“I first discovered ye Brew when I was seeking refuge on the Kenai Peninsula for 10 years. Now that I am back down here in this land lovers nightmare, I spend many a sleepless night yearning for a large steaming mug of your hardy brew! I had to trade my ship in for a 18 wheeled steel skiff in which I pillage and plunder the entire midwest in search of a grog worthy of comparison to your brew! Recently I had the great fortune of sending my 2 oldest offspring back to Alaska where they worked as Fish Pirates hauling in a great bounty Salmon. Upon their return they presented me with a gift greater than any treasure chest has ever held! A package of your Deadman's Reach Beans!!! AARRR I almost shed a tear as I patiently waited for the grog of the Gods to brew in my pot! Even if only for a brief time, I was able to sip your tasty brew from my favorite Jolly Roger mug and remember better times when I was able to cast my eyes upon Mt. Redoubt as the sun tried foolishly to set in the land of the mid-night sun!”
—Capt Bob the Pirate, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

“Nine years ago, I left Amsterdam, the city I was born and raised in, seeking adventure in the US of A. Seattle, Washington was my first home in America. My American husband assured me that Seattle was "Diet America" and that it would ease my culture shock (I am eternally grateful we moved there first and not somewhere like Texas; I may have packed my bags and gone back to Europe immediately :) ). If you know the Dutch, you know that we are very serious when it comes to our coffee. We are picky, we like it strong and we drink it any time of day. Post dinner coffee is a daily tradition in a Dutch household. Even though Seattle was the birthplace of a certain chain of very popular coffee shops, I could not get over how bad the coffee was this side of the Atlantic. I would often call the weak, almost see-through coffee being served in restaurants "Slootwater" (pond water in Dutch). Good, tasty coffee was something I missed about home very much. We tried coffee shop after coffee shop, but I was still not satisfied. One day, we found a small, hole-in-the-wall coffee shop in West Seattle called Bird On A Wire. They exclusively served something called Ravensbrew. My eyes opened; WOW! Good coffee at last! Bird On A Wire and Ravensbrew coffee became my daily morning routine from that day on. My husband and I are adventurers and eventually moved on and away from Seattle. I had to order my Ravensbrew online. But like most adventurers, we eventually ended up in Alaska. Growing tired of the Gypsy life, we looked for a place to settle and Ketchikan, Alaska is it for us. Coincidence that it also happens to be the home of Ravensbrew coffee? Well, I'll leave that up to you to decide ;)”
—S. Bender, Ketchikan, Alaska

“The first time I discovered Ravens Brew had to be almost 9 years ago now. I was working as a mechanic for a local dealership and at night played drums in a jazz quartet in a wine bar. The manager at the bar had a travel mug with the Three Peckered Billy Goat label on it and was carrying it around while talking to the wait staff and band before opening for the night. I went up to the bar before rehearsal and asked him if I could get a cup of coffee and commented on his mug saying I liked the artwork and wanted to know where I could get one since I drink a lot of coffee through out the day. I was told that he had received it as a gift and that he was given a bag of the matching coffee at the same time. 'I am a tea drinker' he said 'and don't care much for coffee'. He left the bar and came back with the bag of coffee, 'it's yours if you want it the mug I'm sure you get from the same place'. I took it home with me and ground half the bag for pressing in the morning, from the way it smelled to the last sip it was like nothing else I had ever had. It sounds like a fairytale but it is the truth, I had never enjoyed a cup of coffee that much before. Since then I have tried the others blends offered and enjoyed them just as much if not more. My only wish was that a local bean house around me had it so I wouldn't have to wait like a kid a Christmas for the package to arrive. Thank you Ravens Brew for a quality product that is never disappointing and truly 'good to the last drop'.”
—M. Jandak, Nashua, New Hampshire

“It was 1999, my Missouri Army National Guard's 110th Engineer Combat Battalion's first rotation to Annette Island to help build their road. We flew into Ketchikan to catch a ferry to Annette Island. In the airport, there was a coffee shop with Raven's Brew coffee. I stopped for a cup of joe for the road. Needless to say, I was hooked, the best coffee I had ever and have ever tasted. I stopped by on the way home and got a large Latte and 4 postcards with the different coffees on each one. The cards are now kitchen decorations. In 2001, we came back to help finish the road and again, had to stop by both ways and get a cup. Great coffee made and brewed by great people.”
—C. Wheeler, Higbee, Missouri

“On July 11th, 2007, my wife and I had our first date at a coffee shop. We talked, drank coffee, talked, laughed, drank more coffee. The date in total lasted nine hours. It was awesome. I couldn't tell if my jitteriness was from the coffee or the fact I knew I had met the girl I was going to marry. Turns out it was both. On October 3rd, 2009 I married this awesome girl. Our journey together started with coffee and we continued to have this fascination for well-made coffees. We're snobs when it comes to it. No Folgers or Maxwell House in the Wilson family. Flash forward to June 2010, we decide to take our honeymoon to Vancouver, BC, Canada but we wanted to make it interesting. We journeyed by train 3-days from Charleston, WV to Seattle, WA. We stayed a couple of days in Seattle then took a rental car up to Vancouver. When we came back to Seattle we had to capture a flight back to Charleston. While in the Sea-Tac Airport, I realized that I was in a 'Mecca' of gourmet coffees and I didn't have any to take back with me. (I want to point out that I flat-out refused to drink St**** coffee—it is disgusting in my opinion) At the gift shop in the airport, this bag of coffee beans said DeadMan's Reach on it. It really stood out. Then my wife saw a bag that said Three-Peckered Billy Goat. We had to buy them! The names alone were reason but then I saw they were from a local company. Those are the types of businesses we tend to patronize because there is so much love put into their products. We were definitely not disappointed in our purchase. Im the one that makes coffee every morning in our household and when I opened the bag of DeadMan's Reach Beans, the aroma was like nothing I ever encountered. Call me cheesy but the aroma was 'inspiring'. That's the only word I can think of right now. It took me somewhere. The taste of the coffee was even more intense of an experience. You could taste love, passion, awesomeness in this coffee. My wife flipped out at how good the experience was. I say experience because good coffee should look good, smell good, taste good, finish good and leave you with your senses completely indulged, satisfied, and -dare I say- absolutely spent. When we were down to the last few pots-worth of beans, we decided to get online and order the sample pack of coffee to try the variations of awesomeness that Raven's Brew had to offer. My favorite would have to be the Wicked Wolf or the DeadMan's Reach. My wife's will either be the Three-Peckered Billy Goat or the Bruin Blend. To be completely honest, it's really hard to choose. We are proud of companies like yourselves that stick to your guns and refuse to shell out mediocre. Raven's Brew Coffee is amazing in every way and I have to say—my wife and I are lifelong customers. Thanks for being AWESOME!”
—J&A Wilson, Parkersburg, West Virginia

“My wife and I were on our honeymoon cruise to Southeast Alaska, and sampled your marvelous offerings in Juneau, and made it our quest to find more. Little did I know then that my college classmate, Ray Troll, had developed some of the artwork for your products. Not only are we thrilled with the art, we're overjoyed with the coffee, particularly the Bruin Blend. The flavor and aroma is beyond what we'd ever hoped for, and we will continue to regard the coffee as one of the true indulgences we allow ourselves. Bravo!”
—K. Wagoner, Escondido, California

“Once upon a time (about 1996), there was a magazine entitled ‘COFFEE’. The only issue I bought had a list of US roasters and Raven’s Brew was named. I figured a roaster named ‘Raven’s Brew’ had to be good and deserved a try, so I made my first order. Since then, I have pulled other coffee drinkers into my obsession mostly to defer shipping costs. Now, whenever good coffee comes up in conversation, I insist the other person try Raven’s Brew because there is none better.”
—E. Wright, El Reno, Oklahoma

“I was on a Princess cruise ship going to Alaska. The ship's coffee was awful, and it put me in a bad mood. Everytime I reached a port, I would search out a good cup of coffee. Ketchikan was where I experienced heaven with a Raven's Brew coffee! One sip of your coffee, and I started humming to myself and almost skipping down the road. I was revived!! I asked the clerk what brand the coffee was and went off to search around the town for bags of those beautiful beans. Who wants to pan for gold when Raven's Brew beans are out there to be found?? I bought as many as I could get through the airport with. (I even had one of the stores mail some home for me.) I was obsessed! I guarded those bags with my life. I didn't want to even show them to anyone. I knew they would want some of them, and sorry, I wasn't sharing. Once I hit the ground on the East coast, my mission was to get home to my computer and find out where I could buy those nirvana beans. I hit paydirt by typing in Raven's Brew, and placed my order. It should be here any day, thanks to your speedy service.”
—N. Clark, Newark, Delaware

“We were moving away from Detroit in mid-2008 and had been wanting to visit a wonderful-sounding place in Port Huron, the Raven Cafe. We went there and really liked it, plus we decided to order a strange-sounding coffee called Deadman's Reach. We loved it (naturally) and bought a 12-oz. bag of the beans. Well; we've been addicted (whoops; I mean hooked) on it ever since....”
—S. Levinson, New York, New York

“It was a dark and stormy night in the Yukon Bar on Front Street in Ketchikan. Outside it was just dark. The storm was raging and the barkeep offered to return my keys if I would just switch to coffee. WOW! Cawfee! Not sure which one it was but he said if I drank enough, the raven would guide me home. THE raven was - and is - with me. Is THE raven with you?”
—B. Bricton, Seattle, Washington

“I was googleing ‘cat poop’ coffee to prove to co-workers that such a thing existed and one of the links I found was Raven's Brew's Kopi Luwak page with the little gif of the guy pulling the cat's tail and filling his mug with "coffee". I figured that a company that sells coffee and has a sense of humor like that must be on to something and was worth trying out their products. I have been a loyal customer ever since and I have been taking your fine coffee with me around the world, as no other coffee will do.”
—D. Stevens, Houston, Texas

“The only thing stronger than ‘Deadman's Reach’ is the mighty hand of God and when He created Coffea Arabica, He said it is very good! (A Psalm of Jumi) The Lord is my Barrista: I shall not want. He maketh me to sit down in cafes: He leadeth me beside the pure waters. He restoreth my soul with Ravens Brew: He leadeth me in the paths of deliciousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Deadman's Reach, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy beans and thy french press they comfort me. Thou preparest a cup before me in the presence of others: thou anointest my brew with cream and sugar; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the cafe of the Lord forever. (based on Psalm 23)”
—Jumi O'Brien, Haddon Heights, New Jersey

“In 1993 I was a cadet on a tanker which used to bring gasoline to Ketchikan, AK. I had a few hours to walk around town, but since it was in Feb, there was nothing open. I saw a T-shirt in a shop window. ‘Last Legal High’ by Ray Troll. I had to have that shirt, and it's all I could think of until we came back a few months later with another shipment of gasoline. This time there was a small coffee shop open, still no tourist, and they had the shirt. I have to say, I still have the shirt as well as the original ‘Spawn Till You Die’ shirt I bought at the same time. Over the years I have gone all out to get shipments of Raven's Brew. That first taste of Dead Man's Reach was amazing! I have even had shipments sent to me while I was stationed in Iraq in 2006. Nothing else comes anywhere close. Thanks guys!”
—K. Staples, Coos Bay, Oregon

“The submarine I was assigned to made a port call in Ketchikan. I spent the night in the Cape Fox Lodge, and there was a Raven’s Brew Coffee shop in the lobby. After sampling the Dead Man's Reach, I was instantly hooked. I brought a bag of Dead Man's Reach, Three Peckered Billy Goat, and the Raven’s Brew House Blend back to the boat for the rest of the division to try. A majority of them were casual coffee drinkers at best; but after Raven’s Brew, they were hooked! Now they all drink it and constantly give it to family, friends, and random guests. Thank you for providing such an exquisite drinking experience!”
—A. Urdiales, Honolulu, Hawaii

“My husband and I took an Alaskan cruise for a second honeymoon, and being ‘coffee obsessed’, my husband indulged my search for unique local coffees. I had one sample of Raven’s Brew and I was hooked. I bought several bags to bring home with me. Next door to my work is a specialty food shop. The owner heard me talking about how wonderful your coffee is and placed an order the same day for her store!”
—J. Davis, Birmingham, Alabama

“Back in the late 1990’s I was stationed in Ketchikan Alaska in the Coast Guard. I found Ravens Brew through a shop on Creek street, Ray Troll stuff and Raven's Brew. I started going up to the Industrial Park, a couple of storage units where the guys were roasting the brews. It smelled so YUMMY in there. I started buying it for the Coast Guard station. Loved the Deadman’s Reach the best. It was a great brew in the middle of the night before a long cold boat ride. I still drink it today (I am retired now) LOVE RAVENS BREW!”
—J. Mandell, Toledo, Oregon

“I’m thinking it was 1989-ish. I lived in a remote village here in Alaska and we would go to Ketchikan for supplies. I went to the Five Star Cafe for lunch. I was never a coffee drinker. I drank quantities of tea, but did not ever drink coffee. BUT this day I did order a cup of coffee. I could not believe coffee could taste that good. I of course asked what it was. Raven’s Brew they said. And that was that. I have been drinking it ever since. I serve it in my B&B advertise it on my B&B web site and have never found a coffee to compare. In all these years I have not found a reason to switch. Thanks Raven’s for the great sip.”
—L. Forbes, Sitka, Alaska

“We were stationed in Las Vegas, NV at the time. We used the money saved during his tour in Iraq to take a cruise to Alaska shortly after he returned home. He had been stationed in Fairbanks and loved it, and I had always wanted to go – so it was an amazing vacation. We were in Ketchikan, where we did an eagle watching excursion and then spent the afternoon exploring the town. My husband is horrible at waiting in long lines, and we had a huge one waiting to reboard the cruise ship late that afternoon. He spotted a cute little coffee stand right at the pier/dock with some amazing artwork, and decided a cup of coffee would hit the spot, so off he went. The coffee was soooooo amazing that we saved the cardboard cup sleeve and looked up the company when we returned to Vegas. We made a small order that included Deadman’s Reach, and as they say the rest is history. The cruise was in May 2005, and we have been devoted Raven’s Brew drinkers ever since. Rarely has there been another coffee brewed in our house – even while in England for three years (thank goodness RBC ships to APOs)! Definitely give Raven’s Brew a try – a sip will never disappoint, but a bag will most likely leave you addicted :)”
—A. Tate, Mead, Washington