Ember OakRoasters · Est. 2016
Freshly roasted coffee beans cooling in the tray of Ember Oak's vintage drum roaster

Small-batch roastery & coffee bar

Roasted slow, over oak embers.

We roast single-origin lots in 12 kilo batches every Tuesday, rest them for seven days, and ship at peak flavour — never from a warehouse shelf.

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Roasted every Tuesday Free shipping over $40 Whole bean or ground

The shop

This week's roasts

Every bag is roasted to order on Tuesday and stamped with its roast date. Pick a size and a grind — we grind minutes before your order is sealed.

Ember Oak's drum roaster with a fresh batch of beans steaming in the cooling tray

Our story

One roaster, one oak-fired drum, no shortcuts.

Ember Oak started in 2016 with a secondhand drum roaster and a stubborn idea: coffee tastes better when it is roasted in small batches and sold within days, not months.

Nine years on, the idea hasn't changed — only the family has grown. We buy from twelve farms we visit and pay above fair-trade rates, roast every Tuesday at our Portland workshop, and cup every batch before a single bag is sealed. If a roast doesn't pass the table, it doesn't leave the building.

2016Roasting since
12Partner farms
48 hrsRoast to doorstep, local

Brew guides

The house way to brew it

Two recipes we use at the bar every morning. Start here, then adjust to your taste — coffee should bend to the drinker, not the other way round.

Pouring hot water from a gooseneck kettle over a pour-over dripper

Pour-over, the house way

Bloom with twice the water to coffee for 45 seconds, then pour in slow spirals. Total draw-down should land near three minutes — bright, sweet, and clean in the cup.

  • Ratio 1 : 16
  • Water 94°C
  • Time 3 min
  • Grind Medium-fine
A barista pouring steamed milk rosetta latte art into a cup

Espresso & milk

Pull a 1:2 shot in 28 seconds with Midnight Oak, then steam milk to a glossy 60°C. Pour steady from height, finish low and close — the rosetta draws itself.

  • Ratio 1 : 2
  • Dose 18 g in
  • Time 28 sec
  • Milk 60°C
Inside the Ember Oak coffee bar — wooden tables, leather seats and the espresso counter

Visit the roastery

Come and smell a roast day

214 Alder Street, Portland, OR 97209

The bar pours the full menu, and the roastery window is open all day — Tuesday cuppings at 10am are free, just show up.

Monday – Friday7:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday8:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday8:00am – 2:00pm

Wholesale & events: hello@emberoakroasters.example
Call the bar: (503) 555-0142