Stuff Hipsters Like (And Have Made Too Cool For The Rest Of Us)

The hipster uprising isn’t exactly a recent occurrence. Let’s be real here. Hipsters as we recognize them in the 21st century have been taking over major metropolitan areas for more than a decade. What’s the deal with their sustainability causes, their environmentally friendly transportation, and their lumberjack fashion choices? It’s hard to find an escape. And it’s also hard to watch hipsters make everything you used to love gross and trendy. But like it or not, hipsters are here to stay. So you may as well learn what they’re all about. Here’s all the stuff hipsters like and have made too cool for us regular folks.

Organic Produce

Sure, you could always make a stop at Whole Foods on your way home from your weekly knitting club meeting, but even Whole Foods involves dealing with a middleman. Why not skip the whole grocery store vibe and head straight to your city’s local farmers market instead?

In fact, we’re pretty sure your city has multiple farmers markets during the week, so you can definitely get the freshest brussels sprouts for that fried dish you’ve been dying to try.

Craft Beer

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You know the brewmaster at the joint that just opened in the up-and-coming industrial part of the city. And although they’re still looking a little bare bones, their menu is handwritten on a chalkboard and includes over 15 select brews. Including your favorite IPA, which is their top seller.

Locally Roasted Chemex Coffee

Coffee isn’t really worth drinking unless you’re having to wait 15-20 minutes for it to be freshly ground and hand brewed in an hourglass shaped flask designed to remove 90% of its actual flavor.

You and your barista are definitely on a first-name basis, and they never have to ask what to brew for you. This week, it’s a single origin natural process Ethiopia.

House-cured Meats

It used to be that jerky was a thing you picked up from the gas station because you only had $1.47 in your glovebox and were on the verge of starvation. No more, though.

There is no such thing as jerky; there is only the finest in sustainably raised meats, cured by hand and slow-smoked in house, which sell for $15 an ounce and should only be enjoyed as part of a charcuterie board.