Copenhagen · Denmark
April Coffee Roasters
April Coffee Roasters is one of 3 Copenhagen roasters tracked on day9, in Capital Region.
Since 2017 · Patrik Rolf
Overview
April was founded in Copenhagen in 2017 by Patrik Rolf, the Swedish-born former head of roastery at Berlin's Five Elephant who placed second at the 2019 World Brewers Cup in Boston. Rolf began by roasting on a 15kg Loring at Copenhagen's Factory Roastlab, working with a single green importer to grow alongside producers; April has since opened two concept cafes in Copenhagen and developed its own April Brewer pour-over.
Known for
- Patrik Rolf — 2019 World Brewers Cup runner-up (Boston)
- Nordic-style ultralight roasting with single-importer green sourcing
- April Brewer — proprietary pour-over dripper for light-roast extraction
- Cafe-as-living-room concept in Copenhagen rather than traditional retail
- From Nerd to Pro — Rolf's 2022 memoir, printed on paper made of nine recycled takeaway cups per book
Why it matters
April represents the next step in Nordic light-roast lineage — Rolf trained at da Matteo and Five Elephant, names Tim Wendelboe as his coffee inspiration, and is building the rare roastery-only specialty brand that is internationally distributed but quietly local. The April Brewer is one of the few founder-developed brewing devices to find broad professional adoption.
Production
- head roaster
- Patrik Rolf
- roaster machine
- 15kg Loring Falcon (initial production at The Factory Roastlab)
- roastery location
- Copenhagen, Denmark
Café
This roaster operates a café.
Recognitions
- World Brewers Cup runner-up — Patrik Rolf (2019, Boston)