arrived at the Bass Pro, I had just walked past the front counter of the store when I spotted it: an impressive Black Rifle Coffee Company display in all its glory, only feet away from the front entrance. Jackpot!
Photo credit: Kelly Getzelman/BRCC Blog.
While I geeked out over the wealth of BRCC goodness, I witnessed a steady stream of America’s-coffee lovers purchasing various offerings from the display.
The newly released Thirty Presents Out holiday roast was on display near the front and was a popular choice for many shoppers. With tasting notes of butterscotch, spice, and strawberries, this roast aims to cement your spot on the nice list. The collection of BRCC coffee rounds also seemed like a popular pick that day.
I picked up a bag of BRCC’s Fit Fuel Blend and was on my way. After a brief stop for lunch, I cruised back down south Miami Beach on the scooter. I once again used the BRCC store locator to stop at a few Speedway gas stations, and sure enough, it was easy to find available assortments of BRCC Ready to Drink beverages.
Photo credit: Kelly Getzelman/BRCC Blog.
The BRCC store locator was accurate and easy to use, and we highly recommend trying it out wherever your travels take you this holiday season.