Hammer & Chip Coffee

Behind The Bar: Balancing Quality & Service

Ever wondered why your local coffee shop’s espresso might not be as perfect as your shots at home? It’s often a matter of balancing quality with the demands of a commercial environment.

While home baristas can spend hours meticulously single dosing, dialing in, distributing, and measuring their espresso yields, coffee shops face unique challenges.

While cranking out high volumes, multitasking operations and maintenaining cleanliness, café’s also need to deliver consistent service and exceptional hospitality.

It is, however, possible to have both by implementing better bar flow, extensive staff training, and integrating a small amount of automation. For many, you may actually find experiencing the full depth of espresso is best reserved for the home environment.

If you’re a business owner that is not necessarily interested in replacing machinery, hiring more staff, or compromising the efficiency of your service, shoot us an email!

New Cafe Partnership 🖤

We are thrilled and humbled by the opportunity to join the Le Comptoir family in Mardaloop, Calgary.

A cozy french-style café with classic European style coffees and an assortment of pastries and quiches.

The philosophy behind their offerings is based on the french mode of food laid out “On The Counter”, a menu experienced as a feast for the eyes.

With fully vegetarian menu, a dog friendly outdoor patio and a year round outdoor pergola with a stone fireplace - there’s no better spot for a coffee date.

Our first experience of Le Comptoir was that there is nothing else like it and we are working to make their coffee experience equally as delightful.

Acidity is Misunderstood 🙃

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Hammerandchip.com ☕️

Want to chat about coffee brewing, roasting or service?

Slide us a DM! ✨

Throwback to our unforgettable trip to Guatemal 🇬🇹 where we explored various smallholder farms, drying and washing stations throughout Huehuetenango, Sololá, and Chimaltenango alongside and . 🤝

A highlight was our time at de las Mercedes, hosted by the incredible Niko and his family. Their unwavering passion for coffee and commitment to their community were truly inspiring. 🏡 🍒

We’re stoked to announce that we’ll be featuring an offering from and Huehuetenango on our menu this Winter! This coffee is a small part of a larger container imported directly from facilitated by and hopefully marks the first of many to come. 🚢 🚛📦

Stay tuned! 🗓️

Thank you and for choosing supporting local business this year by including our coffee as part of you Annual Golf Tournament this past Friday.

We hope our beans fuels many more rounds to come ☕️ ⛳️

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Looking to add fresh coffee to your corporate gifting program, auction or event?

Give us a shout at:
[email protected]

New Collaboration!

We’re honoured to be featured in this month’s coffee box from .ca

Coffee Club is a coffee subscription service. They curate and deliver a variety of fresh, craft coffees from different Canadian roasters directly to customers’ homes on a monthly basis.

Customer service, quality, variety and supporting local roasters is their utmost priority.

If you’re in Alberta, give them a look!

We’re thrilled to be featured in the the Calgary Guardian!

Curious about how we got started, why we feel specialty coffee should be more accessible and what services we offer to local businesses?

Linkin Bio!

Amazing news! We're in the Calgary Guardian 🗞️

Homegrown Business: David Pierce of Hammer & Chip Roasting In the heart of thriving coffee scene, the owner of Hammer & Chip Roasting, has carved a niche with his small-batch artisan roastery.

Wanted to give a huge shoutout to Melba !

Not only did they do an incredible job on our ceramics, but also for the seemingly endless energy she brings to the various projects she’s involved in.

Go check out her page and show some love!

And if you haven’t already, we still have several mugs available on our website - a lot of our favourites are already gone 👀

Link in bio.

We’re basically Doctors.

*Drug Dealers.

You don’t need to fly across the world… ☕️

📍 New Single Origin Coffee ☕️

🇵🇪 Peru - San Ignacio 🏔️

- Supportive Lot -

In the northwest corner of Peru, near the base of Ecuador, lies the province of San Ignacio, known for its coffee, honey, and natural forests.

Our latest release, Solidario Lot 84, captures the distinct character of this region. It offers comforting, rich, nutty flavors complemented by vibrant red berry-like notes, plenty of sweetness, and malic acidity.

We’ve roasted this coffee carefully to a golden brown, accentuating its silky mouthfeel while still retaining its sweet berry-like qualities and vibrant acidity.

How’s that latte art going?

We formulated our Jack of all Trades blend to be easy to dial in, compliment a variety of milks without coagulation and yet still offer some dynamic flavour in the cup.

Turns out, tha Jack is master of something?

Hi everyone, and welcome to Hammer & Chips page!

Fueled by a desire to work with our hands, and the many moments and connections we've made over well-crafted cups of coffee, we bring a farm-to-cup experience to coffee enthusiasts and small businesses here in Alberta. ☕️

About eight years ago, the love for coffee and a college budget led us on a unique journey. We started by experimenting with roasting coffee in a popcorn maker right in our garage! Our aim was simple – to replicate the delicious flavors we enjoyed at our favorite roasters, but with a fresh, approachable taste that was affordable for our family.

Since then, this passion for coffee has only grown stronger. We've continued to learn and refine our craft, building relationships with talented importers and collaborating directly with coffee farmers in South America. Each cup you receive is a culmination of this dedication, a journey involving an average of seven passionate individuals – from the farmer who works tirelessly to perfect his harvest to the barista that uses their creativity to deliver a memorable tasting experience

We see coffee roasting as an opportunity to pay homage to this incredible journey, and that's something special we'd love to share with you.

Fun Fact: Coffee beans exit a roaster between ~200 - 225 ºC and require rapid cooling. Otherwise the beans will continue cooking post roast and those more volatile, delicate flavours and aromas developed can easily evaporate!

Rapid cooling is necessary lock in those desirable, tasty, characteristics!

The Sun Always Rises 🔨

Stay the course.

Single Origin Coffees: An Introduction ☕️

New Retailer! 🎉
ca specialize in home brewing and office equipment. This locally owned and operated Calgary shop was built from the ground up by people with decades of coffee experience – they’re pretty cool people too 🤝

As impressive as their storefront is, their e-commerce store is one of the largest in Canada. It offers a comprehensive selection of home barista equipment, espresso machines, and cafe supplies. ☕️


If your home machine isn’t cranking out coffee the same way it used to, their roster of techs will give it the tender loving care it deserves. 🔨


They’re also holding an event this Saturday. Join their “Coffee Chat,” which includes a tasting, discussions on coffee roasting, and more goodies with Marc from . - this is exactly the sort of thing Calgary needs - Don’t miss it! 📍


Always feel blessed here at Hammer to have these opportunities 🖤