... the best reason to drink coffee
Oomph! Coffee Roaster
 

Oomph! Coffee ... intense!

Carlos Kindred, Master Roaster
Carlos Kindred, Master Roaster

Oomph! is a specialty coffee roasting house based in Hobart, Tasmania.

The distant island of Tasmania is home to artists and boutique producers of fine food and drink. In the tradition of skilled craftsmen – seeking perfection rather than mass production – the Kindred family has brought its skills as multi-award winning master roasters, show judges, barista champions and barista trainers, to the supply of coffee for the discerning coffee lover.

Oomph! is also a training house for those seeking to make a career in the fast-growing and exciting world of coffee.

What is specialty coffee?

True specialty coffee is a tiny percentage of the world coffee market ... more »

What is specialty coffee?

Specialty coffee is gourmet coffee, or premium quality coffee. It is coffee that is grown in ideal conditions and has the highest flavour. It is easy to say that you have specialty coffee, but the fact is that only one percent of coffee on the market is true specialty coffee. Oomph! is in the top one percent in the world, using certified, organic, shade-grown, washed Arabica coffee beans.

The test, for you, is in the taste. Strong does not mean special. Cheap Robusta coffee beans, used in instant coffees and most chain coffee-shop outlets – even some that claim to serve specialty coffee – do not have the complex sugars and round flavours and distinctiveness of genuine specialty coffee.

Oomph! is a true specialty coffee for the discerning.

Coffee – is it good for you?

The facts are ... more »

An affordable indulgence

Coffee is a legal stimulant. The caffeine gives you a lift. At the same time, it relaxes you.

That’s not all. It’s good for you. The antioxidants in coffee block free radicals from causing damage to the cells of your body. Medical studies show that moderate consumption of coffee reduces the risk of breast cancer, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, cirrhosis of the liver, gout and both Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

Small wonder people get intense about coffee.

  • Oomph! is a craft roaster, and a retail and wholesale supplier of globally-responsible specialty coffees;
  • Oomph! is a supplier of high quality commercial and domestic coffee equipment;
  • Oomph! is a market leader in Tasmania for the growth of wholesale coffee outlets;
  • Oomph! is seeking suitable franchisees to open sites in all states of Australia, except Tasmania.

What’s New?

Updated 15th May 2009

NOW OPEN! New Oomph! store ... more »

NEW BARRACK STREET STORE

Oomph on Barrack

Now you can enjoy the same Oomph! award-winning coffee at the southern end of town. “Oomph! on Barrack” has just opened at 38 Barrack Street (in the new Centrelink building).

The Oomph! Coffee range of blends and single-origin beans will also be available for Barrack Street customers to purchase and take home.

The new store is open Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Tel: (03) 6234 2800

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Sustainable coffees

Oomph! supports sustainable coffee growing practices ... more »

Supporting sustainable coffee growing practices

Oomph! is Fair Trade licenced, and we purchase our coffees from growers and co-ops utilizing a minimum standard for responsible coffee production in the global market.

To be accredited as a responsible coffee grower, certain social, environmental and organizational criteria must be met, such as:

  • Basic record keeping
  • Hygiene
  • Soil management
  • Worker Safety
  • Responsible use of Agro-chemicals
  • Fundamental labour rights and access to health care, decent housing and schooling
  • Forest preservation
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The Beans ~

Oomph! starts with the selection of the best single-origin, organic, shade-grown, washed Arabica beans – certified in accordance with the quality standards of Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance. These cost us four times the price of the cheap beans that go into most chain-outlet coffees. Bitter is not a substitute for the flavour and pleasure that comes from high-end specialty coffee.

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The Master Roaster ~

When it comes to roasting, Carlos Kindred is the Master Roaster. He is a certified Sydney Royal Show judge. He learned his trade under World Barista Champion Paul Bassett. In 2006 Carlos Kindred was the most awarded roaster in Australia.

Roasting is an art and a science. This is not part of the process that should be left to hit and miss, or to the urgency of mechanized production.

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At Oomph! we take care.
We want to be known as the best there is.

The Baristas ~

Come to the Oomph! Coffee Shop in Liverpool Street, Hobart. Meet Nikki Kindred. Nikki trains and judges baristas. She travels all over Australia judging barista championships. When it comes to a great cup of coffee, Nikki is intense. Only perfection will do.

Also in the Oomph! Coffee Shop, preparing your coffee, are the first, second and third place-getters in the Tasmanian State Barista Championships – ranked among the very best in Australia. Aaron Kindred is the champion. (Watch Aaron at work)

The Oomph! Coffee Shop is managed by Dain Kindred – another top-ranked AASCA champion and coffee intensive.

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