Many of you have seen the 'for rent' sign at our space recently and may have wondered what's going on? Long answer is we have been growing a lot the last few years and outpaced the size our current space could handle some time ago. We began looking a few years back into spaces for the roasting operation (which triggered finding the space dwelltime is now in). We decided to pull back given that expansion would have stretched us quite thin at that time.
When our current landlord at 169 Mass Ave came to us recently to tell us that the space a few doors down at 171 Mass Ave was opening up, we took a long hard look at what we could do there. It seemed like a perfect fit for us but a little more time had to pass for us to figure out how to handle the shift. A change of pace and a redesign began to seem like the perfect solution to years of cramped growth in our current space.
Recently, we fully committed to the move with a new approach and new floor plan. The space will be divided into two sections. A roasting section where all your coffees will be produced and bagged and a small coffee bar with seating (yes, you read it right).
The roasting and production area will have it's own cupping and training setup to work with our wholesale accounts. Our green buyer will have dedicated office hours to pass along information on coffees and help those working with our coffees get a leg up on new estates as they come in. We will even have some space free weekly where barista we work with can come by to sample coffees from other roasters on our setup. The space will allow us to function as a training lab to experiment while simultaneously working on quality control projects, the best of both worlds.
The coffee bar area is going to be a unique design given how much more space we have to work with. The main focus will be on our 'by the cup' service. We've been at the forefront of manual brews in our area and have no intention of slowing down. Expect a cart service for Syphons and a shift towards more cloth filter brews on bar. Our espresso bar will continue to be a simple offering list presented in a traditional format of limited sizes. We will add a few sweets and food items to the bar once we get fully operational and will function more like a regular cafe with our espresso service.
Expect us to begin moving in later this month and complete the move in November. We will post interruptions in bar service on the door and on twitter as soon as we know of them. We are looking forward to the new space and hope to see you there.
