Megadeth bassist and Minnesota native David Ellefson has brewed up quite a side career.

Early last year he opened Ellefson Coffee Co. in his hometown of Jackson. He befriended a local coffee shop owner, Susan Reiter, and worked with her to create a signature blend dubbed Urban Legend. His line now features five different selections, including Roast in Peace and Kenya Thrash.

In January, he launched Combat Blood and Bullets Cabernet, a California Cabernet, and Combat Hard Cider, which is infused with Ellefson Coffee.

Ellefson’s latest creation is Urban Legend Coffee Stout, a collaboration with Sioux Falls microbrewery Hydra Beer Company. And he’ll be in Minneapolis this weekend to promote it, with meet-and-greets planned at 2 p.m. Saturday at Down in the Valley and 2 p.m. Sunday at Know Name Records.

“It’s always fun to get out and meet the fans, especially when I can get back home to the Midwest. Minnesota always shows us a great time,” Ellefson said in a news release. “We’ve launched a lot of exciting new things this year, and it’s really great to get out and meet fans, spread the word and get their feedback.”

Ellefson, 53, was born and raised in Jackson, located near the Iowa border, just under three hours southwest of St. Paul. While he now lives in Arizona, Ellefson has kept ties to Jackson and has returned many times over the past year for events at his coffeehouse.

The coffee, wine, beer, cider and brick-and-mortar store are part of Ellefson’s burgeoning record label and production company, Ellefson Music Productions. He launched it in 2015 with an EP from Doll Skin, an all-female, pop-punk band from Phoenix. The label has grown and now represents nearly three dozen bands, including emerging acts and established rock and metal musicians like Mark Slaughter, Ron Keel, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses) and Chuck Mosley (Faith No More).

Ellefson co-founded Megadeth in 1983 with guitarist David Mustaine, shortly after Mustaine was fired from an early version of Metallica. While Megadeth’s membership has changed over the years – about two dozen musicians have cycled through the live and studio lineups – Ellefson has stuck with the group longer than anyone else beyond Mustaine. (He sat out the latter half of the ’00s due to a contract dispute.) Megadeth continues to maintain a busy schedule and plans to record their 16th album later this year.

For more on Ellefson’s growing empire – or to preorder his upcoming signature artist roasts from Skid Row, Autograph and Queensryche’s Michael Wilton – see ellefsoncoffeeco.com.