Coffee roasters in Steamboat Springs

Who roasts coffee in and near Steamboat Springs?

2 coffee roasters work in and near Steamboat Springs, Colorado: 2 in Steamboat Springs itself, by our count on 2026-09-27. Among them: Big Iron Coffee Co and Seedhouse Coffee. 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 Steamboat Springs

Steamboat Springs coffee roasting has a turn in its story. Steamboat Coffee Roasters, founded in 1996 as the town's first roaster, now says on its own home page that production moved to Houston, Texas. Big Iron Coffee has roasted in Steamboat since 2017, and Roast Local lists Seedhouse and Unravel in town. Every Fourteener Coffee Club box holds coffee from a roaster that still roasts in Colorado, a different one each time.

Steamboat Springs' coffee story

Roasting in Steamboat began in 1996, when Steamboat Coffee Roasters opened as the mountain town's first coffee roaster.

That roaster's story changed later. Its own home page now says production moved to Houston, Texas, and the brand is one collection of a company called Destination Coffees. Because it no longer roasts in Colorado, we do not list it.

Big Iron Coffee carries on the local roasting. It has roasted in Steamboat since 2017.

Steamboat shows what buying local protects. When roasting leaves, the jobs and the fresh bags leave with it. Buying from Big Iron or Seedhouse keeps roasting work in the Yampa Valley. We make the longer argument on why local roasters matter.

The US Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate counts 13,557 people in Steamboat Springs.

Roasters in and near Steamboat Springs

Roast Local lists these roasters in Steamboat Springs:

• Big Iron Coffee Co., roasting in Steamboat since 2017.
• Seedhouse Coffee.
• Unravel Coffee, the coffee brand of the Gravity Haus hotel group, which has locations in Colorado and Wyoming. We do not count it as an independent roaster.

Big Iron and Seedhouse both have a profile here. The nearest roaster we profiled in depth is in the Vail Valley: Color Coffee Roasters in Eagle. Color ran more than 24,000 batches on a Probat 12 kilo roaster before moving to an IMF 15 kilo roaster, chosen for clarity, consistency and lower gas use. Founder Charlie Gundlach learned espresso and roasting at Portola Coffee Lab and worked at Boxcar in Boulder before starting Color. Its blends include Primary, a seasonal blend, Harmony for espresso and Eclipse, a dark roast made for home espresso machines, and its Artist Reserve line holds experimental lots (checked 2026-09-27). Breckenridge, Frisco and the other high country towns are on the I-70 mountain towns page.

Every roaster we list in and near Steamboat Springs, by town

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

Steamboat Springs

• Big Iron Coffee CoSteamboat Springs, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

  Founded 2017 by Bowen Rodkey and Nina Rodkey.

• Seedhouse CoffeeSteamboat Springs, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

  The organic Summer Blend is aimed at anglers, mountain bikers and early risers, and its label art is by Eric Samuelson.

Other city pages: Grand Junction coffee roasters. Region: I-70 mountain towns and the high country. All Colorado roasters we list.

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, read on the dates shown. Facts are written in our words; we link none of them from here.

Steamboat Springs coffee questions

Does Steamboat Coffee Roasters still roast in Steamboat?

No. Its own home page says production moved to Houston, Texas, and the brand is now part of Destination Coffees (checked 2026-09-27). It was founded in Steamboat in 1996 as the town's first coffee roaster.

Which roasters roast in Steamboat Springs now?

Big Iron Coffee Co. and Seedhouse Coffee. Roast Local also lists Unravel Coffee there, which belongs to the Gravity Haus hotel group (read 2026-09-27).

Which roaster near Steamboat makes a dark roast for home espresso?

Color Coffee Roasters in Eagle roasts Eclipse, a dark roast blend made for home espresso machines (checked 2026-09-27).

How long has Big Iron Coffee roasted in Steamboat?

Since 2017, according to Big Iron's own About page.

Getting Colorado coffee delivered in Steamboat Springs

Fourteener Coffee Club only sends coffee roasted in Colorado. Every 2 or 4 weeks, a different independent Colorado roaster roasts a full bag to order and ships it in its own bag, with our packing slip. One bag is $20.99, two are $39.99, any roast. First bag free. Skip a box, pause or cancel online.

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Nearby

• I-70 mountain towns and the high country: Eagle, Breckenridge, Granby and Winter Park.
• Western Slope, including Meeker.
• The northern Front Range.

Sources

• US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city population estimates (Steamboat Springs, July 1 2025)
• Roast Local, Colorado roaster directory, read 2026-09-27
• Steamboat Coffee Roasters, its own home page, read 2026-09-27
• Big Iron Coffee, its own About page, read 2026-09-27
• Color Coffee Roasters: the roaster's own pages as summarized on our roaster profile, checked 2026-09-27