Gay Coffee Offers More Ways to Warm Your Holidays

WILLIAMSBURG, Mass., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gay Coffee, which debuted at this year's Castro Street Fair on October 2, announced new merchandise to complement the company's delicious, hand-roasted coffee celebrating gay history and culture and enhance holiday gift guides with kitsch, camp and quality.

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WHO: Gay Coffee, a gay owned and operated coffee company founded by independent coffee roaster Melissa Krueger.

WHAT: Adds limited quantity of tins and mugs to its five hand-roasted coffee blends for purchase at www.gaycoffee.com

To download images of the holiday gift items, please visit: http://www.gaycoffee.com/press/

According to Gay Coffee founder Melissa Krueger, "From Facebook fans to emails from around the world, we are humbled by the connection our customers make with Gay Coffee every day. For me, it's been the journey of a lifetime, allowing me to blend my passion for roasting coffee with support for my community."

PRODUCTS FOR SALE:

Gay Coffee Tins – Tastefully packaged in brushed-metal tins with Gay Coffee labels

Gay Coffee Mugs – Two different mugs, each featuring the Gay Coffee logo and an unambiguous message: "Wake Up, Bitch!" and "Wake up and taste the gay!"

Five delicious Gay Coffee hand-roasted blends:

• Stone Butch Breakfast Blend – A classic blend of medium roasted beans from the highlands of Guatemala. Full bodied, slightly dry, with a hint of fruit and chocolate in the finish.  
• Good Morning Mary! – A blend of medium and darker roasted beans shows off a caramel sweetness through a classic American roast style.  
• Red Hanky Roast – Gay Coffee's strongest, heartiest brew. Slightly smoky, mild acidity, exceptional body with roasted nut and earth tones.
• Second Date –  African and Central American beans combine to make a deep and very full bodied brew.  
• Weekend Pass – Ethiopian Harrar and Sidamo beans show off the  lemon, citrus and berry tones of natural processed beans from this famous coffee growing region.  We add a dark roasted Sumatran to perfect this sweet, deep and tangy roast.
  

All Gay Coffee roasts are fairly traded and organically sourced, respecting coffee growing partners, and the planet's health, with 1% of all profits donated to the LGBT Task Force. 

WHEN: Available today while quantities last

WHERE: www.gaycoffee.com – for images of products, please visit: http://www.gaycoffee.com/press/

MEDIA CONTACT:

For more information about Gay Coffee and to arrange an interview or private tasting with owner Melissa Krueger, please contact:

Melissa Krueger 
Gay Coffee Company 
413-282-8GAY         
[email protected]                                             
                                                                      

SOURCE Gay Coffee