the Playground @ACL

The Playground @ Amsterdam Coffee Lab

Coffee Lovers Meetup & Open Tasting Session

Welcome to The Playground @ Amsterdam Coffee Lab — an open tasting and sharing session for everyone who loves experimenting with coffee recipes, beans, and gear.

From coffee lovers for coffee lovers, this is where we meet, taste, and learn together in a relaxed and inspiring space in Weesp–Amsterdam.

☕ What is The Playground?

It’s a place where you can geek out about everything that makes coffee so fascinating — from particle size distribution to bicarbonates, ROR, extraction yield (EY), bypass, RDT, WDT, and PID control.

It’s also where you’ll find fellow enthusiasts who love to:

Try · Compare · Ask · Meet · Learn · Inspire · Taste · Enjoy

Whether you’re an espresso pro, filter perfectionist, or first-time home brewer — you’re welcome here.

🎯 What you can do

• Test your latest AeroPress or V60 recipe and get live feedback
• Explore new brewers like the Tricolate, Hoop, or Fellow Aiden
• Try a Duomo WDT, experiment with grind consistency, or sample-roast your own coffee
• Play with refractometers and learn how EY and TDS affect taste
• Make an espresso martini, brew a Syphon, or share your favorite new beans
• Ask feedback on your roast or brew!

Bring your own gear and coffee if you like — we encourage sharing, tasting, and open discussion.

🌿 Community & Mindset

At Amsterdam Coffee Lab we keep things open, friendly, and respectful.

We all started as beginners — so no question is too small, and no idea too geeky.

We ask everyone to be mindful of shared tools and equipment and respect each other’s brews, opinions, and experiences.

If you prefer to just observe and taste, that’s perfectly fine too. This is a laid-back, pressure-free space — where curiosity and collaboration come first.

🍞 Bring your flavours

Most coffee lovers are foodies too, so feel free to bring your home-baked bread, kombucha, or that delicious olive oil you brought from holidays — whatever makes you happy to share.

We’ll also surprise you with something fancy from our side each time.

Many of us are members of SCA Netherlands (Specialty Coffee Association), but you don’t have to be. Just bring your curiosity and your love for good coffee.

We do ask a small fee to cover the costs of the space, cleaning, materials use, etc. 

Are you a product owner or designer that wants to introduce a new products or promote and existing product? We are open for co-labs, from cuppings till soft launches and full fledged product introductions.

Learn more

Having a good time, encountering challenges, and gaining knowledge through practice is our natural way of learning.

Our workshops are interactive and engaging, so if you're excited to connect with fellow coffee enthusiasts, you've found the perfect place at our Coffee Lab. 

Wouter Brunia, the CoffeeNose👃, is a highly respected coffee educator whose passion for sharing knowledge inspires others to reach their full potential in the world of coffee.

Whether you're just starting out or have been brewing for years, you'll discover how to enhance your skills and #extractmore. It's a promise! 🤝

Learn more

In the evenings and on weekends, parking is available for free right outside our entrance. During business hours, we have a limited number of parking spots. 

The Weesp NS station, which includes a P&R facility, is just a 5-minute walk from here.

You can easily reach us by bike from Amsterdam, Almere, the Gooi, and nearby locations. We also have charging options available for your e-bike.

Reserve your parking spot