Bulk beans, loose leaf tea, bulk chai all available for local delivery, pickup, and priority shipping. Dead Stop Coffee begins as a love story. Louisa met Daniel one Friday afternoon in January 2013 while she was at work as a barista in a local coffee shop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Their connection was immediate and truly surprising as both were on the precipice of movement and change leading them out of the Midwest and ultimately to Colorado. Their once two individual stories became one, and they never looked back. Having both had previous lives of college and careers after college, Daniel and Louisa were primed to fulfill the more creative aspects of their souls, and a life of making music on the road as The Copoetics began. They put thousands of miles on their van, played hundreds of gigs, made the most memorable connections with people and places, and never went a morning without making a great cup of coffee, be it in a parking lot or at a campsite. Finding local coffee shops quickly became the best way to find freshly roasted beans, a place with internet to use to book gigs, and an invaluable way to get a bead on what was going on in the community. Their love eventually led to the beginning of a family amidst the music and travels, and they welcomed their first son, Milo, in 2015, while still in the Midwest. Both Daniel and Louisa got to work together at the coffee shop where they met, and Louisa learned to roast coffee beans on a Probat drum roaster. Ultimately, though, the two could not resist the call to Colorado, and in 2016 they moved to Broomfield. Coffee had become a mainstay for Louisa and it was then she began her work at Paul’s Coffee and Tea in Louisville, CO. They welcomed their second son, Simon, in early 2017, and the focus clearly shifted into setting the family foundation, choosing then to continue on a homeschool path for the family. Owen came to join the party in 2018 while Louisa continued to work as a barista and also learned to roast on a Sivetz air roaster. In 2018, she also started a coffee industry podcast with another roaster/barista called “Thanks a Latte!” in which they deep dived into topics such as sustainability, C*D in coffee, chai, and barista antics. When the pandemic hit, many things shifted, but coffee stayed true in its ability to bring people together and stay afloat doing so, and Louisa continued to serve the Louisville community in big ways as a barista. Her focus lies not only on creating a quality drink tailored exactly to the customers’ wants but also on creating real connection and building community. Coffee shops that can emanate a sense of home for a community are so incredibly special, and it is this that will set Dead Stop apart in the Broomfield area and what sets Louisa and Daniel and their four boys apart as a family. This and a love for a great cup of coffee, or tea, or chai, or hot chocolate or whatever it is that soothes your soul. The love has only grown and Dead Stop Coffee continues as a love story as Louisa and Daniel now look towards building a stronger foundation in their community while they raise their family, recognizing our real need for a place to come as you are that then inspires you to leave even better.
