A specialty roaster worth knowing
Counter Culture Coffee
Durham, United States · 22 coffees
Photo by Jacob Diehl on Unsplash
Counter Culture was founded in 1995 in Durham, North Carolina by Brett Smith and Fred Houk, beginning as a wholesale-only roaster supplying independent cafés across the South. The company published the first sustainability transparency report in specialty coffee in 2008 and operates Training Centers in 12 US cities. The roastery on East Pettigrew Street remains the production hub for blends like Forty-Six and Big Trouble plus a constantly rotating seasonal single-origin lineup. The brand has won the Sustainability Award at the SCA Expo multiple times.
At a glance
Where the beans come from
What Counter Culture Coffee sources
The origins on their shelf right now. Click through to see who else in the directory is pouring the same coffee-growing country.
- Ethiopia 3 coffees
- Guatemala 2 coffees
- Nicaragua 1 coffee
- El Salvador 1 coffee
- Colombia 1 coffee
Current lineup
What's on the shelf right now
Every coffee Counter Culture Coffee is pouring this week, with origins, processing, and tasting notes.
12oz Year-Round Blends
19 USD
Apollo
20 USD- citrus
Big Trouble
19.5 USD- caramel
- chocolate
Cinco de Junio
25 USD- pear
- dark chocolate
- almond
Cold Coffee Bundle
36 USD- citrus
Cold Hearted
25 USD- cherry
- cocoa
Equilibrium
26 USD- stone fruit
- tangerine
Even Keel Half-Caff
20 USD- molasses
Fast Forward
19.5 USD
Finca El Puente – Honey
26 USD
Finca Santa Elena - Pacamara Honey
23 USD- brown sugar
- tropical fruit
Forty-Six
20 USD- dark chocolate
Gradient
20 USD- dark chocolate
Guchienda
30 USD- blackberry
Gundikhan Estate
26 USD- chocolate
- clove
Hologram
20 USD- chocolate
Idido
26 USD- citrus
Juana Gaspar
25 USD- citrus
- plum
Okoluu – Natural Sundried
28 USD- dark chocolate
Single-Origin Gift Subscription – One Bag
21 USD
Sipacapa
25 USD- stone fruit
Slow Motion – Decaf
20 USD- molasses
- cocoa
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