Stringbean Unveils New, Vintage Coffee Roaster

Choo-Choooooo! Looking like a steam locomotive rolling down the track, Stringbean Coffee Company is keeping its Soul Train churning with a new, vintage roaster. Peter Cohen, owner/operator of Stringbean Coffee, one of 21 coffee roasters in the St. Louis-area, has...

Latest Addition: Malawi Peaberry, Not Your Average Bean

One of the world’s most sought-after coffees roasted by St. Louis’ premier artisan roaster is set to hit retail shelves this month. Stringbean Coffee Company’s wildly successful Malawi Peaberry Special Reserve has returned and will now be featured as a regular member...

Stop Buggin’, Stringbean’s Decaf Jams without Jitters

When you drink four or five cups of Stringbean’s Sumatra, or Ethiopian True Blue, or that Special Reserve you stashed in the freezer, you might start tapping your foot.  And when you start tapping your foot, you draw attention to yourself.  When you draw attention to...

“You Can’t Fake Cool”

You Can’t Fake Cool! Hola once again, mistresses and masters of the java-verse!  Jivin’ Django’s back with another delicious riff to compliment your cups and set your brains to boogie. Last Sunday was “Super Sunday,” the grand-(go) daddy of American sport and...

Django’s Holiday Picks

Choice holiday tunes, like tasty java, can be found if you know where to look. This year, Stringbean Coffee has both!

Stringbean Coffee Compliments Holiday Pie

Outside, bare tree-branches shiver against the increasingly near, onset of winter, while inside, the fireplace crackles and spits.  A football game saunters along half-noticed on the flat-screen, and all manner of friendly hound, kitten or cousin is strewn about in...

Music Infused Roasts That Sing

Music moves us. It motivates marathoners and Mars Rover pilots.  It makes misery manageable.  It transforms melancholy into glee.  It enhances nearly every moment of our increasingly play-listed lives. But, coffee comes close second for elevating (perhaps even...

Coffee Pairings

Try these Coffee Pairings; Coffee and Potato Chips, Martini & Yogurt   Who doesn’t like potato chips? The salty crunch, the greasy fingers…Mmm! I especially like spicy chips like Billy Goat Kickers and Red Hot Riplets (both are St. Louis based chip...

Soul Train Disco Ball

Why Shouldn’t Work Be Fun? Roasting coffee beans can be a hot job, especially during summer. As the roasting day rolls on, the heat crescendos. But there are ways to make roasting fun. Music helps. The location of the Stringbean Coffee roaster makes it possible for...

Bassist Renews Artistic Passions as Coffee Roaster

Coffee, music, food and writing are my most beloved passions.  When a friend that shares my interests treated me to lunch at Whole Foods recently, I knew we were in for a creative good time. I’d met Peter Cohen several months ago at Lone Wolf Coffee Company (now...