Great coffee is not all hype

Already making a mark on the Irish coffee scene, Brú Lab is quickly becoming the destination spot for coffee lovers.

Offering 3FE as house coffee and rotating guest roasters Brú Lab is here to change your perspective of coffee.

Not only is our coffee the best in town, but our brunch and in-house bakes are reason enough to treat yourself. Offering an Aussie influenced menu with an Irish twist, our menu is comfort food at its finest. Our ethos is: simple food, made well!

This is the place you’ve been looking for.

 
 
 
 

Workshops

Barista Basics

Let’s start with the basics! This course is aimed towards the amateur barista or those who wish to tighten up the basics. We will discuss choosing the right coffee, getting to know the machine, grind settings, tamping, flow analysis and evaluation. This is the only beginners course you’ll need.

Barista Professional

Interested in a career in coffee? This is the course for you! We will cover all aspects of the professional barista, including, Pulling the perfect shot, brewing perfect filter, latte art and even what employers will be looking for. This course is recommended for those who already have experience or have taken our Barista Basics class.

Home Brew

This is a fun laid back class aimed at the average coffee drinker who wants to know more about what’s in their cup and how to improve their home brew. We’ll talk about the life of your coffee from ‘Crop to cup” and what this means for your coffee. This class is hands-on, and we will show you a number of different brewing methods, tips and tricks and other insights to get the best out of your coffee.

Cupping and Tasting

This informal class is a fun and friendly introduction to tasting. We will give you the basics of tasting and evaluating as well as a chance to try a variety of coffees from around the world. We will focus on the four main components of coffee flavours - Bitter, Sweet, Sour and Salty, and introduce you to the flavour wheel and how to use it.

Latte Art

Do you know your Latte from your cappuccino? What’s a rosetta? This class is a fun introduction to latte art. We will teach you everything from what kind of milks you should use to pouring different designs. We will also teach you what burned milk tastes like and how to avoid it.

Personalised

We will come up with a class personalised to you and give you the 1:1 time to work on the different areas you want to improve in. We have some tips and tricks to quickly improve certain things and years of experience to help with others.