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Old Town’s Hypergoat Coffee to mark first year with food trucks, tastings, and cake

By James Cullum
Hypergoat Coffee Roasters owners Rodrigo Ramos and Deborah Joos Tafner de Moraes (staff photo by James Cullum)

It’s taken a lot of coffee to keep Hypergoat Coffee Roasters humming in Old Town, and next month they’re celebrating their first year in business.

“This past year has been full — early mornings, great conversations, new faces, familiar ones, and lots of coffee shared,” shop owner Deborah Joos Tafner de Moraes recently wrote on social media. “We’ve grown more than we imagined, and it’s all because of the people who’ve been part of this journey.”

On Saturday, August 9, the coffee shop at 215 N. Payne Street will host its first anniversary party, featuring free merchandise, food vendors in the parking lot, birthday cake, kids’ story time, and a raffle.

Brazilian food truck Mineiro will be in the parking lot from noon to 4 p.m. Below is the schedule for the celebration:

  • 9 a.m. — An iced coffee pour-over showcase with new coffee
  • 10 a.m. — Kids’ story time, telling the tale of how coffee was invented in Ethiopia
  • 2 p.m. — A new hot coffee tasting
  • 3 p.m. — The birthday cake will be presented and cut

Incidentally, the name “Hypergoat” comes from the Ethiopian legend of Kaldi, a goat herder who discovered coffee when he noticed his flock wouldn’t sleep after eating coffee beans.

Hypergoat Coffee Roasters at 215 N. Payne Street in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.