Why choose Drew’s Brews? There are many great roasting companies out there to choose from, but let’s talk about why we think Drew’s coffee is well, awesome!
We, like many consumers are concerned with buying organic and fair trade coffees because we deeply believe these ideals are right. However, there are many other coffees that may not specifically fall under these stringently labeled categories. One of the coffee types that doesn’t always fall under the organic or fair trade labels is estate coffee, these are coffee beans from a singular farm vs. a cooperative of farmers, or the trademark name of an exporter, importer, or roaster. Estate coffees represent the hard work and uniqueness of a specific farm. Most estate farms grow organic, but a lot are not able to slap the official organic label on their beans due to the high costs associated with the certification process.
Drew’s Brews uses many estate coffees because of the wider selection, finer qualities of small batches, and it is the better thing to do because of a closer relationship with the farmers.
Often, due to the closer relationship in estate coffees between the purchaser and grower the coffee farmers are paid higher than what would be the “fair trade” price.
Drew and estate coffee buyers have many choices when purchasing. Estate farmers must be competitive, they must sell their coffee for the highest price to remain viable. They are more motivated to produce a superior crop than a cooperative farm who is paid the same price regardless of quality because they are not highly competing with other farms. Superior crop, superior coffee, which in turn means awesome flavor in your cup!
Drew is a true craftsman at roasting, and lucky for all of us, he is a local Nashvillian. We want to support local businesses that affect our local economy. Crema wants to know where our coffee comes from, when it was roasted, why it was roasted a certain way, and how to best translate that to our favorite people, you!
Thus, we have chosen Master Drew. You’ll never meet another person more passionate, more knowledgeable about coffee than Drew.
Don’t forget that another reason to use Drews Brews is because it FREAKIN ROCKS.
It is the best tasting coffee I’ve ever had. We stock up on it at home and won’t ever go back to Starbucks. :)
Can’t wait til Crema opens! We are so happy for you —
Margie and Dave
Tried to order some beans from the Drew’s Brews site, but there’s a problem with their certificate, so I didn’t place the order. There’s no email address or form provided for reporting technical problems with the site, so I thought I’d post here with the hope that word would get back to Drew to have his webmaster check the certificate.
I love good coffee and am somewhat of a coffee snob. I look forward to visiting Crema when it opens.
Best wishes for a successful venture!
Kim: Sorry that you had difficulty with Drew’s site. We notified him. He said you can call and place an order, Drew’s Brews number is: 615.262.4099.
Hope to see you soon at Crema!
Drew’s Brew is the BEST coffee in Nashville by far. Dr. Drew is definitely perfected his roasting. Cheers to Crema and to Drew!!!
All the best!
ooops…I mean Drew HAS perfected his roast…HAS…sorry
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