"Everything about Spokesman just feels different from a typical new-age coffee shop. It’s set in a large, industrial warehouse with graffiti on the walls, almost a dozen beers on draft, and even a tap that’s always pouring ice-cold, carbonated Glacier Freeze Gatorade, for when you really need to get sh*t done. Spokesman roasts its own beans—supplying coffee to this South Austin shop, and a second location in Highland—and the commitment to high-quality, single-origin coffee shows. You’ll taste the difference between espressos from different origins, and quickly wonder why you haven’t been sourcing natural Guatemalan beans your whole life. " - nicolai mccrary