Just wanted to give a shout out to all of you who are living the dream, writing business plans, and stretching to pull off your own coffeehouse. It is always more work than you imagined, takes more money than you thought, and yet there is nothing like it. On that note….

CONGRATULATIONS TO BLOOM COFFEE, FRENCH PRESS, MODERN COFFEE, FARM:TABLE, TAZZA D’ORO, SWEET SHOP, DELMARETTE, SIGHTGLASS, MATCHING HALF, TIN ROOF, BARISTA, CAFE GRUMPY AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO STUCK IT OUT THERE AND OPENED THIS LAST YEAR.

A lot of hard work by passionate people that really make it their own.

(PS the Bloom Brothers celebrated their 1-year on January 2nd. We were there for what turned out to be quite an opening. Hats are off to you!)

-Verve Circa 2007

Verve Coffee Roasters joins the ranks of Stumptown, Zoka, Ritual, and Intelligentsia as one of ten best coffees in the country. GQ on Streetlevel: “…a burly seasonal blend that packs Brazilian muscle and El Salvadoran spice in every jolting shot… (This) might explain why so many surfers and Silicon Valley creative types are in line for it at 6 a.m.”

Read the entire feature in the Nov 2009 issue now on newsstands, or go online and read it.

USPS Priority Mail shipping is now available for both domestic and international orders. Rates for USPS and UPS are provided at checkout.

June 2009, Pittsburgh // Verve has become Tazza D’Oro’s new coffee roaster. Colby Barr and Ryan O’Donovan recently made the trip back East to help Tazza D’Oro celebrate its tenth anniversary, and share the Verve story. Verve has introduced a new espresso blend specifically for Tazza D’Oro, named Bicycle Love Espresso Blend.