Evans Brothers Coffee

Brothers Rick and Randy Evans.

If you haven’t heard of or tried Evans Brothers Coffee, you soon will. Brothers Rick and Randy started their artisan roasting business just three years ago, and they have already become a Sandpoint institution with many loyal fans. On your next visit to Sandpoint, look for the old granary tower just west of downtown. The brothers have led the resurgence of the Granary Arts District with their Roasting Studio, an open-air Neighborhood Espresso Bar and Studio 524 Art Lounge.

Roast Master Randy had honed his coffee skills for over a decade, opening and managing a successful café in Maui, then as an apprentice and finally head roaster with a Seattle based roastery. When both Rick and Randy relocated their young families to the Inland Northwest, the vision for this business culminated over long rides on Schweitzer Mountain’s Chair 6 (now the name of a popular blend). They set a goal to positively impact communities locally, and in the global communities from which their beans would be sourced. Randy wanted to introduce the world’s finest coffees while connecting people to the stories behind the farmers, and the incredible journey coffee takes from ‘seed to cup’. Rick’s passion also lay in connecting with people, with a goal of building a long-lasting business that Sandpoint would be proud to call its own.

Evans Brothers Coffee has been at the center of a coffee renaissance in this area. Just last month they hosted the Thursday Night Throwdown, featuring a latte art and brewers competition among area baristas (with first place taken by their own barista, Daniel Gunter). They have been among the first to feature a pourover brew-bar with single-origin microlot coffee, Northern Italian style espresso drinks, and cold brew coffee. Additionally the Evans’ have hosted cuppings and other events such as Neighborhood Tastings, a Coffee Aroma Challenge, Brew Methods tasting, and a Meet the Farmer event. This event brought in Miguel and Guillermo Menendez, who have established a ‘Direct Trade’ relationship with the Evans’ to carry several of their award-winning El Salvador coffees.

Evans Brothers Coffee is available in Bonners Ferry at Super 1 Foods, Akins Harvest Foods, Well Life Cafe, and Sharon’s Country Store. For wholesale inquiries contact Rick Evans at 208.304.5665 or visit their website, EvansBrothersCoffee.com or their Facebook page.

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