A&E Coffee Roastery
Amherst · United States
A&E Coffee Roastery is the husband-and-wife project of Adam and Emeran Langmaid, who began roasting half-pound batches i
Overview
Canyon Coffee is an LA-based specialty roaster founded in 2016 by Ally Walsh and Casey Wojtalewicz, bootstrapped from a Beachwood Canyon apartment on a credit card and profitable from day one. The line is 100% organic and includes Sagebrush, a Regenerative Organic Certified coffee from Colombia's ASPRASAR co-op — one of only four US roasters carrying ROC coffee. The company hand-roasts in Echo Park, opened its first cafe there in 2022, and added a Prospect Heights Brooklyn cafe in 2026.
Known for
- Among only four US roasters offering Regenerative Organic Certified coffee
- Sagebrush blend — ROC from ASPRASAR co-op, Tolima, Colombia
- Bootstrapped on a credit card, profitable from day one
- Hand-roasted, hand-packed bags
- Canyon Instant — repeatedly named best-in-class by national press
Why it matters
Regenerative Organic Certified coffee is currently carried by only a handful of US roasters, and Canyon's Sagebrush is one of the visible benchmarks of that category. The brand also represents an unusual founding archetype — aesthetic-led cult specialty built through patience rather than capital, with Canyon Instant earning best-in-class designations from NYT Wirecutter, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, and the LA Times.
Production
- destoning
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- head roaster
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- color sorting
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- roastery location
- Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA
- espresso equipment
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Café
Echo Park, Los Angeles (roastery + cafe, since 2022); Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (cafe, 2026)
Recognitions
- NYT Wirecutter best instant coffee
- Food & Wine best instant coffee
- Bon Appétit best instant coffee
- LA Times best instant coffee
- Create & Cultivate 100
- Talkhouse podcast feature (April 2026)
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