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Why Steel Bridge Coffee?

10/25/2011

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I first became a coffee drinker when I moved to Salem in 2005, slowly growing in my attention to coffee details and appreciation for truly great coffee. In 2006 I bought my first press pot, in 2009 I sprung for a high-quality burr grinder. By 2010 when I began roasting green coffee on my stove top I knew that my quest for great coffee had become an obsession. In Salem I had mixed success trying to find a reliable source of great (fresh) coffee beans. Eventually I began dreaming of a way to fill the fresh-roasted coffee vacuum in my beloved city, which has resulted in Steel Bridge Coffee, a business that combines two of my greatest loves: coffee and bicycles.

Steel Bridge Coffee may carry an aroma of "Portland Hipster" but if you sip deep and let the flavors dance across your palette you'll notice complex notes of capitol city character and small town sense. I love Salem and believe that progressive business models will thrive here in unique ways as liberals and conservatives practice coming together to appreciate great products, imaginative ideas and common sense strategies.

Nearly every day I ride my bicycle across the old steel train bridge on Union Street, a bridge that a few years ago I could only stare at longingly from the narrow and noisy Marion Bridge walkway. The conversion of the train bridge into a bicycle and pedestrian river crossing in 2009 was an imaginative and sensible idea that brought Salem together and enhanced our fair city's landscape of cultural treasures; daily it enhances the quality of life for all those who walk across it and breathe in the healing power of an awesome landscape.

At Steel Bridge Coffee, my priority is to deliver a truly great product: always. Like a well-built steel bridge, I don't want my coffee to be showy, just consistent, reliable, and excellent. Along the way if I can spark Salem's imagination to do business in new ways and embrace new cultural frontiers, I'll chalk it up as gap well bridged.
15 Comments
Audra
10/25/2011 12:57:46 pm

Brilliant!! Well said my friend. I can hardly wait to open my front door to a fresh, quality, reliable, consistent cup of coffee brewed by a man I have no doubt it will be just that every time :-) good luck!

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Marilyn link
10/27/2011 08:24:52 am

Genius! Pure genius! Wish I lived nearby so I could be a customer.

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Suzanna link
10/28/2011 03:52:20 pm

Very excited about this new opportunity for premium ocffee. Will you be offering special coffees grown in different areas/coutries in the future?

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David link
11/1/2011 02:54:20 pm

Way cool Joseph! Good luck with this new venture!

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Steve
11/2/2011 02:22:57 am

Last night the question emerged by an old friend of yours, "will he (go the extra mile to) deliver to our town in California?"

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Joseph_SBC
11/2/2011 03:34:21 am

Thanks for the comments everyone.

@Suzanna- Hopefully. Do I discern correctly that you are from Hawaii and possibly a grower of specialty coffee?

@Steve- You can tell my old friend that I would be happy to calculate the cost of bicycle-delivering coffee to California. I expect it to be prohibitively high and that the coffee will no longer be fresh.

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Trish
11/2/2011 03:44:46 am

This is great, so excited for you, Joseph! We will be regular supporters for sure!

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Suzanna link
11/4/2011 02:20:22 pm

I cannot divulge my identity, but I possibly do have "connections" with Ka"u
coffee growers...you know, the coffee that Starbuck's is now selling at $25 a half pound!!! :}

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Marj Engle
11/20/2011 11:45:19 pm

You inspire me, Joseph! I hope this really takes off for you. :)

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Jennifer
1/3/2012 06:10:08 am

This is seriously the best coffee I've every had to drink... it's absolutely fresh and delicious. Just wish I lived in Oregon so I could drink it regularly! Keep those beans roastin', Joseph-

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Scott
1/4/2012 02:22:52 pm

As I told you last night, this coffee made me switch completely off espresso and solely on coffee. Huge props to you for your great coffee!

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Joseph_SBC
1/16/2012 02:28:02 pm

Thanks you guys! Maybe you'll get quoted in a Steel Bridge advertisement some day.

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9/5/2013 10:02:03 pm

The best coffee available in the town, and the bicycle delivery! These are the obvious reasons for anyone to choose Steel Bridge Coffee! There is of course no doubt for me! Thanks to all guys behind Steel Bridge Coffee. Regards.

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