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Email Love
- October 28, 2025
"“You will not pour milk in my coffee!” Peet bellowed, according to Weaver, not because he was a tyrannical boss but because he strove for perfection. “He was a great guy, but he made his point quickly,” Weaver said. “What he was trying to get across is you got to taste the coffee.”"
San Francisco Examiner
- May 18, 2022
"There is quality, consistency, and kindness in everything they do. They are two very different people who are truly authentic coffee entrepreneurs; one is a master coffee roaster with over four decades of experience, hand-roasting the world’s best coffee, and the other is a female coffee mogul with strategic capabilities and the commanding ease of an admiral. "
SF GATE
- November 18, 2021
"While stopping by to pick up by their fabulous Weaver’s Coffee & Tea to drink in our office – we collect the unique international burlap sacks, which once held green coffee beans and turn those burlap sacks into one-of-a-kind, eco-friendly products."
TekTailor
- February 10, 2021
"“We’re safe the way we are right now,” Renee Brown says. “But what if it becomes a pandemic where you can’t leave your house? We need to wait until things dissipate,” Brown says. “I’m probably going to focus on what I can accomplish today.”"
AP News
- March 12, 2020
""This is Vincent’s blog and I am so very thankful he took the time to convince me that we needed to speak about our social entrepreneurship and help promote the three wonderful nonprofits, especially now, as challenges abound, for non profits. I do believe we can change the world, if we want to, we just have to go out there and do it, and occasionally talk about it too.""
Weaver's Coffee & Tea Blog
- May 22, 2020
"“Years ago, I purchased Mr. Peet’s original Royal No.5 coffee roaster,” said John Weaver. “He was one of my mentors and I learned his unique insight as to how he learned to roast coffee in the Netherlands. The drum of the Royal No.5 coffee roaster is small and perforated, which allows the flames to directly touch the beans. By roasting small amounts of fifteen pounds at a time, using a combination of the Royal No.5 coffee roaster and my vintage Probat coffee roaster, I am able to marry the best of both worlds to hand-craft something most coffee drinkers have never experienced in the United States.”"
International Comunicaffe
- October 25, 2018
"What makes it special: Weaver's, who sources their beans from along the equatorial belt, focuses on serving certified organic and fair trade coffee. They specialize in hand-roasted, artisan brew from 100% Arabica beans."
7x7
- April 03, 2018
"I love surprises. Like when I walk into Weaver's Coffee in San Rafael expecting to pick up a pound of one of John Weaver's incomparable blends and discover something especially rare, like the White Label Peaberry Reserve."
Perkdup
- October 16, 2016
""Talk about finding a gem in the most unlikely of places. This is way better than Starbucks, a true coffee roaster with a groovy coffee shop, and frankly, as far as I am concerned, one of the world’s best cup of coffee.""
Weaver's Coffee & Tea Blog
- August 16, 2016
"John Weaver was a master roaster at Peet's Coffee and Tea for years and was trained by Alfred Peet. He started his own roasting facility in 2007 in San Rafael. Weaver's Coffee and Tea distributes widely in the Bay Area."
KQED
- October 20, 2015
"I need a good cup of handcrafted coffee, so here I am at Weaver's let's go!"
The Michelle Meow Show
- July 09, 2015
"Coffee just doesn't get any better than this. This is truly artisan coffee!"
Supermarket Guru
- February 06, 2015
"CASTRO— The Castro coffee takeover is almost complete with today’s soft-opening of Weaver’s Coffee & Tea (2301 Market)"
EATER
- December 15, 2014
"Saturday I stopped at the San Rafael cafe for a morning jolt on my way back to the City. I took a seat to enjoy the Flat White made with the Espresso Blend. Oh my! Rocking with the oldies, this was the most robust and big-bodied coffee I've had in years. Totally blew away the hipster "Old School Espresso" I had in LA last month and made me realize I'd forgotten what DARK roast can taste like. No charred or burned notes, rather this evoked every chocolate and toffee-like word in my vocabulary ... cacao, cocoa bean nibs, carob, fudge, brulee, caramel, ganache, mocha, cocoa powder, truffle, etc. with a sweet core. So complex, velvety and smooth with no hint of bitterness. And that dense, silky microfoam made this feel like dessert."
CHOWHOUND
- January 27, 2012
"Weaver’s Coffee: if you aren’t drinking it, you should be."
The Perfect Spot
- March 15, 2011
"Percentage of sales of Astral Blend will go toward breast cancer research and organizations that provide education, screening and treatment. "
SF Chronicle
- April 22, 2011
"“We liked Marin for a lot of reasons,” says Michael Brown, who owns Wild Card Roasters, Weaver’s parent company, with Weaver and Bryce Inouye. “It’s a great location to roast, it’s a great demographic for us and the facility is unique.”"
Marin Independent Journal
- July 20, 2010
"I tried Weaver’s “The Blend,” and it’s a real treat. Though I’m not the obsessive coffee drinker than many of you surely are, I found The Blend to make one of the best home-brewed cups of coffee I’d ever encountered. Rich without being bitter and acidic, it’s a heady brew that literally filled the house with chocolaty and woody aroma when we ground the beans."
DRINKHACKER
- February 07, 2010
The Best Coffee
THE BEST COFFEE!
There is coffee that will change your day, and then there is coffee that will change your life. Weaver’s Coffee & Tea is passionate about hand roasting the best coffee and social responsibility. We donate to Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, Black Girls Code, and SF AIDS Foundation. Looking to buy coffee online? We source 100% Arabica coffee beans from the world’s best coffee-growing regions, then expertly roast them to highlight bold, rich flavor. We support Fair Trade Certified™, backing ethical farming practices and fair wages for growers. Shop now and experience the best coffee delivered straight to your door.
Who We Are
We are passionate, authentic coffee roasters from the San Francisco Bay Area. Our Master Coffee Roaster, John Weaver, began roasting coffee in 1980, apprenticing under industry legends Alfred Peet and Sal Bonavita from 1980 to 1984. After 27 years as Master Coffee Roaster at Peet’s Coffee, Weaver launched Weaver’s Coffee & Tea in 2007 with Renée Brown, Michael Brown, and Bryce Inouye — continuing a legacy of craftsmanship and innovation in every roast.
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The Fair Trade Certified™ seal represents thousands of products, improving millions of lives, protecting land and waterways in 63 countries and counting. Purchases have sent $830 million to farmers and workers since 1998.
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""BUY THIS COFFEE! No matter how you prefer your coffee, drip, espresso, or pressed, this smooth, flavorful coffee this is the best!""
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""An excellent cup of coffeeI'm enjoying this blend. Rich, subtle, and nicely balanced, I was having my daily cup of coffee without paying much attention when I suddenly sat-up and said, wow, this is really good. Supporting good causes and providing delicious sips, this would be a good everyday cup.""
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""So good. A friend bought me a bag of beans as a thank you gift and this is the richest, smoothest coffee I have ever had.""
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""We took a little under a hundred brands so people would know. I love this (coffee). This is among the smoothest coffees...it has a wonderful aroma to it; the key to great coffee is aroma and taste""
Phil Lampert, NBC Today Show Taste Test
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""Mocha Java is our fave but all are delicious-we travel around the world looking for the best coffee and always come back to Weavers. It is truly one of the best coffees in the world!""
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""Won the Today Show challenge for a reason! Coffee beans are still not as widespread as one would hope, so many coffees are underdeveloped in flavor. Not this one. I can see why the Today Show gave it the prize--it's wonderful.""
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