meet the owners

Mountain Dweller Coffee Roasters was founded by Josh and Beth Johnson in 2017 as a small artisan coffee roastery. In 2020 Mountain Dweller opened their first coffee shop & roastery now located in Frisco, Colorado, inside Outer Range Brewing Co.

At Mountain Dweller, we invite you to become part of our story.

Nestled at 9,100 feet in the heart of the iconic Colorado Rockies lies Mountain Dweller Coffee Roasters, a family-owned and operated artisan roastery. Mountain Dweller Coffee Roasters is excited to offer you carefully crafted, seasonal specialty coffee that’s thoughtfully sourced from the world’s most sought-after producing regions.

Our love for coffee started when we were in college studying in Milwaukee. We found that the café scene provided a beautifully crafted beverage and a passageway to another place, culture, and time. There’s something about the smell of freshly roasted coffee that will always spark those memories for us and will encompass a feeling of coziness and well-being.

Fast forward 19 years, and our home base is now Summit County, Colorado, along with our two daughters. The craggy and gentle mountains, ever-changing wilderness, and free-spirited people have happily kept us here for all these years.

Coffee continued to be an integral part of our lives, to the point that Josh started home-roasting coffee on a hot air roaster in our garage. We were impressed by the amazing, naturally sweet flavors that a coffee seed presents once roasted! We followed our instincts and passion and eventually bought a drum roaster and learned to roast and produce high-quality coffee for Summit County. Currently we roast on a custom-made San Franciscan, SF25 made in Carson City, Nevada.

The best part of this journey is discovering the world of coffee! We quickly realized that our focus is to always choose seasonal, high-quality green beans that are thoughtfully sourced and traded to promote sustainable and ethical practices.

Whether you’re a passionate coffee drinker or just beginning to explore the world of specialty coffee, our small-batch roasted coffee provides an easy-going and approachable way for our customers to discover unique regional flavors with a fresh perspective.

MEET THE STAFF

OUR COFFEE

Nestled in the heart of the rugged Colorado Rockies lies Mountain Dweller Coffee Roasters, a family-owned & operated artisan roastery. Fueled by the incredible journey of the coffee seed, inspired by the passionate people behind each cup, and moved by the mountains where we live, work and play. Our purpose is to elevate your every day with our carefully crafted, sustainably sourced, and traded coffee from the world’s most sought-after regions. Whether you’re a coffee pro or just beginning to explore the exciting world of specialty coffee, let your adventure start with Mountain Dweller.

WHERE WE SOURCE

Mountain Dweller sources coffee from the world’s most sought-after high-elevation regions in order to offer a naturally flavored cup. For example, the mountain terroir and elevation play an integral part in the journey of the coffee bean and affect the overall coffee flavor profile. Typically the higher the elevation, the more liveliness is presented in a cup, showing more floral and bright fruit flavors. Traveling from peak to peak, next, the green coffee is roasted at an elevation of 9,079 feet, then freshly brewed and crafted to your liking.

THE BACKSTORY

Josh has been formally trained as a Barista and has experience working at high-volume cafes while attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, most notably at Altera Coffee Roasters, now known as Colectivo Coffee. Josh’s passion for the outdoors, from skiing to backpacking and all activities in between, inspired him to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Conservation and Biology, which has been the catalyst for his career as a Clean Water Professional. In 2017 Josh reignited his passion for coffee and re-entered the coffee arena as an artisanal roaster.

Beth graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor and Master of Arts degree in Art History. Throughout college and after, Beth has worked in & out of the service industry, building customer service skills and a palette for specialty food & beverage. The mountains were calling, and Beth’s passion for travel, skiing, and mountain living brought her to Summit County in 2005. Beth’s Art History background positioned her to become the Operations Director for the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance. During her tenure, she learned what it takes to operate a busy, small non-profit organization.

COLLABORATIONS

Find our coffee locally:

• Wholefoods

• Blue River Bistro

• Bistro North

• Bread & Salt

• Bagalis

• Breckenridge Distillery