Our Story
It all started in Alaska, a land where the mountains touch the clouds, the winters are long, and coffee stands sit on nearly every street corner. Coffee was more than just a drink. It was a daily source of warmth in the middle of the cold and darkness.
When the owners moved to Alabama in 2021, they brought their love of coffee with them. They missed the little coffee stands back home, and they wanted to build something that would feel just as friendly and familiar for their new neighbors.
They found a perfect corner for their coffee shack, and purchased it in May of 2021. Then they started dreaming about what would happen in their little coffee house, and began testing recipes for what would become the Creme Brew Lait menu. But they still needed a name.
The name Creme Brew Lait came to the owners one cold December night over a holiday creme brulee dessert. It sounded warm, sweet, and welcoming. The name stuck.
After months of building delays, permits, health inspections, and staff training, Creme Brew Lait finally opened its windows in January 2023, with an official business license, a lot of caffeinated optimism, and a simple idea:
“Snob coffee without the attitude.”
And so the adventure began.
All drinks are crafted with high-quality ingredients: coffee sourced from Sidama, Ethiopia, reverse osmosis filtered and minerally-balanced water, pure cane sugar syrups, ceremonial grade matcha, and the owner’s favorite teas & chais. They also offer real-fruit smoothies, a small variety of food, and uncaffeinated beverages.
Since opening, Creme Brew Lait has added house-made gelato, and event catering to it’s list of offerings. Local fans rave about their list of specials – both rotating monthly specials and house staples.
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