A freshly roasted batch of coffee cools Feb. 15 in one of three roasters at Carrabassett Coffee Co. on Main Street in Kingfield.
A newly completed storage building is filled with coffee and cardboard Feb. 15 at Carrabassett Coffee Co. on Main Street in Kingfield.
Carrabassett Coffee Co. owner Bob Luce checks freshly roasted coffee beans Feb. 15 at his business on Main Street in Kingfield.
A 150-pound bag of raw coffee beans waits to be roasted Feb. 15 at Carrabassett Coffee Co. on Main Street in Kingfield.
Shelves of coffee wait to be roasted Feb. 15 at Carrabassett Coffee Co. on Main Street in Kingfield.
Carrabassett Coffee Co. owner Bob Luce enjoys a cup of freshly brewed coffee Feb. 15 at his business on Main Street in Kingfield.
Claire Sylvain, the "flavor lady," makes a batch of blueberry coffee Feb. 15 at Carrabassett Coffee Co. on Main Street in Kingfield.
Coffee machines that are cleaned and refurbished from coastal stores that close over the winter are stored Feb. 15 in the top floor of the Carrabassett Coffee Co. on Main Street in Kingfield.
Crouse House co-owner Damon Crouse smells some coffee beans pulled out from the coffee roaster midroast during a Feb. 7 coffee demonstration at his new business in Lewiston. David Palazzolo watches at left.
Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline takes a selfie moments before the ribbon-cutting Monday at a new business in the city, Crouse House Coffee Roasters. LA Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce president Shanna Cox holds one end of the ribbon on the left, as Crouse house owners Vicky and Damon Crouse hold the other.
Crouse House co-owner Damon Crouse pours 8 pounds of coffee beans into an industrial sized coffee roaster during a coffee demonstration Monday at his new business in Lewiston.
Freshly roasted coffee beans are cooled down Monday at Crouse House in Lewiston during a coffee roasting demonstration.
Coffee beans stored in a bucket are seen Feb. 7 before roasting at Side By Each Brewing Co. in Auburn.
Coffee beans drop into a bucket Feb. 7 after roasting at Side By Each Brewing Co. in Auburn.
Coffee beans wait in a bucket Feb. 7 before being roasted at Side By Each Brewing Co. in Auburn.
After roasting, coffee beans are poured into a hopper Feb. 7 where they will be spun to remove any impurities before being packaged at Side By Each Brewing Co. in Auburn.
Paddles churn coffee beans to cool Feb. 7 after they come out of the roaster at Side By Each Brewing Co. in Auburn.
Head roaster and director of coffee Travis Spear pulls out beans Feb. 7 to check the smell and look as they churn inside the roaster at Side By Each Brewing Co. in Auburn. He says he does this about every minute during the process as he adjusts the temperature according to what he smells and observes.
Head roaster and director of coffee Travis Spear pulls out a trier full of beans Feb. 7 to check the smell and look as they churn inside their roasting machine at Side By Each Brewing Co. in Auburn.
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