Aerial Resupply Coffee

Mike runs Aerial Resupply out of Charlottesville and names his coffees after the kind of work most people only see in news footage. Firewatch. Cavalry. Spectre. Tripoli Roast. The packaging tells you immediately who this is for: veterans, military families, and the people who want their coffee money to track back to that world. A cut of the business goes to 22toZero, the suicide-prevention nonprofit. None of this is window dressing. It is the spine of the operation.

The lineup is built around named blends rather than chasing single-origin micro lots. Firewatch is a 100% Colombian medium, the workhorse. Cavalry pushes the caffeine for people who need more from a cup. Spectre runs darker. Christmas Kitty rotates in seasonally. The decaf gets unusually strong love from one customer who called it the best they have had, which is a rare thing to say about decaf and worth flagging. Sample packs are the smart entry point if you cannot decide.

The storefront is the catch. As of now it is set up for pickup and bag sales, not for sitting and sipping. Mike has talked about changing that, but if you drive over hoping for a barista pulling shots and a corner to read in, you will be disappointed. Treat it as a roastery you can walk into, talk to the owner at, and leave with beans for the week. The owner-led service is part of what people keep coming back for. You ask a question, you get an answer from the person who roasted the bag in your hand.

For anyone who likes the theme and wants Colombian-leaning medium roasts with some heat behind the brand, this is a clean fit. For anyone looking purely for a cafe experience, look elsewhere until the seating shows up.