Ceremony Coffee Roasters - Annapolis

If you love quality coffee, get to know Ceremony Coffee Roasters. From out of this original location, they've expanded into several shops in Maryland (Annapolis, Baltimore and Bethesda). Many other coffee shops in the D.C.-Baltimore area brew their beans. It's from this location that they roast all of their beans. My little family stopped in on a Sunday morning while on our way to Rehoboth Beach. The space is well designed with a large garage door that opens during warmer weather. There's indoor and outdoor seating. Their coffee menu is always on point with several seasonal drinks throughout the year. My wife ordered a decaf latte and I a vanilla latte. Both came out well balanced and creamy. They also sell a few pastries and packaged goods.

Decided to try Ceremony out since it has good reviews online and I love trying new cafés and coffee shops. The place itself is cute. It has a small seating area outside and an urban rustic feel inside. The service/customer experience (ease of ordering, wait time, etc) was fine, really nothing special or memorable; The coffee was NOT good. I ordered a really basic drink — a cappuccino — which I drink nearly everyday. The one that was made here was possibly the worst cappuccino from a coffee shop that I’ve ever had. The espresso had a strong acidic taste and the milk was not that smooth velvety milk you’d expect in a cappuccino, it was more of flat steamed milk. I paid over $6 for a basic drink that I couldn’t drink.

Delicious drinks/treats in an industrial yet inviting space. They brew their coffee on-site, which (to me) adds a lot to the appeal. I greatly enjoyed the cappuccino, and the blueberry muffin was a pleasant snack for two. Handful of indoor seats, and a decent amount more on the patio outside. I’d imagine parking might be an issue if you come at peak hours, but we didn’t have an issue.

The coffee shop itself is perfect, and feels like a well kept secret. But unfortunately, the coffee is so very very sour and almost undrinkable. Hopefully I will find another reason to sit at this beautiful coffee shop (3 Weeks later decided to give it another try) It's truly unfathomable that people are sitting here pretending to drink this coffee, this time we decided to try a cup of brew, and a cappuccino, after one mouth clenching sip of each, we poured them out and left immediately! I'm not sure whether they're completely faking it here, or they actually think this is servable coffee

Ceremony makes truly great third-wave coffee. I just got back from Monterey, CA and visited a handful of coffee shops. While they looked like great coffee places (cool vibe, friendly staff, clean), their coffee frankly sucked. Monterey is very similar to Annapolis in vibe, and we expected their coffee to taste as good as the shops looked. It really reminded me and again appreciate how great Ceremony is. When I first heard about Ceremony about 6 years ago, I thought it would be cool to pay more for my coffee and support a local business. But when I tried it, I realized that the coffee was actually great. I've been buying my beans for pourover (I like the Ethiopians) and espresso (Mass Appeal) ever since. My wife loves trying their seasonal lattes, and they are always kind to my dog when I bring him by on a walk.