Durham and Emeryville roaster with free Friday tastings at regional Training Centers.
Free tastings run every Friday at 10am at the regional Training Centers, and the company has hosted them for nearly three decades. A Training Center in Dallas hosted the Brewlette brewing competition in October 2026.
Brett Smith and Fred Houk started in Durham, North Carolina in 1995, and their first sale went to Pop's Restaurant in town. Roasting runs in Durham and in Emeryville, California. In 2008 the company launched its own Direct Trade Certification.
