Mill City Roasters

06/05/2026

We're back at it as the Roasting Education Sponsor for Coffee Fest Chicago! Join us on June 12th and 13th for free and paid classes at the roasting hub. See you there!

06/03/2026

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"The long weekend was sweet, but we're happy to be back in the roastery. 🤎

Today looks a lot like green coffee, packing tape, shipping labels, and maybe a few too many cups of coffee.

Everything we roast is roasted to order, which means most orders head out the door within 2–3 business days from ordering.

Tuesdays are usually our biggest roast days, so we're busy getting fresh coffee ready for homes, cafés, and shelves across West Virginia.

Need coffee? We're on it. 😉☕️

Visit www.cherryrivercoffee.com to place an order!

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05/31/2026

Customer expectations and industry standards around roast freshness are changing. How fresh is fresh roasted, and is there such a thing as too fresh? Lauren breaks down our standards for rest times and freshness.

05/29/2026

Our May Roasting 101 students were the first class to train on the brand new M-Series, a huge milestone for Mill City that is worth celebrating! Future students will get to learn on both our legacy models and the Minneapolis Series for a truly well-rounded education.

Sign up for a roasting class on our site or click the link in our bio. See you soon!

05/29/2026

Cinnamon, Oreo cookies, pecans, and caramel. It's not a dessert recipe, it's the flavor profile of a new coffee from East Timor we just launched. Learn more about this unique origin, and how we're roasting it in Part 1.

05/28/2026

Have questions about mold and mycotoxins in coffee? Not sure what to say when customers ask about it? Check out our blog post about one of the most prolific myths in specialty coffee and read our take, and get some helpful resources from other coffee experts.

05/26/2026

Lauren attended the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago last week, and it was a whirlwind!

Alongside Pacific Barista Series, she had the chance to connect with restaurant owners and hospitality pros who are passionate about bringing a better coffee experience to their guests.

Learn more about this massive industry-only trade show, and the conversations she was having with attendees while slinging espresso.

05/22/2026

An interesting and super affordable coffee from East Timor just hit our website, and we needed a little help to dial in the first roast. See how we used Path Intelligence, our roast profiling tool inside RoastPATH, to find a better jumping-off point for a coffee we've never worked with before.

Path Intelligence was built to help roasters waste less time and use fewer greens to get a great roast. If a coffee comes across your cupping table that seems like a killer deal, but the fear of an unfamiliar origin keeps you from saying "yes", Path Intelligence is here to help.

An interesting and super affordable coffee from East Timor just hit...

05/21/2026

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"Today’s forecast: 100% chance of fresh roast☕️"

05/15/2026

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If you're seeing this... here is your reminder to clean your roaster this weekend. 😉

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"Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear coffee chaff and smell like smoke all day.

Every Friday, the Roastery shuts things down so Chandler and Jayla can tear apart the roaster, scrape carbon, clean pipes, and keep the whole system running smooth. It’s dirty, sweaty, unglamorous work — but it’s a huge part of why the coffee tastes the way it does.

Give these absolute beasts some love in the comments 👇☕🔥