Currently open for applications
Join the Brew 2.1 Tasting Panel
Get 80g of NooTea Brew 2 in return for honest feedback.
For coffee drinkers who love coffee, but feel they’re drinking too much of it — and want something they’ll genuinely reach for instead.
Ireland and UK only. Selective panel — please read the Brew 2 page before applying.
Who this is for
People genuinely curious about replacing part of their coffee habit
People join the tasting panel for all sorts of reasons: focus, jitters, crashes, brain fog, ADHD, menopause, sleep, or simply curiosity.
Love coffee, but want to cut back?
Want something with depth, ritual, and character
Willing to experiment with brewing — leaf, time, strength
Happy to give honest feedback on a short call
Before you apply
Please read the Brew 2 page first
Brew 2 is not designed to imitate coffee exactly. It has its own taste, ritual, depth, and character.
If it doesn’t sound like it’s for you, please don’t apply.
Read the Brew 2 page →What you get
80g of NooTea Brew 2
That may sound large for a sample, but we recommend using a generous amount of leaf — and this gives you enough to try different brewing parameters: amount of leaf, brewing time, strength, and time of day.
What we ask in return
A short feedback call with Richard
After you’ve tried Brew 2, a short Google Meet or WhatsApp call. Not a sales call — honest feedback only.
- •How you brewed it
- •Whether brewing fits your daily routine
- •Taste and sensory reactions
- •Time of day and impact
- •What you’re trying to replace
- •Whether Brew 2 could realistically replace part of your coffee habit
Collection or shipping
Two ways to receive your pouch
Dublin collection
No charge
If you’re in Dublin and available to meet in town, you can collect your pouch.
Ireland / UK by post
€5 (IE) · £4 (UK) shipping & packaging
We’ll post your pouch. This helps keep the panel focused on people genuinely interested in trying Brew 2 and giving useful feedback.
Stay on the panel
You’ll also join the NooTea email list for brewing notes, updates, future tasting opportunities, and release announcements.
In the kitchen
What we’re currently exploring
Panel sampling will soon switch to one of these other brews in development.
Sous
Sous takes around 14 hours to prepare, with fermentation in the sun followed by a slow infusion. I'm experimenting with drying it after fermentation instead, so it can be brewed in a few minutes, and adding ingredients to give it some 'cha chi'. This doesn't have a Brew number yet.
Brew 1
Brew 1, our first release. Preparation is complex though, due to the different infusion times needed for the different ingredients. I have a solution, though, I think. Need to do a little more experimenting. So Batch 1.2 will be a little different.
Read Richard's Brew 1 review →
Brew 2
I'm very happy with how Brew 2 is now. But I do send out the occasional sample pouch.
Read Richard's Brew 2 review →Brew 3
Brew 3 experimentation happening. Samples will be sent to some tasting panel members soonish. Not ready to add details to the site yet.
Before you apply
Acceptance onto the tasting panel isn’t guaranteed. Please tell us in detail about your coffee habits and any impacts you find coffee has on you — we send out samples where we think your feedback will be helpful to the development of a Brew.
Apply
Apply for the Tasting Panel
Takes about two minutes.
We’re especially interested in hearing from people who experience coffee differently — including people who are neurodivergent, have ADHD, or find coffee inconsistent, jittery, crash-heavy, or strangely tiring. The panel is open to everyone.