Marta and Kevin Sprague: Photos by Danny Fulgencio
When you hear the words “cold brew” what usually comes to mind? A tall, foaming glass of your favorite beer? Kicking back a cold one with friends?
What probably doesn’t come to mind is coffee. But Kevin and Marta Sprague, the creators of Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters in East Dallas, aim to change that.
The couple, who have been roasting coffee commercially in East Dallas for more than three years (and personally for more than a decade), has unleashed a new kind of coffee on Dallas.
Picture this: You’re hanging out at Luck in Trinity Groves, which at this point is the only place where the Noble Coyote Cold Brew Coffee is sold, and you’re craving something cold, refreshing and chock-full of caffeine.
They bring you a glass of an extra dark brew that’s chilled from the tap. It has a rich, creamy foam on top, just like a glass of beer. But it’s coffee.
The Spragues created this funky drink through the use of nitrogen, the chemical that gives creamy beers like Guinness a rich, tight head.
They began selling it at Luck about a year ago and have been marketing it to other locations as well.
“Thinking outside the box and playing around with stuff like that is a lot of fun,” Marta explains. “Coffee is a never ending educational journey.”
Soon, Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters will have the perfect space to show off their newest brews and whatever wacky concepts they brainstorm next.
The Spragues are opening a street-front roasting location near Fair Park.
Inside, the space will be set up more like a brewery — perhaps a roastery? — than a coffee shop. It’ll be a place where neighbors can watch and learn about the roasting process and sample some of the brews
The location will be at 819 Exposition, and they hope to open in December.
