About us
Who is Beanroasters.se?
Bud's beans is a small specialty roaster in a small town in northern Sweden called Umeå. Started and owned by California native Kenneth Shaw. Our mission is to find the best coffee beans in the world, roast them to perfection and drink without a care in the world. If, however, there is any coffee left over, we will be happy to sell it to you! If you want to roast your own coffee, hopefully we can help you along the way! with tips, tricks and everything in between.
Who is Bud?
Bud was a world traveler, a minimalist long before it was popular (poor), and lived a simple life. His greatest joys in life were his motorcycle, his dog and a cup of black coffee.
He was also my grandfatherSincerely,
Kenneth Shaw
Owner/Roaster
Shawbros coffee AB
559357-7926
Backenvägen 40
90354 Umeå
Coffee shop?
No, I don't like people. Or rather I like people, I just don't like running restaurants or cafes. You are more than welcome to stop by and say hello to our roastery, buy some beans or just drink a cup of coffee! But I don't want to run a cafe. I want to sit in my little roastery, roast beans, make fun packaging and help others roast coffee!
Ok, but why Beanroasters?
You will notice that many of our roasts and info have an outdoor theme. There is a simple reason for this: I love being outdoors. This love has led me to start Backpackinglight.se here in Sweden back in 2017, which has since become Europe's essential online shop for Ultralight outdoor equipment. While I love the outdoors, I found that after the birth of my first son and the adoption of my second, I didn't really want to be away on my months-long trips anymore. I wanted to be close to my family, while I still wanted and want to take week-long trips, I still needed a hobby to keep me at home.
This led me down another path in 2019 to start looking at starting my own coffee brand. The original plan was to grow and roast our coffee in Zambia (where my youngest son is adopted from), with a portion of the sales going to the various orphanages. Unfortunately, Covid 19 struck and all these plans were put on hold.
During Covid, I started looking for roasteries in Scandinavia who wanted to do a co-branding with us. This too fell through because there just wasn't anyone willing to do it for such a small volume. This eventually led me down a rabbit hole that I really enjoy today: Frying. The art of roasting has become a genuine love and obsession of mine, but I soon realized that my obsessions become quite expensive when I have to import everything. And quite difficult without so much information available to a new found roasting enthusiast like myself. So I wanted to start a shop where I can offer everything I use myself to fry; from the roasters I use, to the equipment around the roasting, as well as being able to offer the world's best green beans along with recipes and youtube tutorials. Hopefully this page will serve as a complete guide and resource for you on your roasting journey.
We also offer branded and co-branding opportunities for smaller companies that want to build their own brand. Something I missed a lot on my trip. If I could invest my money simply on a ready-made branded product, that's exactly what I would have done.