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Denver's coffee roasters

Denver has roasted its own coffee since at least 1965. Here is who roasts it now.

Who roasts coffee in and near Denver?

20 coffee roasters work in and near Denver, Colorado: 16 in Denver itself and 4 in nearby Glendale, Commerce City, Wheat Ridge and Greenwood Village, by our count on 2026-09-27. Among them: Blue Sparrow Coffee, Corvus Coffee Roasters, Huckleberry Roasters, Middle State Coffee, Novo Coffee and Pablo's Coffee, plus 14 more. Fourteener Coffee Club is a Colorado coffee subscription: a full bag from a different independent Colorado roaster in every box, roasted to order. First bag free. Then $20.99 a bag. Skip or cancel anytime.

Coffee in Denver

Denver coffee roasters have a long local record. Bill Boyer was roasting in his garage in 1965, and Peaberry Coffee built a Denver chain around its own roasting from 1990. The city now has more roasters filed under it on the Roast Local directory than any other Colorado town, from Pablo's on East Colfax to Middle State on Santa Fe Drive. Fourteener Coffee Club is a Colorado coffee subscription that picks a different independent roaster for every box.

Roasters in and near Denver

These are the Denver roasters we profiled in depth. Offerings were checked on 2026-09-27.

  • Pablo's Coffee, East Colfax. Craig Conner left a corporate job, sold his house and ran up his credit cards to open Pablo's in 1995. It now roasts on San Franciscan roasters at its headquarters at Colfax and Syracuse.
  • Novo Coffee, RiNo. The roastery at 3008 Larimer Street roasts to order every day for Novo's own cafes and for businesses around Denver, under a large Get Closer mural.
  • Corvus Coffee Roasters, South Broadway. Phil Goodlaxson started Corvus in 2010 roasting a few hundred pounds a week. It now roasts thousands of pounds a week on a Giesen roaster built in the Netherlands.
  • Huckleberry Roasters, the Dairy Block. Co-founders Koan Goedman and Mark Mann first met at a Denver specialty cafe, Goedman behind the bar and Mann as a regular.
  • Queen City Collective Coffee, LoDo. The three Byington brothers started with a 1 kilo roaster in a garage, then roasted in a converted storage closet at Bellwether on East Colfax. The name nods to Denver's old nickname, the Queen City of the Plains.
  • Blue Sparrow Coffee, RiNo. Its first cafe opened on Blake Street in 2017 in under 500 square feet. It roasts its own coffee and builds the lineup around blends.
  • Middle State Coffee, Santa Fe Drive. Jay DeRose opened the cafe and roasting space at 212 Santa Fe Drive on May 31, 2019, after almost a year of permit delays.
  • Wagon Coffee Roasters, south Denver. Tami Canaday founded Wagon in 2020 to give women in recovery from addiction jobs and a second chance. It roasts on an all-electric Bellwether roaster.

We also keep shorter profiles on these Denver roasters: Bworz Coffee, Copper Door Coffee Roasters, Dragon Roast Coffee, Little Owl Coffee, Rivers and Roads Coffee, Sacred Beans Coffee, Servant Coffee and Sonder Coffee & Tea. Roast Local also files Coda Coffee and Coffee For The Cause under Denver. Sweet Bloom, a short drive west, is on our Lakewood page.

Denver's coffee story

The oldest roasting story in our research starts in a garage. Bill Boyer founded Boyer's Coffee in Denver in 1965, roasting at home before the company took over the historic Washington Street School, a building from 1927.

Peaberry Coffee came next in the record. Bill Tointon started it in Denver in 1990 on the idea of roasting coffees from around the world right here. The corporate Peaberry stores closed in 2009.

Novo Coffee opened in 2002, founded by Jake, Joe and Herb Brodsky, and calls itself a pioneer of Colorado's coffee culture. Nine years later Huckleberry Roasters started in 2011, and in 2022 Roast Magazine named it Macro Roaster of the Year.

The Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate puts Denver at 740,613 residents. A bag from any of the roasters above keeps roasting jobs on Larimer Street, Santa Fe Drive and East Colfax, and pays people who roast in this city. That is the case for buying local in one line, and we make it at more length on why local roasters matter.

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Nearby

Every roaster we list in and near Denver, by town

Each link opens our profile: the roaster's story, what it roasts, its address and where to drink it.

Denver

  • Blue Sparrow CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 2017.

  • Corvus Coffee RoastersDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 2010 by Phil Goodlaxson.

  • Huckleberry RoastersDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 2011 by Koan Goedman and Mark Mann.

  • Middle State CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    The roastery and flagship cafe sit on North Santa Fe Drive at 2nd Avenue, in a converted warehouse space.

  • Novo CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 2002 by Jake Brodsky, Joe Brodsky and Herb Brodsky.

  • Pablo's CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 1995 by Craig Conner.

  • Queen City Collective CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 2016 by Scott Byington, Luke Byington and Eric Byington.

  • Wagon Coffee RoastersDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 2020 by Tami Canaday.

  • Bworz CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 2003.

  • Copper Door Coffee RoastersDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 2006 by Sinjin Eberle.

  • Dragon Roast CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    In Denver's Clayton neighborhood, Elemental Bakery & Coffeehouse at York Street Yards sells the beans and brews them as pour-over.

  • Little Owl CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The company runs four Denver cafes, called Lohi, Blake Street, Tremont and Populus.

  • Rivers and Roads CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The online menu adds take and bake freezer items and tea and drink mixes to the house roasted beans.

  • Sacred Beans CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The Rexi Blend, the house espresso at the cafe, is sold with support for animal charities attached to it.

  • Servant CoffeeDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 2019 by John and Sarah.

  • Sonder Coffee & TeaDenver, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 2016.

Glendale

  • Cafe TypicaGlendale, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The owners describe their shop as the only independent coffee shop in the city of Glendale, Colorado.

Commerce City

  • Whiskey Barrel CoffeeCommerce City, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    A limited Molly Brown Mocha Java was aged in a freshly emptied barrel from Molly Brown Spirits, a Denver distillery.

Wheat Ridge

  • The Sugar CubeWheat Ridge, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The menu features a chaga mushroom drink called the Chagaccino and collagen add-ins, plus bagels, muffins and burritos on Fridays.

Greenwood Village

  • Moonrise Coffee RoastersGreenwood Village, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Beans are held on a stream of hot air during roasting rather than tumbled in a drum, a method the roaster says gives an even, smooth cup.

Other city pages: Englewood coffee roasters, Lakewood coffee roasters, Aurora coffee roasters and Boulder coffee roasters. Region: Denver, its suburbs and the foothills. All Colorado roasters we list. Office coffee in Denver.

How we chose these roasters

Every roaster here roasts in Colorado and was operating when we read its own site, on the date its card shows (the list itself was last checked 2026-09-27). Facts come from each roaster's own pages, written in our words; we take nothing from reviews and show no ratings. No roaster pays to be listed, and a listing does not mean the roaster is part of the club. Run a roaster here and something is off? Email coffee@fourteenercoffeeclub.com and we correct or remove the page.

Sources: each roaster's own pages, and businessden.com, claritycoffee.com, junctionfoodanddrink.com, mainspringco.com, rinoartdistrict.org, roastmagazine.com, sprudge.com, usmanufacturingreport.com and westword.com, read on the dates shown. Facts are written in our words; we link none of them from here.

Denver coffee questions

Which Denver coffee roasters have been around the longest?

Boyer's Coffee goes back to 1965, when Bill Boyer began roasting in his Denver garage. Among the roasters we profiled in depth, Pablo's Coffee is the oldest, opened in 1995, followed by Kaladi in 2000 and Novo in 2002.

Can I tour a coffee roastery in Denver?

Yes. Novo Coffee runs weekly Friday tours of its Larimer Street roastery that end with a tasting of four coffees, and it teaches public brewing and espresso classes there (checked 2026-09-27).

Which Denver roaster won Roast Magazine's Roaster of the Year?

Huckleberry Roasters was Roast Magazine's Macro Roaster of the Year for 2022. At the time it was roasting more than 240,000 pounds of coffee a year.

Which Denver roasters sell decaf?

Pablo's sells a water process Decaf Colombia, organically grown. Huckleberry, Corvus, Queen City, Novo and Middle State each list a decaf too, but their listings do not name the decaf method (checked 2026-09-27).

Where can I watch coffee being roasted in Denver?

At Middle State Coffee on Santa Fe Drive, a glass wall between the cafe and the production side lets guests watch the roasting. The cafe is open daily from 7am to 3pm.

Sources

By Joe McRose, Fourteener Coffee Club. Updated .