Coffee Shop:
Downpours Coffee
https://www.facebook.com/DownPoursCoffeeShop/
[I also found this super basic web site, which does exist, but they'd clearly want you to go to their facebook page. http://downpourscoffee.com/index.html]
1200 Clayton St
Denver, CO 80206
Date Visited:
Friday, May 31, 2019
About 1:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Purchased:
12 oz lavender oat milk latte: $5.75
*lavender syrup was $0.50
*oat milk was $1.00. And it's $1.00 for anything, any size. They are out of control. Dealbreaker. (If I wasn't doing research. lol. It's worth it for the experience once.)
This was kind of a cool place, but I wasn't very enthused by anything. A blanket dollar charge for milk is ridiculous...I felt very constrained to lattes as opposed to anything smaller.
But anyway. They had a sign about, "Try our new lavender syrup" or something like that, so I decided to. If I'm getting a syrup I like 12 oz anyway because there is room for the extra flavor.
This latte was not bad, but it wasn't outstanding and it was kind of confusing.
It was sort of mocha-y, but without the attributes of a mocha. Like, it was weirdly thick, like chocolate (mocha) syrup often is, but I wasn't entirely sure what with. I assume the lavender syrup, but the latte also wasn't very lavender-y. It also wasn't overly sweet. It was like...pasty mocha syrup that wasn't like chocolate, or very sweet. But not bad. Just not great. Also not a $5.75 latte (and I do believe those legitimately exist - I have had an oat milk latte with maple syrup that was phenomenal and totally worth $6).
Okay, so the latte had this weird taste and texture that got more pronounced (worse) toward the end. It totally had thick, pasty, weird stuff at the bottom of the mug...like the bottom of a mocha that is not well-mixed, but I guess it was lavender syrup? Maybe some espresso? The last bit was super sticky. There still wasn't much lavender taste. Or at least what I would call lavender, but it was probably the taste of this syrup. But I didn't taste much... This was all weirdly fun, but again, not that good. So...I wouldn't listen to the sign and try their lavender syrup, personally. But I'm not really sad I had the experience once.
Still, overall things weren't bad. There were no huge negatives. The shop was quite a nice place to hang out. I liked the layout. I was very productive while I was there, and there were a number of people working on computers, etc. But it didn't have an overly "workplace" vibe either. There were a number of individual (/dual-person) sized tables, and things like a long bar-like table by the window, so it was an efficient layout for that kind of thing, without feeling crowded. It would be fine to hang out and talk with someone also. The vibe was comfortable - the furniture wasn't particularly physically comfortable, but it wasn't bad.
However, the large outdoor seating area would be better for that, in my opinion. I did not sit out there, but it was significantly above average outdoor seating. There were a lot of tables and chairs, trees for shade, and it's on a quiet street, so it's a really nice place to hang out. They had the garage-door-type storefront door open, so it was nice and airy even though I was sitting inside, but it wasn't overly breezy and distracting either (or blowing pollen on me when I'm trying to escape), which is nice and why I like to have both options. It was also a really nice day, so there's that. The outdoor area was dog-friendly and they had dog treats and things, but I heard multiple times that dogs were NOT allowed across the threshold of the inside area.
Oh, there was a giant mural of people on a motorcycle flipping the room off with a middle finger. I figure some people mind that kind of thing, so it's an interesting choice unless you're trying to make a statement about something, but I don't know what they would have been making a statement about. I feel a different option would have resulted in a better vibe, but I always appreciate interesting choices.
Parking on the street nearby was easy and there was no charge or time limit.
No wifi issues.
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