LONG BEFORE FLUID COFFEE ROASTERS EXISTED, WE WERE KIDS FROM THE 219 DRIVING INTO CHICAGO SEARCHING FOR CULTURE, INDENTITY, AND COMMUNITY. WE FOUND IT AT THE ALLEY.
 
THE OWNERS OF THE ALLEY, MARK AND ADRIAN MENTORED US FROM DAY ONE. THEY BUILT MORE THAN A STORE. THEY BUILT A WORLD WHERE DREAMERS ARTISTS, PUNKS, AND HUMANS WHO SAW BEYOND THE SURFACE COULD FEEL ACCEPTED EXACTLY AS THEY WERE.
 
AND LIKE A LOT OF US ORBITING THE ALLEY IN THE 90'S, WE DRANK BAD COFFEE  FROM PUNKIN DONUTS NEXT DOOR BECAUSE THAT WAS JUST PART OF THE RITUAL.
 
THIS COLLABORATION FEELS SURREAL AND DEEPLY PERSONAL TO US. COUNTER CULTURE, INDEPENDENT CULTURE, CHICAGO, AND THE 219 CONNECTED THROUGH DECADES AND THREADS OF CREATIVITY, ART, RESILIENCE, ACCEPTANCE, INDEPENDENCE, COMMUNITY, AND STAYING TRUE TO YOURSELF.
 
THIS IS AN UPGRADE. IT'S SPECIALTY COFFEE ROASTED WITH LOVE AND AUTHENTICITY RIGHT HERE ON THE SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
 
Tasting Profile:
Blueberry Jam + Dark Chocolate + Tart Cherry + Peach
 
Geography:
Ethiopia + Honduras
 
Region:
Sidama + Comayagua
 
Producer:
Local Cooperative Farms
 
Elevation:
2200MASL + 1450MASL
 
Cultivar:
Heirloom + Caturra
 
Processing:
Natural + Washed
 
Bag Size:
12oz (340g)
 
Region Roasted
Our coffee is fully ethically sourced and roasted in NWI by Fluid Coffee Roasting Lab. Each coffee is sourced utilizing practices focused on sustainability and local economy.