Barrington Coffee Roasting Company

Barrington Coffee Roasting Company has roasted specialty coffee from its base in Lee, Massachusetts since 1993, founded by Gregg Charbonneau and Barth Anderson on relationships with growers the company has now worked with for three decades. The buying model splits into two labeled categories — Farm Direct and Origin Certified — that signal how directly the roastery sources a given lot, alongside a further Rare & Exotic tier that includes Gesha-variety coffees. The roasting philosophy is stated plainly on the company's own terms: roast to highlight a coffee's inherent quality "without imparting overwhelming roast," rather than roasting for a house-style darkness. That approach has independent backing — the Ballista Espresso blend scored 94 points from Coffee Review in 2024, a third-party rating rather than a marketing claim. Current single-lot offerings include Hafi Natural, Lychee Hermoso and Las Brisas Gesha, alongside tasting samplers and a subscription program. Barrington also runs the Berkshire Training Center from the same Quarry Hill Road site, extending the operation from a working roastery into a teaching one, and offers daily hand roasting rather than a scheduled batch cycle. Free shipping over $50 and a decaf line round out a catalog built primarily around origin transparency and outside verification of quality.