Great coffee cannot come from the push of a button or an automated espresso machine

Philosophy

We Believe

  • that coffee is not a commodity … great coffee stands apart from the rest
  • that farmers should be well-paid for producing great beans
  • that baristas should be skilled coffee artisans
  • that great coffee cannot come from the push of the button or an automated espresso machine
  • that the stock market should never determine how little to pay farmers or how fast to produce a latte
  • that great communities deserve great coffee shops

Our Roaster

BREW maintains an exclusive buying relationship with Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters based in Chicago, Illinois (www.intelligentsiacoffee.com). Intelligentsia is the recipient of numerous roasting awards and is becoming known as the leader the american premium coffee movement. Intelligentsia invests enormous resources in developing great coffees from their source – working directly with farmers at the local level and rewarding them with the highest buying prices found anwhere (significantly better than fair trade). See our direct trade page for more info.