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Denver's coffee roasters

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

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 keep profiles on. 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.

Roast Local also files Coda Coffee, Copper Door Coffee Roasters, Bworz 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.

Getting Colorado coffee delivered in Denver

Fourteener Coffee Club mails a 12 oz bag from a different independent Colorado roaster every 2 or 4 weeks. You already know your neighborhood roaster; the club brings roasters from towns you rarely drive to. It costs $16.99 a bag, any roast. Your first bag is free and you pay $7.99 shipping on that box. Skip, pause or cancel online. Each roaster roasts to order and ships in its own bag with our packing slip.

  • Roasted and shipped within 3 days.
  • Free replacement if a bag disappoints.
  • A reminder email 3 days before each box.
  • Your ratings steer the next bag.

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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 profile, 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 September 2026.