Fred is a US Marine veteran who started roasting coffee the way he did everything in the Corps — with intensity, precision, and no shortcuts. He and his wife built Iron Bean Coffee Company out of a cast iron pot in their Ohio garage.

Every batch is small. Every bag ships within 24 hours of roasting. The result is coffee that tastes like it was made by someone who actually gives a damn — because it was.

When you buy Iron Bean, the money goes directly to Fred and his wife in Ohio. Not to a holding company. Not to a hedge fund. To a veteran who earned it.