Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters is hosting an open house on Thursday, August 29th from 4-8 p.m. at its Coffee Roasting Lab, 110 W. Woodstock Street in Crystal Lake.

The open house will feature food, fun and a prize draw for registered attendees to win a Rancilio espresso machine and grinder. The winner must be present at 6pm to be entered into the draw. Advance online registration is required. You can register for the Conscious Cup prize draw here: consciouscup.com/blogs/events/roasters-lab-open-house.

The event will also feature a roasting demonstration with expert roaster Dennis Jackson at 5pm. Other activities include coffee making demonstrations, coffee tastings, tours of the production kitchen and more.

Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters describes itself as a micro coffee roaster that has been sourcing and roasting ethically and environmentally sustainable coffees since 2006. In addition to its roasting lab, the company operates cafes in Crystal Lake, Cary, Barrington, Libertyville and Palatine.

“We want to invite all the friends we’ve made over the last 18 years to come visit and share what we’ve been up to,” co-owner Michael Shipley said in a press release. “It’s a great opportunity for people to get a behind-the-scenes look at specialty coffee and see how we source, taste, roast and serve all of these unique coffees.”