In July of 2012, my wife and I scrambled together cash and loans from friends and family, and bought a coffee shop & used bookstore in Golden, Colorado off a craigslist deal. A few weeks later we re-opened as Bean Fosters! The business name came from the idea of caring for and promoting the growth of both coffee and community. (I don't know. 'Coffee-people fosterers' or something. We were younger then. You should see the old logo.) You’ve supported our small business over 13 years – so thank you! The shops have been a source of lots of joy for us, and hopefully for you too.

We’ve expanded quite a bit from that first coffee shop & used bookstore in Golden. We now have a much bigger staff, a second coffee shop location in Littleton, and a coffee roasting warehouse in Englewood. And in April 2024, we re-branded the Bean Fosters Roastery to Vellichor Coffee Roasters to facilitate growth of our online shipping and business-to-business sales.

Vellichor Coffee Roasters produces craft coffee for pairing with written words, as inspired by our used book filled coffee shops. The word ‘vellichor’ [pronounced 'vel-ih-core'] essentially means ‘the feeling of being in a used bookstore’.  We roast coffee for book-ish-ness. It pairs with other things too, but books and coffee are a thing, and we’re here for it. And so are our customers! We’ve found great success, especially in national online shipping sales, since rebranding the roastery, so thanks again for supporting our livelihoods.

After a great 13-year run, in July 2025 the time came for a change. We’re excited to have united all our coffee operations under one name. Bean Fosters is now Vellichor Coffee Roasters! Same ownership. Same spaces. Same teams. (Our fantastic store managers have both been in place since 2023; our people are truly the best.) The only change is that the shops now operate under the names Vellichor Coffee Roasters just as our roastery does. We’re excited to continue to host you, in this step of our businesses! Come check it all out!

Truett Mickey - Owner