• U.S. barista champion Mike Phillips came in third at the World Barista Championship this past weekend in Atlanta. Gwilym Davies of the United Kingdom and Sammy Piccolo of Canada took first and second place, respectively.

• Cappuccino drinkers listen up, 21st Street Coffee is now offering milk from Brunton Dairy in Aliquippa. Right now the milk is available for all small drinks with no up-charge.

A menu of single-origin coffees available at local cafes:

• 21st Street Coffee and Tea: beans from Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea. In the Strip District location, single-origin coffees include Kenya Thunguri (limited supply), Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kurimi (direct trade), Finca Santuario from Micay, Colombia (direct trade), Agua Preta from Brazil (direct trade) and Bolivia Anjilanaka (direct trade, organic).

21st Street's Frick Building location: Coffee of the week is Bolivia, Anjilanaka; Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kurimi on French press. 21streetcoffee.com; 412-281-0809 (Strip District); 412-281-2480 (Downtown).

• Aldo Coffee Company, Mt. Lebanon: beans from Intelligentsia. This week's single-origins include Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kurimi (direct trade), Brazil Agua Preta (direct trade), Colombia Santuario Micay (direct trade), Bolivia Anjilanaka (direct trade, organic) and Panama Esmerelda Geisha (auction lot, Jake's Java roaster). Also featuring the "Esmeraldo" espresso blend (Esmeralda and Brazil Cerrado). New spring lunch menu now available. aldocoffee.com; 412-563-1220.

• Beaver Falls Coffee & Tea Company, Beaver Falls (Roaster): serving Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca Vista Hermosa, Timor Maubesse and Kenya AA Eeagads estate coffee. beaverfallscoffeeandtea.com; 724-843-4221.

• Big Dog Coffee, South Side: beans from Intelligentsia Roasters; serving Bolivia Anjilanaka El Diablo (organic). Brazil Agua Preta and Finca Santuario from Micay, Colombia, for retail sale only. bigdogcoffee.net; 412-586-7306.

• Blue Horse Coffee, Mt. Lebanon: beans from Counter Culture Coffee. Featured single-origin espresso, Gerbicho Rogicha, is a natural-processed bean from the Sidamo region of Ethiopia. Single-origin coffees include Burundi Bwayi; Peru Valle de Santuario, Colombia La Golondrina, Honduras French roast Finca Pashapa, French roast Bolivia Cenaproc, Papua New Guinea Kuta, Sumatra Dolok Sanggul, Ethiopia Sidamo Shakisso, Rwanda Humure, Decaf Mexico Zaragoza and Decaf Peru Valle. bluehorsecoffee.com; 412-341-6114.

• La Prima Espresso, Strip District (Roaster): Origin coffees available for retail sale include Brazilian Daterra, Colombian Supremo Andeano, Colombian Mi Futuro (relationship), Costa Rica Harvest Reserve, Kenya French Mission Bourbon, Guatemala Finca Vista Hermosa (relationship) and Tanzania Peaberry; fair trade/organic beans include Ethiopia Sidamo, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Oromia, East Timor, Sumatra Mandheling and Mexico Chiapas. laprima.com; 412-281-1922.

• Tazza D'Oro, Highland Park: beans from Batdorf & Bronson. Origin coffees available include Mexico La Trinidad Peaberry (limited edition, organic, fair trade, relationship, shade grown), Rwanda Buremera (limited edition), Ethiopia Yirga Chefe Wondo Worka Cooperative (wet process), Ethiopia Adem Bonko Sidamo (organic, wet process), Ethiopia Sidamo Dale (organic, dry process), Ethiopia Sidamo Koratie (organic wet process), Costa Rica La Minita Del Sol (relationship, shade grown, sundried), Rwanda COOPAC (fair trade, wet process), Yemen Mattari (dry process) and Kenya French Mission Bourbon (Wet Process). Costa Rica San Martin single-origin espresso also available. tazzadoro.net; 412-362-3676.

• Voluto Coffee, Garfield: beans from 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters. Featured single-origin coffees include Costa Rica De Oro Honey (available 4/24) and four Ethiopian Yergacheffe coffees: Wondo Worka (limited availability), Koke Cooperative (organic, individual press only), Kaharian (i.p. only), and Beloya Micro-lot #3 (i.p. only, available 4/24); cold brewed iced Ethiopia Yergacheffe Wondo Worka also available (12-ounce only). volutocoffee.com; 412-661-3000.

• 21st Street Coffee and Tea: "Cupping and Chemex" class April 26 at 3 p.m.; limited to six participants, $30 per person. Class will include a blind cupping of three coffees and a demo/instruction on brewing coffee in a Chemex. Participants will receive a 12-ounce bag of one of the cupped coffees and a 10 percent discount off of a variety of Chemex supplies. Sign up through Web store at http://shop.21streetcoffee.com/products.

• Blue Horse: Free cuppings are held 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Participants assess three coffees. No reservations or experience with coffee tasting necessary.

• La Prima offers a roaster tour and coffee class from 10 a.m.-noon on the first Saturday of each month. Learn about coffee types and espresso basics, and see a roast first-hand. $10; includes sampling, half-pound bag of coffee and biscotti. Space limited; 412-565-7070.

• Fresh Cup Cafe in Saxonburg is holding coffee classes the second Monday of each month. Learn about regional coffees, roastings and tastings. $8 for coffee, sweet and chocolate; 724-352-8181 or e-mail kacyhometeas@yahoo.com.

For the most up-to-date information on available beans and special events, contact cafes directly.