Nick Boserio is the Stumptown Skate Team’s young gun, a fast and loose street skater with an instantly recognizable beard. Nick spent his childhood globe-hopping, his teens in Australia, and now makes his home in Portland, with his wife and young daughter. He recently chatted with our New York apprentice roaster, Erik Keating (aka Sweet E), who started delivering coffee for Stumptown in Portland, moved across the country, and made the switch to roasting in Brooklyn.

Elissa Steamer is one of the all-time greats of skateboarding, period, and was the first woman to achieve pro skateboarder status. She’s a four-time X-Games gold medalist, and played a part in some of the most influential street skate videos of the 1990s and 2000s. Our Los Angeles roaster Jessie Frietze was a little kiddo skating around Southern California at the time, and idolized Elissa growing up. These days, when she’s not at the roaster, you can catch Jessie skating bowls all over LA and Orange County. Naturally, we had them chat.

One of our favorite drinking vessels lately have been those crafted by East Fork, a ceramics studio in the hills of Asheville, North Carolina. Originally a passion project started by 3 friends quickly turned into a growing community of passionate creators. To celebrate the Winter Solstice, we're giving away a year's supply of Stumptown Coffee, and a bunch of East Fork goodies to boot.