Press
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Awards
DC Inno's 2019 Coolest Companies
Washington City Paper's 2019 Best of DC Reader's Poll - Best Coffee Shop - Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters
Washington Business Journal's Minority Business Leader Award 2019
DC Inno's 2018 50 on Fire - Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters
Washington City paper's 2018 Best of DC Reader's Poll - Best Coffee Shop - Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters
Forbes 30 Under 30 Food and Drink - Class of 2018
Washington City Paper's 2017 Best of DC Reader's Poll - Best Coffee Shop - Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters
Washington City Paper's 2016 Best of DC Reader's Poll - Best Coffee Shop - The Java Shack
The Sun Gazette 2016 Best of Arlington - Best Coffee Shop - The Java Shack
March 2021
How to Create the Perfect At-Home Coffee Bar
October 2020
Commonwealth Joe Commits to Safely Serving High-Quality Coffee for Offices
June 2019
How Nitro Became the Hottest Thing in Cold Coffee
May 2019
Commonwealth Joe Raises More Money
Commonwealth Joe Raises $4M In Funding To Invest In Kegerator Vending Machines
Help Yourself: Vending Tech Aims to Solve Keg Cold Brew's Cost Issues
Coffee Meets Tech: Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters Expands into Vending & Smart Kegerators.
February 2019
Pay to Pour - Commonwealth Joe introduces kegerator vending machines
January 2019
The 50 Best Coffee Stores in America
December 2018
All the Alcoholic Coffee Cocktails You Need To Get Through The Holidays (Huffington Post)
August 2017
Commonwealth Joe Snags $2.5 Million to Expand Nitro Cold Brew (Daily Coffee News)
Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters Taps Into $2.5 Million in Local Funding to Fuel Nitro Cold Brew Expansion (Global Newswire, Benzinga)
Local Coffee Company Lands $2.5 Million to Expand Cold Brew (Washington Business Journal)
Term Sheet -- Monday, August 21 (Fortune)
'Crystal City Passport' Encourages Residents to Explore Local Businesses (Arlington Patch)
Meet Some of DC's Most Eligible Bachelors with Adoptable Dogs with DC Refined (WJLA)
July 2017
Daily Newsletter: Drink (Eat Drink Lucky)
Commonwealth Joe: Not Your Average Daily Grind (Hungry Lobbyist)
Pentagon Row: Zip Trip: Commonwealth Joe (FOX5)
11 Cool Places to Caffeinate and Tea Up (Arlington Magazine)
June 2017
The Best Coffee Shops by Neighborhood in the DMV (DC Refinery)
New Coffee Trends to Keep You Caffeinated (NBC4 Washington)
May 2017
Cascara -- a soda made from coffee cherries -- could be this summer's 'it' drink (The Washington Post)
Commonwealth Joe May Have Scraped Together the Next 'Hot' Drink (Eater Washington DC)
Cascara Fizz: Find the coffee-tea-soda concoction at Commonwealth Joe (Northern Virginia Magazine)
April 2017
Best Real Estate Deals 2016––Best Residential: The Bartlett (Washington Business Journal)
Nurturing Sustainability Through Local Food: U.Va. Dining, Professors, Students Consider Sustainable Practices (The Cavalier Daily)
March 2017
New Student Space on the Corner, '1515,' Set to Open Friday (UVA Today)
January 2017
District of Coffee: DC Innovators Have Brewed a Craft Coffee Paradise (DCInno)
reSAWN’s Charred "Shou Sugi Ban" Captures Craftsmen Aesthetic In Commonwealth Joe (Top Wire News)
December 2016
Put These Nine Local Products In Your Basket at Shaw's Union Kitchen Grocery (Washington City Paper)
November 2016
Commonwealth Joe Spreads Its Roasted Riches With Impressive D.C. Flagship (Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine)
October 2016
Arlington: Generations of the Bean––Arlington Entrepreneurs Quit Their Day Jobs to Launch Coffee Shop (Connection)
Commonwealth Joe Now Open in Pentagon City (ARLNow)
New Coffee Shops Coming to Arlington and Falls Church (Arlington Magazine)
September 2016
Take a Construction Tour of Commonwealth Joe's, Bringing Coffee to Arlington (Eater DC)
Pentagon City is Getting a Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Bar (WTOP)
Podcast: Commonwealth Joe Co-Founder and CEO Robbie Peck (ARLNow)
Commonwealth Joe Comes into its Own with First Branded Coffee Shop (Washington Business Journal)
National Coffee Day with Commonwealth Joe (Channel 9 - Great Day Washington with Meaghan Mooney)
A Lesson in "Cupping" at Commonwealth Joe (Channel 9 - Great Day Washington with Meaghan Mooney)
Creative Cups of Joe (Channel 9 - Great Day Washington with Meaghan Mooney)'Commonwealth Joe' Coffee Shop Opens Flagship Location in Pentagon City (Arlington Patch)
This Coffee Shop is Bringing Pentagon City a Whole New Buzz (DC refined)
July 2016
5 Things to Look for at Del Ray’s Junction Bakery and Bistro (Washingtonian)
Junction Bakery + Bistro Brings 'Everything' Croissants, Homemade Energy Bars to Del Ray(Eater DC)
May 2016
Innovative Arlington-Area Restaurants (Arlington Magazine)
April 2016
Business Rx: These Coffee Makers Think Their Craft Should Be a Career, Not a Job. (Washington Post)
March 2016
Commonwealth Joe Coming to New Millennial-Friendly Apartment Development in Pentagon City (ARLNow)
More Details on Commonwealth Joe’s New ‘Flagship’ Location in Pentagon City (ARLNow)
More Coffee for Arlington, More Ramen for Chinatown (Eater DC)
Mitchell Schear Is Our Guide As We Tour the Largest Apartment Project in Arlington (Washington Business Journal)
January 2016
Made In Arlington | Commonwealth Joe (Arlington County)
April 2015
Commonwealth Joe Supports Sustainable Transportation (Arlington Transportation Partners)
December 2014
Java Shack Owner to Say Goodbye After Nearly Two Decades (Washington Business Journal)
September 2014
NBC News4 Midday Nitro Cold Brew Story (NBC News4 Midday)