Fruity Iced Teas!

One of my favourite spots in the city, and also a place I have worked for the past couple of years is Mountain Bean Coffee Co. in North Kildonan. The coffee shop is located at 2001 Henderson Hwy, Unit 5 (in the strip mall just past the Shell).

It truly is a hot spot in my end of town. We have our morning regulars who wouldn't miss their M&M (medium sized medium roast) for anything. It's the kind of place where if we don't know you by name, we definitely know you by order!

Mountain Bean was brought to Winnipeg by former NHL goalie Trevor Kidd. Trevor is originally from Winnipeg and after moving around to various cities to play hockey he moved back home to raise his family. There is also aMountain Bean location in Toronto. Last NovemberTrevor sold the business last year, but it remains in good hands with Mel and Keri!

The inside resembles that of a cabin and there is plenty of seating including leather couches, and wooden tables and chairs. Enjoy the weather while we have it and grab your drink to sit outside on our patio.

Hungry? There are plenty of cakes, muffins, cinnamon buns, and assorted desserts, as well as sandwiches made fresh every day.

This year we introduced new flavours of loose iced tea. All of the teas come as combinations of dried fruits, flowers, and vitamins. Simply choose your flavour, and add hot water to this loose tea mixture and let it steep for 3 minutes. After the tea steeps it is poured over ice for you to enjoy!

There are four new flavours for you to try:

1. Dragon Fruit Prickly Pear

apple pieces, dragon fruit, sea buckthorn berries, goji berries, favouring kiwi edges, pineapple pieces, citric acid, cranberry pieces, blueberries, vitamin C

2. Aloe Vera - Berryfruit (MY FAV!)

apple pieces, hibiscus blossoms, papaya, orange peels, rosebuds, granulated passion fruit, starch, aloe vera pieces

3. Prickly Pear Fruit

pear bits, rose buds, citric acid, kiwi bits, rose blossom leaves, vitamin C

4. Ice Apple Fruit

apple pieces, pineapple, mango, papaya pieces, mate tea, citric acid, lemon grass, hibiscus blossoms, vitamin C

I can say I have tried all four flavours and I like them all! I would really recommend the Aloe Vera - Berryfruit and the Dragon Fruit Prickly Pear. Those are the most popular by the staff and the feedback from customers. They run from $3.10 for a small $3.60 for a medium and $4.10 for a large.

Whether you are picking up a cool drink for the drive out to the cabin for the last few days of warm weather, or just looking for a neat little place to stop in the city and relax I would highly recommend giving Mountain Bean a shot.