COFFEEHOUSES AND BREWPUBS AROUND THE WORLD
-The Essential Coffee & Beer Travel Guide-
“Third Places” — after “Home” and “Work” — serve as community gathering spots. The people behind these businesses believe in giving back to their communities and practice this commitment through a variety of philanthropic causes and missions.
Eclectic, adventuresome, self-described ‘free-spirits, oddballs & outsiders” who support local artists & philanthropic causes while serving up Arbica coffee and local craft beer available only in Iowa (plus easiest to find with the best rooftop beacons in a giant neon coffee cup and Statue of Liberty Crown)
Work, study rest, read and enjoy Westrock coffee at The Nest then head over to Red Clay Brewing to enjoy their local craft beers while both places support causes like Scholars Programs and 1% For The Planet in good times – and healthcare workers in these challenging times!
Set in – and supporting of – the acclaimed and eclectic Denver Art District, they bring together coffee, craft beer wine, spirits and community with passion and purpose.
Quality coffee roaster with shops (temporarily closed during COVID-19 crisis) that are interwoven with and supporting the community and independent craft brewer serving in large & welcoming industrial space (offering Take-Out during COVID-19).
“California cool” gathering place in sleepy Central Coast beachfront town serving up micro-roasted coffee, “Buzzed Dog” craft beer and dog-supporting charities supported by sales of direct trade sustainable beans.
The folks at Monday Night Brewing are civic do-gooders who also do good beer along the way — including a coffee beer that lands squarely in this blog’s wheelhouse: “Tears of Our Enemies” made with locally-roasted Batdorf & Bronson coffee beans – which can be found in their Dancing Goats Coffee Bars – cool cafes around Atlanta.
Small places with big hearts! Hugh Jackman’s Laughing Man Foundation is saving the world – or at least coffee farming community part of it – one cup at a time; a short drive up Long Island finds Moustache Brewing Co. serving highly-rated craft beer to support good causes like The 1% For The Planet Fund and MS Society (from sales of the awesomely-named “Dexterity Issues Double IPA”)
Situated within historic bustling Scott’s Addition neighborhood of Richmond, VA, a specialty coffee roaster with 3 locations and a “purpose-driven” brewery & taproom with a solid product and a firm commitment to the environment and outdoor adventure.
Loflin Yard is an oasis in the heart of downtown Memphis; nearby Ghost River Taproom embraces the industrial feel with well-crafted ales Low Fi Coffee serves up small-batch coffee supporting big-hearted community causes.
Stunningly-impressive architectural spaces from which environmentally-sensitive and community-supportive roastery serves high quality coffee and a brewery serves with a commitment to local and global environmental causes.