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Revelstoke Coffee opens in Concord By Matt Ingersoll
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Concord couple Alex Stoyle and Lyndsey Cole are avid travelers, and it was a road trip through Banff National Park in Canada last year that inspired the idea for New Hampshire’s newest downtown coffee shop. “We were driving from Vancouver to Calgary and we spent a night in this town Revelstoke,” Stoyle said, “and it was really inspiring. We stayed in an awesome boutique hotel, ate at this great restaurant and visited a cool coffee shop in the morning … and we kind of came back with a little bit of fire to do something.” Revelstoke Coffee, which opened Dec. 5 in the former space of Starbellies Children’s Clothing in Eagle Square, was created based on the themes of travel and discovery, with a rotating menu of freshly roasted coffees and teas, plus featured coffees from other parts of the country and tworld. According to Stoyle, the name “Revelstoke” was chosen because its meaning perfectly embodied the shop’s theme. “Revel” means to enjoy oneself, while “stoke” means to consume for energy, he said. The shop’s logo also features a design of a passing lane on a road, as an ode to travel and adventure. “When we travel, the first place that we always look for is a good coffee shop, because we’ve found that baristas tend to be the best tour guides,” he said. “Plus the idea for a coffee shop seemed fitting once we found this space. We’ve got Eagle Square behind us, and we’re right on Main Street across from the Statehouse.” After taking over the space, the duo immersed themselves into the world of coffee-making, purchasing an espresso machine and talking with other local coffee roasters. They eventually developed a rapport with Union Coffee Co., where all of their coffees will be roasted. Revelstoke Coffee’s house blend for example — dubbed “Road Trip” — is a Guatemalan coffee with red apple and chocolate tasting notes that is available on the menu or for purchase in 12-ounce bags. Revelstoke Coffee’s menu to start includes a variety of espresso drinks to choose from, like an Americano, a cortado, a cappuccino, a latte and a mocha, plus coffee available hot or iced, nitro cold brew, iced, chai or matcha lattes, and kombucha (a fermented hibiscus ginger lime tea drink). “We are really laser-focused on great coffee that’s been roasted within a week or two of when we’re serving, and freshly ground a couple of minutes before you’re drinking it,” Stoyle said. “We’re also working with MEM Tea out of Boston to bring something unique and good to each of our flavors of teas as well.”
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Cole said there are also plans to feature a “Guest Roast” on a rotating basis, or a roast from a coffee shop in the state or out of state that they would bring in for their customers to discover. The first Guest Roast will be Union Coffee Co.’s Mixtape. A small rotating menu of food is expected soon with an emphasis on breakfast pastries and possibly parfaits, according to Stoyle, but for now the shop’s coffees and teas are its staples. With the help of family and friends, the couple has built the decorum, from the wood tables and countertops to the inclusion of three “phone booths” in the back of the shop, or enclosed standing-room-only areas where people can work quietly. Additional outdoor seating is expected during the summer months. Reactions to Concord’s newest downtown coffee shop have been very positive so far, Stoyle said. Revelstoke Coffee’s first real public exposure was way back during the the city’s Market Days Festival in June, where Stoyle and Cole poured their nitro cold brew coffee. “I was honestly blown away by the reception we got, and that people were so excited to give us a try,” he said. “You know, I think coffee [shops] are in a lot of ways like what has happened here with craft breweries. You can get a cup of coffee in almost every single store on Main Street, just like there are a lot of places to get a beer, but there’s still room for people to make great beer, just like there is for us to make great coffee.”
Revelstoke Coffee Where: 1 Eagle Square, Concord Hours: Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact: Visit revelstokecoffee.com or find them on Facebook and Instagram @ rvlstk