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Amherst · United States

A&E Coffee Roastery

Since 2001 · Adam Langmaid, Emeran Langmaid

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Overview

A&E Coffee Roastery is the husband-and-wife project of Adam and Emeran Langmaid, who began roasting half-pound batches in their Milford kitchen in the 1990s after Emeran's textile-industry trips through South America and Africa exposed her to coffee-growing communities. They formalized the business in 2001 as the first USDA Certified Organic coffee roaster in New Hampshire, and Emeran became one of roughly a thousand Licensed Q-Graders worldwide when she passed all 22 sections of the exam on her first attempt in October 2013.

Known for

  • First USDA Certified Organic coffee roaster in New Hampshire (2001)
  • Owner Emeran Langmaid is a Licensed Q-Grader (passed all 22 sections, October 2013)
  • Adam Langmaid is a Roaster Guild–certified roastmaster
  • Three NH cafes: Amherst flagship, Manchester (former J Dubs), Goffstown
  • Best of NH Magazine winner every year 2006-2010; perennial Hippo Best Cup of Coffee since 2010

Why it matters

A&E was already running a credentialed organic roastery in southern New Hampshire when the rest of the state was still drinking gas-station coffee, and Emeran's Q-Grader certification put a small Amherst operation on the same global cupping bench as the largest specialty buyers.

Production

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head roaster
Adam Langmaid (Roaster Guild certified)
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roaster machine
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filter equipment
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cupping frequency
Per-batch sample roasting and cupping for buying decisions
roastery location
Amherst, NH (in-cafe)
espresso equipment
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annual volume tonnes
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Café

135 New Hampshire 101A, Amherst, NH 03031 (flagship); 1000 Elm St, Manchester, NH 03101; 24 Main St, Goffstown, NH 03045

Recognitions

  • Best of NH — New Hampshire Magazine (2006-2010)
  • Best Cup of Coffee — Hippo Press (annually since 2010)
  • Best of Souhegan Valley — Cabinet Press (annually since 2010)

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