Bee & Brew
Veteran-founded and Italy-inspired, Bee & Brew roasts fresh coffee in Fort Worth for people who think the grocery store coffee aisle has gotten away with too much.
Origin Story & Identity
While Bee & Brew started in 2021, the idea was planted in 2015 after I finished my service in the Canadian military and took up beekeeping as a hobby. That led to me owning and managing about 200 hives of my own and supporting pollination efforts in blueberry and apple orchards in the Northeast. We started roasting coffee in 2025 after a passion was ignited by a small roaster in my grandfather’s village in Italy.
Do you have a fun fact, tradition, or personality quirk that makes Bee & Brew uniquely “you”?
Ironically, when I started keeping bees in Canada, I never actually liked eating honey. I was doing it for the fun of the hobby. I was giving most of the honey away to friends and family and eventually decided, “Let’s try making mead.” That grew into what it is today.
What all do you make?
We roast coffee and produce mead, which is a wine made from honey.
What are you most proud of making?
We don’t produce anything if we are not proud of it. We have a profound respect for artisan craft. We do things right or we don’t do them at all, and we put an emphasis on quality ingredients.
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Rustic Roast Coffee (1lb, Whole Bean)
Rustic Roast Coffee (1lb, Whole Bean)
$25.00 USD
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$25.00 USD
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Philosophy & Practices
How would you describe your philosophy in your own words?
To echo the previous answer, we have a profound respect for artisan craft. We do things right or we don’t do them at all, and we put an emphasis on quality ingredients.
How does this reflect in your production practices? (think sourcing, craft, etc.)
Whenever possible, we use local ingredients. When that’s not possible, we still work as directly as possible with the producers and farms.
What’s something about your practices (product quality, freshness, sustainability, etc.) that most people don’t know — but should?
Coffee actually goes stale, and the oils go rancid after roasting, so drinking coffee within 30 to 45 days of roasting will bring out all the aromas and flavors. After that, the coffee starts to taste flat, like the flavor is still detectable but the volume was turned down. To add to this, the darker the roast, the more you will taste generic “roast” flavors, and all coffees start to taste the same the darker you roast. Lighter roasts will highlight a bean’s unique terroir, while medium roasts tend to be a balance between sweet, caramelized sugars and origin character.
What’s the biggest challenge of the way you do things?
Nothing comes to mind that makes our work more challenging than running any other business.
Daily Life & Personal Connection to the Work
What’s your favorite part of the work you do every day?
Drinking the coffee, especially espresso, that we roast.
What’s your favorite way to enjoy something you produce? (Bonus: share a simple recipe or pairing!)
I only drink espresso, so I will share my wife’s honey iced latte recipe. She pulls one shot of espresso over ice with 12 oz of milk and adds local raw honey to sweeten to taste. It’s a great way to enjoy coffee in the Texas heat.
What are you excited to grow, offer, or dream up for the future?
To be able to explore and offer coffees from different origins and process methods, and to inform people on how this affects the flavor in the cup.
Rustic Roast Coffee (1lb, Ground)
Rustic Roast Coffee (1lb, Ground)
$25.00 USD
Sale price
$25.00 USD
Regular price
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