Methodical Coffee

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

Sources

• https://methodicalcoffee.com/
• https://commonsgvl.com/methodical/
• https://dailycoffeenews.com/2016/04/04/methodical-coffee-launching-roastery-cold-brewery-and-lab-in-greenville-s-c/
• https://www.drinktrade.com/collections/methodical
• https://beanbox.com/coffee/roaster/methodical-roasting/54
• https://www.visitgreenvillesc.com/listing/methodical-coffee/8403/