{"id":9271,"date":"2013-12-04T04:04:36","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T04:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/?p=9271"},"modified":"2013-12-04T04:04:36","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T04:04:36","slug":"good-neighbors-brad-butler-bicycle-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/9271\/good-neighbors-brad-butler-bicycle-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Neighbors: Brad Butler of Bicycle Coffee Co."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only good things can come out of the combination of going green and great coffee, so it&#8217;s only natural that Bicycle Coffee Co. should be fantastic. The family-run operation combines many things we love, including gourmet (fair-trade) coffee and cycling. Yes, that&#8217;s right: The small-batch roaster delivers beans by bike.<\/p>\n<p>oM caught up with co-founder Brad Butler to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><b>Who founded Bicycle Coffee Co?<\/b><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.bicyclecoffeeco.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicyclecoffeeco.com\/\">Bicycle Coffee Co<\/a> was started by three brothers and a cousin\u2014Matthew McKee, Brandon McKee, Cameron McKee, and Brad Butler.<\/p>\n<p><b>How and when did the idea of Bicycle Coffee Co come about?<\/b><br \/>\nWe were travelling through the Central American Rainforest looking for land to build our eco-village when we met with coffee farmers and really liked what they were doing. We brought their coffee back and now only use co-operative coffee and roast it all ourselves and deliver only on bicycles.<\/p>\n<p><b>What have been the biggest challenges with Bicycle Coffee Co so far?<\/b><br \/>\nIts hard having family who are also your business partners.<\/p>\n<p><b>What are the goals of Bicycle Coffee Co?<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Times;\">We&#8217;d like to give people jobs they love and care about, and also provide alternative ways of doing things. We want to keep roasting really good coffee too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Are you guys currently just in San Francisco? Are there any other locations now or coming soon?<\/b><br \/>\nRight now we\u2019re in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley. \u00a0We may be in Tokyo soon too.<\/p>\n<p><b>What is your favorite San Francisco getaway?<\/b><br \/>\nI like to watch the cannon drills at <a title=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/fopo\/planyourvisit\/guidedtours.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/fopo\/planyourvisit\/guidedtours.htm\">Ft. Point<\/a> under the golden gate bridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only good things can come out of the combination of going green and great coffee, so it&#8217;s only natural that Bicycle Coffee Co. should be fantastic. The family-run operation combines many things we love, including gourmet (fair-trade) coffee and cycling. 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