Bill Tyson
Owner · Roaster · Chief Bean Romantic
Came home to Mountain Home in 2021 with a U-Haul full of espresso equipment and no real plan. Roasts every Tuesday. Will talk about Ethiopian naturals until you politely excuse yourself.
Our Story
From a Front Porch in the Ozarks to a Cup in Your Hands.
The story of a small-town coffee shop and a stubborn love for the bean.
How We Got Here
In 2021, Bill Tyson came home.
After a decade of pulling shots in Portland coffee bars and chasing single-origin lots from Yirgacheffe to Huila, he loaded up a U-Haul, drove 2,000 miles east, and pointed it at the only zip code that ever felt like his — Mountain Home, Arkansas. Population: small. Coffee scene: smaller.
He didn't come back to start a business. He came back for the rivers, the Ozark hills in October, and a porch swing that had been waiting on him since high school. The coffee shop happened by accident — the way the best things usually do.
It started with a chemex on a friend's kitchen counter. Then a Saturday pop-up at the farmers market. Then a line that wrapped halfway around the lettuce stand. Then a lease on a 1920s storefront on East Main, a Craigslist espresso machine, and a sign painted by hand: OZARKS COFFEE CO.
About the Bean
We are, admittedly, a little obsessed.
A coffee bean is a seed. Before it ever meets hot water, it has been a flower on a tree at five thousand feet, a cherry picked by hand at sunrise, a green pearl shipped across an ocean, and a roast watched over by someone who can hear when the second crack starts. By the time it lands in your cup, twenty-seven people have loved it a little.
We try to honor that.
We source from small farms — single lots, named producers, traceable back to the soil. We roast in small batches every Tuesday in a 5-kilo drum out back, so what you drink on Saturday was green coffee on Monday. We weigh the dose. We dial in the grind. We pull the shot like it's the only one that matters, because to whoever ordered it, it is.
Premium coffee shouldn't require a premium ZIP code. That's the whole point.
What We Believe
Three things we won't quit on.
Sourcing
Direct from farms we can name. Fair prices. Real relationships. No anonymous coffee.
Community
This is your living room with better espresso. Stay as long as you want. We saved you the seat by the window.
Craft
Roasted Tuesdays. Brewed all week. Dialed in every morning before the doors open. The fussy stuff, so you don't have to.
The Folks Behind the Bar
The three people you'll meet on a Tuesday morning.
Jesse Collins
Lead Barista
Bearded, beanied, and somehow always cheerful at 6:30am. Latte art champion of Baxter County (self-declared). Plays the open-mic acoustic set on Friday nights.
Marigold Hayes
Pastry & Hospitality
Bakes every scone, biscuit, and morning bun in the case. Knows your drink before you order it the third time. Will absolutely give your dog a treat.
Come Sit a Spell
122227 E Main, where the screen door always squeaks.
Hours
Mon–Fri6:30 AM – 6 PM
Saturday7 AM – 6 PM
Sunday7 AM – 3 PM
Find Us
122227 E Main St
Mountain Home, AR 72653
Street parking out front, small lot in back.
Say Hello
@ozarkscoffeeco on the socials
Or just walk in. We'd love that more.
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