Alexander Alusheff

Lansing State Journal

DEWITT – How does a coconut cream coffee with honey and vanilla extract sound?

Or Colombian roasted coffee with peanut butter?

Those are two of the coffee cocktails that will be served at The Crafted Bean in downtown DeWitt, which is slated to open next week.

The 1950’s-themed coffee shop, located at 116 N. Bridge St., will serve six coffee blends. Each cost around $6.

While the cocktails are non-alcoholic, owner Justin Hartig wanted to mirror the craft brew pub scene by making creative mixtures of coffee, from sweet to savory.

The Crafted Bean will also have a stage for live music and a record exchange with a take-one-leave-one policy. In the spring, Hartig also plans to add a patio in the back, which he will call the “coffee garden.”

There will also be a subscription service that allows people to buy coffee grounds from regional roasters at the shop.

“I want this to be the staple where people go for upscale coffee,” Hartig said. “I want it to be edgy too.”

Alexander Alusheff is a reporter at the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at (517) 388-5973 or aalusheff@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @alexalusheff.