Throughout the Berkshires, you’ll notice that the best restaurants and markets brew coffee roasted by Barrington Coffee, a small local company in Lee, MA. My favorite, an artisanal blend called Barrington Gold Espresso Blend, is dark and chocolaty – but they have a huge variety of select origin roasts, blends and espressos. Gregg Charbonneau and Barth Anderson, Barrington’s co-founders and co-owners, are passionate professionals when it comes to selecting beans from around the world and roasting them to perfection. Attention to detail and artistry are the keys to Barrington Coffee – everyone in this singularly focused company works to produce coffees that bring out the best of the beans. It’s a state-of-the-art operation with passionate owners and staff.

We recently featured Barrington Coffee at Berkshire Food Journal because we admire the care Gregg and Barth take with every step of their operation, from selecting the beans from farms they know well to respecting the unique character of the beans they’re roasting and shipping the roasted coffee immediately so it’s fresh. Here’s their story.