Coffee, or the elixir of life, is the main motivator of many early risers. It's imperative to get a pot going as early as possible, so as to avoid the dreaded no-coffee headache. The good news is that nine Maplewood businesses will have the deep brown delight brewing early today for the first of two sessions of the Maplewood Coffee Crawl. Vom Fass, Mauhaus Cat Cafe and seven other participating businesses will have a different roaster's product going from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You'll learn how the beans get processed, sample coffee and see some demos, all for $11. There's a second session in the afternoon (from 12:30 to 5 p.m.) if you're a late riser. Both crawls are self-guided, and check-in is at Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue; www.cityofmaplewood.com/coffee).