Greenville · United States
Methodical Coffee
Methodical Coffee roasts in Greenville, South Carolina.
Since 2015 · David Baker, Will Shurtz, Marco Suarez
Overview
Methodical opened on February 11, 2015 in downtown Greenville with pennies in the bank and a line out the door, founded by three friends with complementary backgrounds: Marco Suarez on brand and design, Will Shurtz on coffee, and David Baker on operations. They started as a multi-roaster shop sourcing from Parlor, Huckleberry, Ceremony and Steadfast among others, then partnered with Greenville's Community Tap to open their own roastery in 2016 with a Diedrich IR-12. The company runs three Greenville cafes plus a Columbia SC location, and was ranked #1 on Bean Score's Top 100 with national press from Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Architectural Digest and Lonely Planet.
Known for
- Three-founder model: Marco Suarez (design), Will Shurtz (coffee), David Baker (ops)
- Started as multi-roaster, began roasting in-house ~18 months after opening
- Diedrich IR-12 production roaster, Quest M3 sample roaster
- Blue Boy Blend named after the Gainsborough portrait — best-selling house coffee
- Cold brew bottling line and training lab inside the McBeth St roastery
Why it matters
Methodical is the operation that proved a serious specialty roaster could anchor a small Southern city — Greenville isn't Portland, Asheville, or Nashville, and 'specialty coffee in upstate South Carolina' wasn't an obvious bet in 2015. Their commercial press hit list (Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Architectural Digest) is heavier than what most regional roasters their size pull.
Production
- head roaster
- Will Shurtz
- roaster machine
- Diedrich IR-12 production, Quest M3 sample
- roastery location
- 3 McBeth St, Greenville, SC (4,000 sq ft)
Café
101 N Main St (downtown flagship), plus locations at The Commons and other Greenville sites, plus Columbia SC
Recognitions
- Featured in Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Architectural Digest, Lonely Planet
- #1 on Bean Score's Top 100