Thanasis Angelopoulos and the Road to Third Place at the 2026 World Coffee Roasting Championship
Guides / Thanasis Angelopoulos and the Road to Third Place at the 2026 World Coffee Roasting Championship
Koffeesome talks to Thanasis Angelopoulos — head roaster and co-owner of Offbreed Coffee Roasters, Greek Roasting Champion 2025 and third at the 2026 World Coffee Roasting Championship in Brussels — about preparing for the world stage on a machine he couldn't practice on at home.
By Saam Kzad
7 min read
When I asked Thanasis Angelopoulos how he prepared for the World Coffee Roasting Championship, he started with something he lacked: the machine.
After each practice trip, he told me, he began arranging the next. He would spend two days at a roastery abroad learning a roaster he couldn't practice on in Greece, and by the end of the second day he was already planning the following visit. "Every trip something is missing," he said.
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