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Java Brewing Company was founded in 1998 by Mike and Medora Safai. With much excitement (and nervousness), the first store opened its "window" ... a 72 square foot drive-thru kiosk bought from a shoe repair business owner. Customer education about gourmet coffee and quality service took top priority and as customer loyalty grew, so did their sights on expansion. After a holiday stint in a local mall, the desire for a "real coffee house" brought them to the current location in the Crescent Hill neighborhood. The 2910 Frankfort Ave. building started as a neighborhood grocery store, turned record store, turned drum shop. What started as four white walls, black acoustical ceiling tile, and industrial carpeting was transformed into the "cozy, homey" dream coffee house. Installation of the stone fireplace, marbleized walls, floor to ceiling bookshelves and wood floors with matching stained built-in counters took 5 months to complete. The shop was opened in May of 1999, and as a result of Mike's passion for coffee, became the home of his first roaster in July of 1999. Mike's handcrafted microroast coffee became an instant success. Customer requests initiated wholesale outlets throughout the Louisville area in the Spring of 2000. Spring 2002, the Safai's moved their roaster into a warehouse on Barrett Ave. as their wholesale business expanded from local grocery stores and independent coffee shops to food establishments. Java Brewing Company has rounded out their wholesale business by providing consulting and joint-venturing with various providers of quality items such as tea, biscotti's, syrups, espresso machines and coffee carts.
  
Java Brewing Company offers a wide choice of gourmet coffees at an affordable price. JBC actively integrates the latest
technologies of roasting and brewing techniques for gourmet specialty coffee. JBC's employees are trained to educate
customers in the expertise of coffee and coffee related products. By choosing to serve fresh coffee, timed espresso shots,
quality foods and beverages with personal superior service, JBC continues to grow a loyal customer clientele. Java Brewing
Company carries on their involvement with both local and coffee growing communities. By giving to charities and playing an
active role in community based projects, Java Brewing Company will share in its successes.
To produce the consistent smooth character that our customers have come to enjoy and expect, only the top 2% of
specialty Arabica gourmet coffee beans grown are chosen from. Java Brewing Company samples specialty gourmet
coffee beans grown on farms all over the world. Hundreds are tasted, even from the same regions, to choose the
beans that will have the best flavors to offer our customers.These green (or "raw") beans are full of their inherent unique flavors. All chosen coffee beans are then hand roasted, 40 pounds at a time, under the watchful eye of our roast master. This insures that differences in barometric pressure, temperature and humidity are all taken into account. Each batch is then cupped to insure consistency. Varieties Java Brewing Company roasts beans from eleven countries ranging from South America to Africa and Indonesia. The differences in growing regions allows for a wide variety in roasting, from light and clean to dark and tangy. 
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