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Where the Western Slope's coffee is roasted

Montrose, Carbondale, the North Fork and the Gunnison Valley, one small roaster at a time.

Who roasts coffee in Western Slope?

19 roasters roast coffee in Western Slope, Colorado, across 14 towns, by our count on 2026-09-27: 5 in Grand Junction, 2 in Montrose, 1 in Aspen, 1 in Basalt and 1 in Carbondale, and the rest in 9 other towns. Among them: Camp 4 Coffee, Alpine Roasters, Bestslope Coffee Company, Bonfire Coffee, Bower Coffee and Cimarron Coffee Roasters, plus 13 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 on the Western Slope

West of the Continental Divide, roasters are spread thin but they are everywhere: Roast Local lists them in towns from Meeker to Lake City. Looney Bean has roasted in Montrose since 1992. Grand Junction and Crested Butte have pages of their own; this page covers the rest. Fourteener Coffee Club sends the Slope a different Colorado roaster's coffee in each box.

Roasters on the Western Slope, by town

Montrose

Cimarron Coffee Roasters, Looney Bean Coffee Roasting Co and The Coffee Trader.

Grand Junction

Colorado Legacy Coffee, Mountain Air Roasters, Octopus Coffee, Pangea Coffee Roasters and Roastiva. See the Grand Junction page.

Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley

Camp 4 Coffee roasts at its Crested Butte South shop, and First Ascent Coffee Roasters is listed in Crested Butte. Gunnison has a roaster on Roast Local too, and we profile Tributary Coffee Roasters there. See the Crested Butte page.

Carbondale and Glenwood Springs

Dragonfly Stache Coffee Roaster in Carbondale, and Bonfire in Glenwood Springs.

The rest of the Slope

Roast Local lists one roaster each in Silt, Fruita, Clifton, Delta, Paonia, Ridgway, Lake City, Meeker and Aspen (read 2026-09-27). We profile roasters in several of them: Wild Coffee Roasters in Silt, Bestslope Coffee Company in Fruita, Palisade Coffee Company in Clifton, Bower Coffee in Paonia, Refuge Roasters in Lake City, Wendll's White River Roasters in Meeker and Alpine Roasters in Aspen.

The Western Slope's coffee story

Montrose has the long record. Looney Bean has roasted there since 1992.

Camp 4 Coffee began as a winter coffee cart outside the Mt. Crested Butte bus stop, where early morning temperatures can reach 40 below. It grew into two shops and a roastery.

The Slope's businesses buy from each other. Paonia's Big B's organic juices are on the counter at both Camp 4 shops, and Camp 4's site promotes local causes such as a High Country Conservation Advocates bike tour.

Out here, many towns have a single roaster, and it lasts as long as the valley keeps buying from it. A bag bought in Montrose or Carbondale pays someone who lives in Montrose or Carbondale. More on why local roasters matter.

Getting Colorado coffee delivered on the Western Slope

Fourteener Coffee Club brings roasters from the Front Range, the mountains and the Slope itself to your door. Every 2 or 4 weeks, a full bag from a different independent Colorado roaster, roasted to order and shipped in its own bag. $20.99 a bag, any roast. Your first bag is free. Skip, pause or cancel online.

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Every roaster we list in Western Slope, by town

A town with its own page is linked; the rest are listed here. Each roaster link opens our profile.

Grand Junction

5 roasters, on the Grand Junction coffee roasters page: Colorado Legacy Coffee Company, Mountain Air Roasters, Octopus Coffee, Pangea Coffee Roasters and Roastiva.

Montrose

  • Cimarron Coffee RoastersMontrose, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The Ridgway Coffee & Books shop is open every day from 7am to 4pm, while the Montrose roastery closes on Sundays.

  • The Coffee TraderMontrose, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Locally owned, the group says it plans to stay that way while serving Western Slope towns from its Montrose base.

Aspen

  • Alpine RoastersAspen, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Green coffee is bought from regenerative growers in Ethiopia, Colombia, Rwanda and Burundi.

Basalt

Carbondale

  • Dragonfly StacheCarbondale, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Carbondale customers can collect their coffee at a designated pickup spot at the end of roast day, and other orders go out by USPS.

Clifton

  • Palisade Coffee CompanyClifton, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The coffee bar inside Starvin' Arvin's restaurant in Clifton serves lattes, matcha and cold brew from a counter and a drive-thru.

Crested Butte

  • Camp 4 CoffeeCrested Butte, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-27

    Founded 1993 by Al Smith.

Fruita

  • Bestslope Coffee CompanyFruita, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The site describes Fruita as a Western Slope town of mountain bikes, desert hikes and river floats, and the company takes donation requests.

Glenwood Springs

  • Bonfire CoffeeGlenwood Springs, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The Smithy House blend was created for its sister business, The Village Smithy, a breakfast restaurant in western Colorado.

Gunnison

  • Tributary Coffee RoastersGunnison, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The name refers to a stream feeding a larger river, a nod to Gunnison sitting in the headwaters of the Colorado River.

Lake City

  • Refuge RoastersLake City, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Orders mail Monday through Friday only, because UPS does not serve Lake City on weekends.

Meeker

Paonia

  • Bower CoffeePaonia, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Founded 2017 by Jay Bagley.

Silt

  • Wild Coffee RoastersSilt, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Nearby wholesale accounts pouring its coffee include New Castle Coffee Company, The Coffee Shack in Parachute and The Well in Rifle.

Colorado coffee, town by town. 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, and aspentimes.com and tributarycoffee.square.site, read on the dates shown. Facts are written in our words; we link none of them from here.

Western Slope coffee questions

How long has Looney Bean roasted in Montrose?

Since 1992, according to Looney Bean's own site.

Which coffee roasters are in Montrose?

Roast Local lists Cimarron Coffee Roasters, Looney Bean Coffee Roasting Co and The Coffee Trader in Montrose (read 2026-09-27).

How did Camp 4 Coffee start?

As a winter coffee cart outside the Mt. Crested Butte bus stop. It now roasts at its Crested Butte South shop.

Is there a coffee roaster in Aspen?

Roast Local lists one roaster in Aspen, and one each in nearby Basalt and Carbondale (read 2026-09-27).

Is there a coffee roaster in Carbondale?

Yes. Roast Local lists Dragonfly Stache Coffee Roaster in Carbondale.

Nearby

Sources

  • Roast Local, Colorado roaster directory, read 2026-09-27
  • Looney Bean, its own home page, read 2026-09-27
  • Camp 4 Coffee: the roaster's own pages as summarized on our roaster profile, checked 2026-09-27

By Joe McRose, Fourteener Coffee Club. Updated .