OUR STORY DIDN'T BEGIN WITH COFFEE.

It began with a change in direction.

We were a family of five on track to become missionaries when a horrific car accident changed the road ahead of us. Instead of going where we thought we were headed, our family found itself in Pennsylvania, caring for my mother.

We needed a way to support our family.

We loved coffee.

We loved people.

And somewhere in the middle of circumstances we never planned, Out Of The Grey Coffeehouse & Café was born.

What began out of necessity became something much greater.

The coffeehouse gave us a place to serve people, experiment, learn and pursue an obsession that continues today: 

How extraordinary can a cup of coffee really be?

FROM COFFEEHOUSE TO ROASTERY

That question eventually led us beyond simply serving coffee.

We began sourcing coffees from around the world, experimenting with roast profiles, creating blends and exploring just how dramatically origin, processing, roast and preparation could transform what ends up in the cup.

The coffeehouse became our laboratory.

And Out Of The Grey Coffee® became our roastery.

Today, from the mountains of Virginia, we roast an extraordinary range of specialty coffees—from distinctive single origins and carefully constructed artisan blends to espresso, Japanese roasts, low-acid coffees and handcrafted flavored creations.

Different coffees demand different things from the roaster. 

So we don't believe every coffee should be roasted the same way.

Every coffee has a story. Our job is to help you taste it.

ROASTED FOR YOU.

Freshness isn't marketing language to us.

It's part of the craft.

Our coffees are roasted in small batches using roast profiles developed to bring out the character we believe each coffee should express.

Then we get them moving.

Your coffee leaves our roastery within 24 hours of being roasted.

That means when you open an OOTG bag, you're experiencing coffee remarkably close to the moment it left the roaster.

You can smell the difference.

You can taste the difference.

And once you've experienced truly fresh coffee, it's difficult to look at coffee the same way again.

A WORLD OF COFFEE. ONE CUP AT A TIME.

There is no single definition of the perfect cup.

Some people want deep chocolate, caramel and nuts.

Others chase fruit, florals and brilliant acidity.

Some want something dark, bold and unapologetic.

Others want smooth, balanced and familiar.

And some simply want to try something they've never tasted before.

We love all of it.

That's why OOTG has grown into an unusually diverse collection of coffees and coffee creations.

We don't expect you to know exactly what you're looking for.

That's part of our job.

Whether you're a lifelong coffee enthusiast or just beginning to discover what great coffee can taste like, we want to help you find your coffee.

Take The Quiz and Find Your Coffee

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES.

In 2019, we bought a fully enclosed Super Bee horse trailer.

Most people probably wouldn't have looked at it and thought:

Coffee roastery.

We did.

We transformed it into our Mobile Coffee Roasting Unit—the MCRU—a fully operational mobile roastery capable of roasting, packaging and serving fresh coffee on the road.

It allowed us to take OOTG beyond the walls of a traditional coffeehouse and put freshly roasted coffee directly into people's hands at festivals, colleges, universities and events.

Today, another chapter is being written in Bedford, Virginia, where we're building the next physical home of Out Of The Grey Coffee.

New roastery.

New coffeehouse.

New experiences.

Same purpose.

Our story is still being written.

WHY “OUT OF THE GREY”?

Our name means something to us.

We live in a world where the truth is now subjective, filled with grey areas—places where truth can become whatever someone wants it to be.

God's Word teaches us something different.

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32 KJV

That's where Out Of The Grey comes from, because we invite the world to come out of the grey and into the truth!

It represents our family's faith, our story and our belief that truth isn't something we create for ourselves.

We invite You to come Out Of The Grey.

MORE THAN COFFEE.

We're coffee people.

But we're people first.

We believe faith and family come first.

We believe customers should be treated the way we would want to be treated.

We believe the people who grow coffee matter.

We believe craftsmanship matters.

We believe freshness matters.

We believe keeping our word matters.

And we believe something as seemingly ordinary as sharing a cup of coffee can bring people together in remarkable ways.

We're still learning.

Still experimenting.

Still traveling.

Still roasting.

Still discovering extraordinary coffees.

And still incredibly grateful for every person who chooses to take part in this journey with us.

O TASTE AND SEE.

Coffee. People. Purpose.

Out Of The Grey Coffee®

In Jesus Christ alone,

Java Jack, Sheila Marie & Family