More than a decade since it first launched, Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has announced the closure of his Rockin’ & Roastin’ Coffee line.
Kramer announced the news via a message shared to the coffee brand’s website on Friday (Nov. 29), citing “no realistic alternative” to its impending closure.
“To all of Rockin’ & Roastin”s loyal subscribers and my coffee loving fans along the way – It is with deep deep sadness that we have had to make the decision to close the business of Rockin & Roastin’ Coffee,” the message read.
After the years of working to recover from the devastation to our business from the impact of Covid, significant increases in the cost of doing business and the tragic, painful loss of my wife, Linda, there just is no realistic alternative but to close our proverbial doors.“
Kramer closed the post by noting that all orders received trough Saturday, Nov. 30 would be filled, but no orders will be taken thereafter.
Rockin’ & Roastin’ Coffee was first launched by Kramer in 2012 after years spent on the road as a touring musician and being subjected to copious cups of bad coffee.
“I set out to streamline my experiences and become a coffee expert,” he said. “I knew I had to come up with something that would satiate even the most discerning java enthusiast.
“After countless amounts of research (I might be an honorary chemist by now), sampling endless batches and hitting the presses in nearly every continent, my Rockin’ & Roastin’ Coffee dream was born. The result? Some of the finest, purest kick-ass coffee on the planet, sure to please the palate of any ‘coffee-sseur.’”
In 2013, Rockin’ & Roastin’ Coffee landed a hotel partnership deal, and in 2016, Joey Kramer‘s Rockin’ & Roastin’ Cafe opened its doors in North Attleboro, Mass., about 40 miles outside Aerosmith‘s birthplace of Boston.
The news comes just months after Aerosmith announced their retirement from touring amid Steven Tyler‘s ongoing vocal cord injury.
“We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side,” the group wrote in a message on social media in early August. “Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible. We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage.”
Aerosmith thanked their crew and team before concluding with a message to their fans. “A final thank you to you – the best fans on planet Earth. Play our music loud, now and always. Dream On. You’ve made our dreams come true,” they wrote.
