Iris Coffee Company

if you're walking franklin street in pella wondering where the serious coffee people go, this is where. iris coffee company sits at 631 franklin street doing what independent roasters should do: take beans seriously without making a show of it. the regulars here aren't just being loyal for loyalty's sake. they keep coming back because someone's paying attention to roasting profiles and extraction times. you get the sense that every bag leaving this place has been tasted, adjusted, tasted again. pella isn't overrun with specialty coffee options, which makes places like this even more valuable. when you find a roaster who understands that coffee is agriculture first and caffeine delivery second, you stick with them. the beans here speak for themselves on wednesday mornings.