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Colectivo Coffee

Colectivo Coffee started in 1993 as Alterra Coffee Roasters, founded in a Milwaukee warehouse basement by brothers Lincoln and Ward Fowler and their friend Paul Miller. The company took the Colectivo name in 2013 and still roasts on vintage Probat machines at its Riverwest roastery on Humboldt Boulevard. It runs about 20 cafés in Milwaukee, Madison and the Chicago area, and has bought coffee directly from some farms since the mid-1990s.

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Coffees featured: 1
Roast levels: Light
Origins: Ethiopia
Processing: Natural

Their flavor styleChocolate Fruity Berry Citrus

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Indigo

Blueberry · citrus · milk chocolate

Ethiopia · Light

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Cold Brew Coffee Blend

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