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Why Coffee?
Founders Message
“For as long as I can remember, coffee has been a part of my life. From smelling it in the morning before my dad would head to work, to the lifetime I have spent busting my Mom’s balls about how she STILL makes a pot of coffee wrong. Either way, it has been there to wake me up, lift my spirits, and bring a smile to my face.”
~ Cory Herb, Founder and Roast Master
“For us, it is not ‘just coffee’”
Coal Creek Coffee Roasters was born from those experiences and those faint childhood memories. We want to be a part of those special moments in your life because, for us, it is not “just coffee”, it is the foundation to a solid morning and the glue that can bring people and conversation together.
At Coal Creek, we do not employ any fancy technology or cutting edge roasting equipment. We keep it simple. We use a standard drum roaster and we taste every roast that comes out of it. When we say we taste our coffee, we do just that. We grind it up and brew it in all of the popular methods: drip, pour-over, espresso (you get the point) Nothing against fancy cupping methods used by other coffee companies, we do that too, but we feel that
Who Are We?
They say work long enough with someone and you’ll be like family. What do they say about being family from the start? They say good luck! Coal Creek Coffee Roasters is an amalgamation of talent from Culinary to Finance to Photography and Graphic Design. A love for Coffee is the common denominator that holds this unlikely team together.
Roast Master
Cory
Nomadic at heart, this world traveler has been to countries far and wide. Head Roaster and coffee connoisseur, Cory takes coffee seriously. Sourcing beans from the best regions and meticulously developing complex roast profiles to both delight and excite your pallet. Not pretentious, just passionate.
Cory’s passion for coffee started while in the Marine Corps. Always disappointed with the black sludge they would call coffee in the COC, he made it his personal mission to find and drink only quality coffee. When his favorite bean was discontinued at the grocery store, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Retail Sales Director
Kate
While Cory focuses on the roasting, Kate delves deep into customer relations, testing, and quality assurance, ensuring that Coal Creek Coffee Roasters excels in every dimension. If you ask Cory, he’d insist that meeting Kate was a twist of fate, a sentiment he felt from their very first date. Their paths intersected at the Twenty-Nine Palms Marine Base in the Mojave Desert. Over the years, their shared passion for food, wine, and their deepening love for each other have been the backbone of their bond. Kate’s culinary expertise is evident in all she brings to Coal Creek Coffee.
Creative Director & Client Relations
Meesh
A creative powerhouse and all-around visual guru. Meesh is an enigma. Responsible for making the brand stand out whether it be in print or in the vast digital universe. If it looks good Meesh is behind it, even when she’s not!
Meesh joins Coal Creek Coffee Roasters with over 20 years experience in the visual arts. A decade as a commercial photographer and an equal amount of experience in television commercial production Meesh is excited to bring that experience into the world of coffee.
In addition to the creative side, Meesh has a newfound social awakening and has taken on the wholesale sales and client relations side of the business.