Local coffee roaster to open his first brick-and-mortar shop in South Main Village
For Collin Brister, coffee isn’t just a career — it’s been a constant in his life for as long as he remembers.
“I was the kid that had coffee in a sippy cup,” Brister told the Star-Telegram. “I actually did.”
He graduated to a coffee maker in his room for high school. After working at Starbucks and managing other local coffee houses, he started Ivy Coffee Roasters in 2020, but sadly had to close it after a few years.
The thing stopping him from pursuing such a passion was his constant panic attacks and agoraphobia — which is avoiding places that may cause a panic attack.
He struggled with this for over a year, until he met his girlfriend, Ivy Beasley (coincidentally sharing a name with his coffee shop).
“I wasn’t leaving the house before I met her,” Brister said. “Now I’m living in Fort Worth and I think we’ve been relatively successful with what we’ve been dealt so far, and I hope Ivy Coffee Roasters becomes a Fort Worth staple.”
His first Ivy Coffee Roasters gig in Fort Worth was at Nativo Gardens, but now that garden shop has its own cafe and bodega. So then he set up shop at LaunchBox Collective’s shared office spaces, but that space wasn’t really set up for long-term business.
Finally, he opened a brick and mortar in South Main Village.
He plans to reopen Ivy Coffee Roasters at 106 E. Daggett Ave. by the middle of August. This location used to be home to Stir Crazy Baked Goods and Loft 22 Cakes.
What will be on the menu at Ivy Coffee Roasters?
Brister and his team are still working on the menu. But he wants to cater to both the classic coffee purists and the trendy iced latte crowd.
He orders his own coffee beans and roasts them in-house. All syrups and cold foams are also hand-made.
Brister told the Star-Telegram the fall menu may include maple bourbon and toasted marshmallow lattes.
He also foresees their golden hour latte being a staple, which is a latte with honey, vanilla bean paste, salt, cinnamon and a hint of lavender topped with honey cold foam.
The strawberry cold foam, which Birster created for Valentine’s Day, will be a staple, since that is what made them blow up this past February.
They know for sure they will be offering Tacos Y Rocky breakfast tacos (which is the only coffee shop in South Main who does so). And he’s toying with the idea of selling their own baked goods eventually.
Other South Main Village news
This follows a slew of delis and bakeries opening or updating in this Near Southside neighborhood.
Most recently, Bodega South Main shifted from a grocery market to a full-service breakfast and lunch cafe. They have paninis, Rubens, quiches and desserts. And don’t skimp out on their full service breakfast.
Hao’s Grocery and Cafe has also updated services to be a full-service tea shop and deli serving Chef Hao Tran’s dumplings and Vietnamese Bánh mì, as well as vegan to-go options.
Sunrise Scones is also newly opened at 309 W. Daggett Ave. with fresh scones, scone baking mixes, coffee and teas.