Moutaineer Coffee is a quaint little coffee shop/coffee roaster in downtown Brooksville. The shop itself takes a minimalist approach. It is sparsely decorated, with lots of open space. Mountaineer definitely lets their products do the talking.
When you enter the front door, you will find yourself in the main seating area. Straight ahead is the ordering counter. Above it you will find the prices and products listed on large scrolls of paper. On your left, along the wall, Mountaineer has a few shelves of products that you can take home. There is a BBQ rub with Mountaineer coffee in it, some local honey, take home bags of roasted Mountaineer coffee and some Mountaineer swag (cups, t-shirts, hats). To the right of the counter is a small cooler that has a few prepackaged food items, bottled water, Mother Kombucha and juice and chocolate milk for the kiddos. There is also an additional seating area that can be rented out and a kitchen area where they prep their homemade baked goods.
Mountaineer coffee makes a good vegan latte. They offer three alternative milks: soy, almond and oat (yes!). The prices are very competitive to what you will pay at other local coffee shops in the Tampa region.
So what sets Mountaineer apart from other coffee shops? Well, for one, they have their ten thousand dollar roaster just sitting in a back room that you are free to go look at. Call it a self guided tour for the coffee nerds. This was a pretty awesome piece of uniqueness. Now, I can't say I knew what I was looking at, I wish the tour guide on my self guided tour had a bit more knowledge to dish my way, but still, it was fun to walk in and smell what Mountaineer was roasting. A second thing that sets Mountaineer apart is they serve homemade pop tarts. My kids went crazy for them. We purchased a strawberry version and a Nutella one and they were both gone in no time. They have a nice ratio of filling and pastry and are topped with a tiny bit of icing.
Despite the roaster tour and homemade pop tarts, the biggest reason to visit Mountaineer coffee, is still the coffee. Their whole beans are some of the best locally roasted coffee I've had. I'm a big fan of the Brazil roasted beans as these give off a peanut butter flavor. I mix that with some chocolate soy milk and it is like I am drinking a dessert coffee. The mountaineer beans have created a monster in me. Before purchasing them I drank coffee like three days a week. Thanks to them, I am now on ten days straight.
If you are in Brooksville and craving some good coffee, give Mountaineer a go. read more