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Duluth, Minnesota

Single origin.
Roasted in Duluth.

Halverson Coffee Roasting Co. buys single-origin lots from Ethiopia, Colombia, Sumatra, Guatemala and Kenya, roasts them to order a few blocks from Lake Superior, and sends them to kitchens, cafés and home counters around the lake.

  • Subscriptions
  • Wholesale beans
  • Cold brew kegs
  • Espresso bar service
  • Roasting apprenticeships
LAKE SUPERIOR DULUTH · MN DJIBOUTI · ETHIOPIA SANTOS · BRAZIL MEDAN · SUMATRA BUENAVENTURA · COLOMBIA PUERTO QUETZAL · GUATEMALA N
Origin ports to our Duluth roastery 46°47′N 92°06′W

Origins

Five origins
in rotation.

We buy in small lots and roast them one at a time. Each arrival is logged with its origin, its roast level and what it tastes like in the cup, so you can pick the lot that fits how you brew.

Burlap sacks of green coffee stacked in a bright warehouse bay
Green coffee, resting before the roast
Origin ETH-01 Ethiopia Guji Washed · highland lots
Roast level City+
Tasting notes Stone fruit / cocoa nib / bergamot
Best for Filter · pour-over
Origin COL-02 Colombia Huila Washed · smallholder
Roast level City
Tasting notes Red apple / caramel / orange peel
Best for Filter · batch brew
Origin SUM-03 Sumatra Mandheling Wet-hulled · lowland
Roast level Full City
Tasting notes Cedar / dark chocolate / molasses
Best for Espresso · immersion
Origin GUA-04 Guatemala Antigua Washed · volcanic soil
Roast level City+
Tasting notes Brown sugar / plum / almond
Best for Espresso · milk drinks
Origin KEN-05 Kenya Nyeri Washed · high altitude
Roast level City
Tasting notes Blackcurrant / cane sugar / grapefruit
Best for Filter · cold brew

Subscriptions

Fresh bags,
on your schedule.

A subscription is a standing order. Tell us the cadence, the roast level and the grind, and a fresh lot leaves the roastery on schedule.

  • 01Single-origin beans, one origin per shipment, roasted to order.
  • 02Whole bean, or ground for your brew method, sealed the day it is roasted.
  • 03Cadence set by you — monthly, every two weeks, or seasonal lots as they land.
  • 04Change or pause your order any time before it ships.
We reply to every order

Wholesale

Beans for the bar,
kegs for the taps.

Cafés, restaurants and kitchens around Lake Superior run on Halverson coffee. Beans by the case, cold brew on tap, or an espresso bar set up and staffed for service.

  1. 01

    Wholesale Beans

    Single-origin and house lots roasted to your schedule, packed for the bar and dated by roast day.

  2. 02

    Cold Brew Kegs

    Cold brew in kegs for your taps, delivered and swapped on a standing route.

  3. 03

    Espresso Bar Service

    Equipment, beans and trained staff to run an espresso bar for a service period or an event.

Barista pulling espresso shots at a busy café counter
Service bar — shots pulled to order

Wholesale inquiry

Open a Wholesale Account

Tell us what you serve and how much you move. We will come back with a roast schedule and delivery plan.

Replies within two business days

Apprenticeship

Learn the
drum roaster.

The apprenticeship is how the logbook gets handed on — four steps from green bean intake to a roast profile of your own.

  1. 01
    Sign On

    Send a short note about your coffee work and why Duluth. No roastery experience required.

  2. 02
    Work the Floor

    Weighing sacks, logging arrivals and cupping alongside the roaster.

  3. 03
    Sit the Roast

    Learn charge, airflow and drop time by standing at the drum, batch after batch.

  4. 04
    Your Own Profile

    Develop a roast profile, run it, and put it on the shelf under your own lot code.

Apply to Apprentice Applications reviewed as places open
Roaster checking beans at the drum roaster trier
Drum check — sample pulled and logged

Get started

Order the
first bag.

One subscription for the kitchen counter. One wholesale plan for the café. Either way the coffee is roasted to order in Duluth and sent out dated and sealed.

Duluth, Minnesota Single origin Roasted to order
Duluth harbor at dawn with a laker at the ore docks
Duluth harbor — home port of the roastery