In a community bursting with vibrant and colorful coffee shops, The Flying Goat Café stands apart with its simple straight forward approach to what you fill you cup with. I dropped by their Santa Rosa shop located Downtown on Fourth Street, right across from the train station. Walking in you are instantly greeted by a warm inviting staff and the aroma of coffee and sweets. Their venue is an open, inviting space with plenty of seating to bring friends to study or talk.

I walked up to the counter and ordered an Aztec Mocha and a Chai tea. The Aztec Mocha was a slightly spiced warm drink that had a smooth taste with a full bodied flavor. To top it off the barista on staff did some amazing foam art on top and sprinkled some spice on top. To me it seemed like a perfect blend between a drink my grandmother makes which is a spiced hot chocolate and then blended craft fully with flying goat’s gourmet coffees.

The Chai tea was served in a traditional manner and was very flavorful. I had mine just as they serve it and opted out of adding any cream or sweeteners. The chai was a bit more bold and strong then most that I’ve had prior, but was by no means over powering or over steeped. I didn’t taste any bitterness and it perfectly accompanied my blueberry scone.