Moxie Coffee Co.

House-roasted lots with a taste for process

The coffee bar in Phoenix works like a micro roastery first, with Moxie Coffee Co. building the counter around uncommon lots rather than a fixed, safe house profile. The retail shelf tells the story clearly: CODECH Washed Guatemala, El Nevado Washed Colombia, Decaf EA Sugarcane Process Colombia, Lychee Thermal Shock Washed Colombia, and Granja Paraiso 92 Pink Bourbon Double Fermentation Washed Colombia all sit in the same orbit. The point is not novelty for its own sake. These are coffees where origin, cultivar, and fermentation method shape the cup before the barista touches the dose.

The clearest example is Letty Bermudez Thermal Shock Washed Colombia, a Geisha from producer Diego Bermudez. Its processing uses bio reactors and close control of time, temperature, pH, brix, and microbial load, which is why the cup can move from yellow fruit and peach into floral, milk-tea softness as it cools.

A polished room built for curious drinkers

The room keeps the same discipline as the bags: bright, modern, minimal, and more approachable than formal. It feels like a place for people who already follow processing charts, but it does not require that from anyone at the counter. That matters here. Moxie talks about adventure and discovery, yet the service style is still cafe service, coffee and pastries rather than a tasting room that asks for a whole afternoon.

The shop opened its roastery and cafe in 2021 after a longer build-out, and that explains some of its settled confidence. It is young by old cafe standards, but the program has the rhythm of a business that knew what it wanted before the doors opened. The best hour is the one when the bar is not being treated like a commuter stop. Give the coffee time to cool, especially the experimental Colombian lots. They are built for that pause.

Order the Letty Bermudez first

Ask first for Letty Bermudez Thermal Shock Washed Colombia if it is on the bar or on the shelf. It is the order that explains Moxie fastest: a Colombian Geisha, a thermal shock washed process, and a cup that starts in peach and yellow fruit before leaning toward florals and milk tea. It also carries a gold medal from the Global Coffee Awards in the Experimental Process Filter Coffee category, but the better reason to order it is simpler. It shows how far the roastery is willing to follow a producer’s method.

If the bar has moved on, stay with the same logic rather than chasing a generic order. Choose the Colombian lot with the clearest process note, or the Decaf EA Sugarcane Process Colombia if the hour calls for it. The pastry case is there to round the visit, but coffee is the main argument.