It’s that time of year again: the rise of iced coffee! Nothing says fun in the sun like a delicious iced coffee, your favorite folks and an activity to look forward to. Whether that means friends and the beach, family and a cookout, or your pet and a book in the shade, we’ve got the beans and tea necessary for brewing up the best iced beverage for every occasion. Don’t forget to stay hydrated if you are really ramping up your time outside, especially during the hottest part of the day! We recommend a 1:1 ratio, so match that drink with an equal amount of water. Bonus points if it has electrolytes to boost that hydration equation!

Coffee of the Month: Honduras Liquidambar

This Honduras varietal has a nice aroma with hints of vanilla, caramel, baking spices, peach, and lemon. Smooth, medium body. In the cup notes of milk chocolate, caramel, vanilla shortbread, peach, and lemon, along with hints of apricot, cherry, and baking spices. Lovely! —Certified Organic, Certified Fairtrade, “Honey”/Pulped Natural Process

Tea of the Month: Brazilian Lemonade

Creamy, sweet, and bright, with flavor reminiscent of key lime pie. This tea makes an excellent pairing with actual lemonade, or just pitcher after pitcher of it on its own.

Featured Brew Style: Moccamasters; Various

It hopefully is no secret that we love our Moccamasters! We offer a few different styles/variations here, so let’s break down what the differences are so you can choose which would best suit your home and lifestyle.

Let’s dive in!

KBGT: Auto Drip-Stop and thermal carafe

This model has an automatic brew basket stop, which means it stops the flow of coffee when you remove the carafe. This brewer is ideal for those who typically brew a full carafe and are looking for the most straightforward process – add your coffee grounds and water, then flip the switch on – that’s it! It has the standard 1.25L / 40 oz capacity found in most Moccamaster models. It’s the standard to which all coffee machines should be measured, and we stand by that. 

KBGV Select: Selector switch with glass carafe

The most important feature on this model: A selector switch that  allows you to choose between brewing a half or full carafe. The brewing speed and hotplate temperature adjust according to your choice. This model also has the auto-stop that stops the flow of coffee when removing the carafe, which for this model is glass. A fantastic choice for when you brew a half carafe, and then feel the call for another half later on in the day…or immediately need a full carafe after finishing that first half. 1.25L / 40 oz capacity.

KBT: Manually adjustable drip-stop with thermal carafe

This model has a manual-adjust stop on the brew basket, which allows you to control the brewing speed or stop it entirely as it flows into the carafe. This brewer is a great option for those who like to be more hands-on with their coffee brewing process, and don’t consistently brew a full carafe every day. We suggest this model if you routinely make coffee for yourself, and sometimes find that you need to brew more for family or visitors that take you up on that offer for a fresh “cup of joe”. We cannot endorse any Joe-harming that may occur when doing so. 1.25L / 40 oz capacity.

CDT Grand: Thermal carafe with large capacity

This model is predominantly designed for cafés, small offices, and home entertaining. It has a commercial, flat-bottom brew basket with a 1.8L / 60 oz capacity. This model is great for large families, keeping at a vacation cabin or anyone who loves to host events at home where large amounts of coffee are desired. Coffee for you, and you, and her holding the mug, and that guy rubbing his eyes, and them over there with the biscotti, and everyone! 

Downtown fun this month: 

Phat Sammy’s: Phusion Comedy Open Mic

July 2nd 8:00pm – 11:00pm

Every Wednesday until the end of time: Phat Sammy’s Phusion Comedy Open Mic hosted by Huntsville favorite Alex Zee! Whether you’re a comedy fan, simply looking for a fun night out, or want to test yourself on stage, this event is perfect for you. Bring your friends, drink a beer, and enjoy an evening of laughter with the good company of the Huntsville Comedy scene. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to support local talent and have a great time!

Big Spring Park

Weekly Movement Arts Community Meetup

July 7th 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Join our local movement arts community for some friendly social practice time in the park! Our community meetups are free, friendly, sober and family-friendly spaces for everyone to come and find community through joyful self-expression.

Our movement arts community encompasses jugglers, unicyclists, flow artists, and fire spinners, among others. Beginners are very welcome – no experience needed! Most of our members have enough props to share, so all you need to bring is your willingness to try something new!

-Also Big Spring Park-

Downtown Food Truck Rally: Red, White & Food

July 18th 5:00pm – 9:00pm

The Downtown Food Truck Rally is rolling back into the heart of the city – and this year, we’re serving up fun new themes and a vote for Huntsville’s Downtown Food Vendor Winner where YOU get to vote for your favorite food truck each month! Each month’s winner will be entered into the final vote for DHI’s Food Truck of the Year, which will be announced at the 2025 Downtown Awards Night.

Join us once a month as we bring together the best local food trucks, live music and more at Big Spring Park! From savory eats to sweet treats, there’s something delicious for everyone.

For more to do around Huntsville, check out downtownhuntsville.org!

It’s hot, it’s humid, it’s here, it’s SUMMERTIME!
Get ready to dig out those shorts, slap on some sunscreen and bug spray and explore farmer’s markets with a delicious iced coffee made at home with some of our freshly roasted beans. Summer is here! We aren’t quite into the blazing heat, but the temperature is rising and so is the need for coffee.

Some tasty tips: Making your coffee at home means more money for market trinkets and fresh local produce, and any leftover coffee you brewed can be frozen into coffee ice cubes to use in the next cup so it doesn’t water down that carefully crafted beverage!

Coffee of the Month: Papua New Guinea Timuza
This coffee has a great aroma with hints of dark chocolate, almond, cherry, and caramel. It offers a full bodied cup, with nuances of rich chocolate brownies, salted caramel, dried cherry, and almonds. While rich and heavy, our Papua New Guinea is still a little sweet, and absolutely delicious!
Certified Organic

Tea of the Month: Summer Peach Green
From recently returned to Tea Of The Month, this tasty tea has a special place in our hearts! A soft green tea blended with sunflower petals and peach pieces, it makes a refreshing and delicate cup of tea whether hot or iced. Drinking it always transports us to a quiet moment on the porch with a friend, soft laughter and the muted, unending scream of cicadas.
(Which is a positive association with summer, we swear)

Featured Brew Style: Aeropress
A great way to make a cup on the go, the areopress combines the features of a pour-over, french press, and espresso machine to deliver a rich, smooth, full-bodied coffee experience. We offer a variety of aeropress styles to choose from, and will gladly talk your ear off on the merits of each one!

Summer Shout-out: As a local business ourselves, we recognize the importance in supporting other locals and their endeavors, and love doing so! We carry a selection of locally made products, including some stunning pottery made by Ned Corron and Rebecca Palacio! Their pieces make great gifts, for someone special or as a summer treat for yourself. Both artists can be found on Instagram: @nedcorron and @rebeccapalacioceramics

Downtown fun this month:

PAW Patrol: Adventure Play
EarlyWorks Children’s Museum
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until August 31st
Kids and families can play and save the day with the heroic PAW Patrol pups, at the brand-new PAW Patrol: Adventure Play exhibit all summer long! Based on the hit preschool series PAW Patrol, this interactive exhibit gives kids and their grownups an opportunity to run rescue missions and work together to overcome challenges in a fun and immersive environment.

Sip & Shop
Railroad Station Antiques Mall
June 5th – 4:00pm – 6:00 pm
Browse three floors of treasures in this historic downtown building. On first Thursdays, RR Station offers extended hours and complimentary wine while you shop for antiques, art, home decor, jewelry, and books to add charm and beauty to your home.
Recurring monthly on the 1st Thursday

Summer Fun at Harrison Brothers!
Harrison Brothers Hardware
124 South Side Square
June 6th & 7th 10:00am – 6:00pm
Kick off summer at Harrison Brothers Hardware! Two days of FREE family fun. Games, chalk, a scavenger hunt, and snacks! PLUS, local author signings!
🔹 Dorian Stewart – Friday, June 6, 12PM – 2PM
🔹 LeAnn Newsom (and her animal friends!) – Saturday, June 7, 11AM – 1PM

Huntsville’s Downtown Vintage Market
Greene St Parking Garage
June 7th 11:00am – 4:00pm
Join us for the return of Huntsville’s Downtown Vintage Market — a one-day event packed with vintage shopping, food, music, and good vibes in the heart of downtown Huntsville! Free to attend, explore 50+ vintage vendors and grab a bite from Wiener von Brauns, Southern Wagyu, and Teresita’s Tamales while vibing to a live DJ set. Come hang, shop small, and make it a summer day to remember!

Huntsvegas Tattoo Expo
VBC South Hall
June 13th – 15th
opens at 2pm, for more info see their website
Tickets must be purchased for entry for anyone over 10 years old
The Huntsvegas Tattoo Expo is a family-friendly event celebrating the artistry and culture of tattoos! This all-ages expo features live entertainment, delicious food, and spirits to keep the good vibes flowing all weekend long.
Try your luck at Casino Knights tables, where you can win prizes and support a great charity while having a blast. Each night, witness the best of the best in the industry as top artists showcase their work during the highly anticipated awards shows. Whether you’re a tattoo enthusiast, an artist, or just looking for a fun weekend experience, the Huntsvegas Tattoo Expo is the place to be!

For more to do around Huntsville, check out huntsville.org!

May is here, the last month before the heat of summer truly sets in here in Huntsville and doesn’t leave until October. If you haven’t bought new sunscreen or an insulated tumbler, now is the time! As we bid a thankful goodbye to tornado weather and pollen-infused winds, here are more things to look forward to this month.

Coffee of the Month: Sumatra Takengon IKA Mandheling

This coffee has a rich aroma with classic Sumatra earthiness, dark chocolate, and a hint of cherry. Heavy but smooth body in the cup with nuances of earthiness, Dutch cocoa, and subtle hints of cherry and tropical fruit. This particular Sumatra is processed in a style called “Wet Hulling”. For more information on this, visit the Sumatra’s page located in “Coffees of Origin”.

Tea of the Month: Keemun Maofeng Fancy

Often called the “Burgundy of Tea”, Keemuns are famous for their natural sweetness, low astringency, unique and complex aroma. Keemun Maofeng is harvested early and uses leafsets of two leaves and a bud.  A complex and well-composed tea with an excellent body, this particular tea has a complex blend of sweet citrus and malty notes, with subtle oak undertones.

Featured Brew Style: Moccamaster Cup One

The Cup-One is a single-serve brewer that makes a 10 oz coffee, perfect for a quick and delicious cup first thing in the morning. An excellent alternative to pod machines, it’s a sustainable choice and allows you to brew your favorite coffee one cup at a time using Moccamaster technology. This coffee brewer requires #1 filters. 

Newly Returning:

Back in stock is one of our summer favorites, Summer Peach Green tea! A soft green tea blended with sunflower petals and peach pieces, it makes a refreshing and delicate cup of tea whether hot or iced. 

Downtown fun this month:

Bluey’s Backyard Wackadoo

EarlyWorks Children’s Museum

May 3rd & 4th

“Get ready for a Wackadoo weekend of fun at EarlyWorks Children’s Museum! Bluey’s Backyard Wackadoo, a special event packed with excitement, adventure, and your favorite Blue Heeler! Bring the whole family and immerse yourselves in the world of Bluey for a weekend of laughter, learning, and heaps of fun!”

The ‘Pink Floyd’ Laser Spectacular

May 3rd @ VBC Mars Music Hall 

“The music of Pink Floyd like you’ve never seen it before!”

The weather continues to warm up and the barrage of pollen has begun – that’s how you know it’s officially spring here in Huntsville! 

April brings rain showers and new monthly sale selections, read on to learn all about them!

Coffee of the Month: Timor Leste Ermera Eratoi

Deep aroma with nuances of rich chocolate and fudge, toffee, and hits of sweet berries and stone fruit. Smooth, full body in the cup with notes of dark chocolate syrup, fudge, milk chocolate, and toffee nut, with soft hints of raspberry, cherry, and candied lemon. This single origin is rich and sweet! This coffee is Certified Organic.

Tea of the Month: Honeysuckle Oolong

This oolong has a lovely floral aroma, round and mellow with a sweet finish. In the cup, notes of honeysuckle are prominent, along with some apple and melon notes.

Featured Brew Style: French Press

A compact counter option for manual coffee brewing, a french press is great for those beautiful chilly into warm mornings out on the porch. This brewer takes a coarse grind, some hot water and a few minutes of steeping and creates a lovely coffee with thicker mouthfeel and smooth finish. Remember that slow and steady is the name of the game when pressing that plunger down, too fast or too much pressure can force the grinds up and around the strainer and end up in your coffee! Take the opportunity to slow down and savor the ritual of brewing in a french press as well as those morning hours, before the heat and excitement of summer set in. 

Cool Store Finds: Have you checked out our various reusable tea strainers? We have a variety of fun and interesting types, including fillable bags, easy-clean stainless steel, and ones topped with fun animals like sharks or cats! These and even more tea accessories are located at the end of the front rug next to our collection of Airscapes.

Reminders: Blooming plants means pollen, and temperature fluctuations can mess with our immune systems and make it easier to catch those spring colds. Whatever the reason for the sniffles, take care to keep yourself and those around you healthy by covering your nose and mouth when you sneeze, and frequently washing your hands while out and about enjoying the spring warmth downtown. We have hand sanitizer at our Coffee To Go station should you need it while waiting on your cup to be poured.

Downtown fun this month:

Huntsville Babypalooza Baby Expo

April 5th at the VBC Saturn Ballroom

10:00am – 2:00pm

New and expectant parents don’t miss the Huntsville Babypalooza Baby Expo! It’s a free day of fun and information to connect you with essential resources, education, and community support. From car seat safety, infant nutrition, breastfeeding and postpartum care, our expert-led seminars will help equip you for parenthood.

Battle of the Buffalo (Wing Fest)

April 12th at Big Spring Park 12:00pm-5:00pm

$$ This is a ticket required event $$

Alpha Tau Omega created this event called Battle of the Buffalo to raise money for HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and Russel Hill Cancer Foundation, for the purpose of cancer research and treatment. Battle of the Buffalo is a chicken wing festival that takes place in Big Spring Park every year in April. The event started after the loss of a member to acute myeloid leukemia in 2007. 

Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo

April 25th – 27th at the VBC

The 2025 Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo (Year 10) is a family-friendly 3-day event in the heart of beautiful downtown Huntsville celebrating ALL things Comic & Pop Culture!  The show will include 60+ Special Celebrity Guests, 200+ Vendors, Artists/Authors Alley, Cosplay Contests, a Gaming Room, Discussion Panels and much more!

Panoply Arts Festival

April 25th – 27th at Big Spring Park

Make plans to join Arts Huntsville in celebrating Panoply Arts Festival in downtown Huntsville’s Big Spring Park where we will welcome more than 100 visual artists from various mediums in the fan-favorite Art Marketplace, two musical performance stages featuring 30+ musical acts by local bands and musicians, a variety of culinary artisan food trucks, kid-friendly interactives and STEAM activities, community art projects, and so much more!

Seasons’ changes here in Huntsville means crazy weather, from warm to cold to wet to…well more of all 3. But one thing remains constant here at The Kaffeeklatsch: freshly roasting beans and warm cups of coffee!

A new month means a new coffee and tea are being featured! March’s featured flavors are:

Coffee Of The Month: Caesar’s Choice Much like the senators slashing Caesar, we are giving customers the power to wield one knife dollar off their choice of one Single Origin, regular or decaffeinated. For in-store purchases just let your bean merchant know which coffee you’ve chosen (Jamaica Blue not applicable) and for online orders there is a coupon code under Coffee of the Month on our front page, copy and use at checkout. Beware the Ides of March no more!

Tea Of The Month: Honeydew Mint

A delightfully refreshing blend of fruits, blossoms, and herbs including melon and peppermint. Brewing tips for this particular tea can be found on the tea’s page under “Herbal Tea”. Naturally caffeine-free.

March Featured Brew Style: Looking for a different way to brew that delicious cup? Check out this month’s featured brewing style, the mighty Pour-Over , with various types available for purchase in our lobby! A quick and easy way to make a single mug of coffee, just set the pour-over cone over your cup of choice, scoop your grounds into the cone (paper filter or reusable) and slowly pour hot water over the grounds. Within 2-3 minutes you’ll have hot and delicious coffee ready to go! If you’re looking for a gift for the pour-over lover in your life, check out our locally made pottery pour-overs, made by the talented Rebecca Palacio at Palacio Pottery Lab right here in Huntsville.

A Note on Store Closures:

Business Hours: We close every week on Sundays and Mondays to give the roaster and staff a well-earned rest, meaning any emails or voicemails left on Saturday or during those closed days will not be seen or responded to until we open for the week on Tuesday. We ask that patience be extended those first 2 hours following the store’s open as we listen/read to everything and catalog what needs to be done in order to respond promptly and with as much information as we can.

St Patrick’s Day: There are few things that pull us away from our beloved roaster, but one such occasion is coming up this month. The annual St Patrick’s Day parade that happens through the streets of downtown Huntsville is a fantastic musical spectacle, one that we take as an opportunity to give the roaster a rest and party hard with the rest of the parade watchers! (If ‘party hard’ means a looong nap followed by delicious Irish food) We will be closed the day of the parade March 15th, and will be back to regular store hours Tuesday March 18th.

March Downtown Events

Justice for The Johnsons

Harrison Brothers Hardware on South Side Square

“This new exhibition shares the history of the Johnson family, owners of a successful dry cleaning business who helped advance the cause of equal legal, voting, and civil rights during the 1930s and 1940s. When confronted with injustice, they turned to the justice system—where they prevailed!  The Johnson exhibition shows that you could fight City Hall in Huntsville and win.”

Running Monday-Saturday from 10am-5pm starting Feb 28th for the rest of the year

**This store is just down the street from Bus Stop Coffee, where you can grab a delicious beverage made with Kaffeeklatsch beans**

Sip & Shop: March 7th from 4pm-6pm

Railroad Station Antiques Mall on Jefferson St

“Browse three floors of treasures in this historic downtown building. On first Thursdays, RR Station offers extended hours and complimentary wine while you shop for antiques, art, home decor, jewelry, and books to add charm and beauty to your home.”

**This event is on the first Thursday of every month**

48th Annual Huntsville St Patrick’s Day Parade: Saturday, March 15th starting @ 11am

“Downtown Huntsville will transform into a sea of green for the 47th Annual Ellen McAnelly Memorial St. Patrick’s Day Parade this Saturday, March 15. Organized by the Irish Society of North Alabama, this event will kick off at 11 a.m. and will feature over 90 groups.”

5th Annual Women’s Expo: March 27th-30th @ VBC South Hall

“The Women’s Expo HSV is an empowering annual event dedicated to bringing women of all backgrounds together to connect, learn, and celebrate each other’s journeys. Hosted in Huntsville, Alabama, the Expo offers a welcoming space where attendees can discover new ideas, gain valuable insights, and take part in activities designed to support both personal and professional growth.”

As we get closer and closer to spring, there will be even more events and opportunities to bring you downtown and into our store. Check out Huntsville.org for the full list of events and activities happening in this wonderful city, and see how many bring you close enough to Kaffeeklatsch to smell that roasting aroma wafting through the air!