HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. — Something special's brewing at the Georgia National Fair this year. Pulaski Brewing Company is a Hawkinsville company serving up coffee all week long at the fair.
Owner Teresa Rolison believes all great things take time, including a great cup of coffee.
She and her husband do everything by hand, including roasting the beans, and bagging them.
They started in 2020 making coffee for themselves and their friends.
"We just wanted a good cup of coffee," she said. "So we had gotten a few beans and started trying to roast on a frying pan in our kitchen."
The frying pan coffee didn't pan out, but they kept trying and eventually got the equipment to roast beans in house. That's how Pulaski Brewing Company was born.
"We have our craft bags. And we wanna keep it as much to that, country home feel," Rolison said.
She said they pride themselves on being a small-batch roaster, and they want to keep it that way. They plan to open up a coffee-shop that also serves wine and beer in downtown Hawkinsville next year, but for now they sell products at 11 country stores across central Georgia, and online at their website.
You can also find their coffee being served hot and fresh at Hampton House Bakery.
"Our feedback from customers is that they love the taste, that it is a smooth taste and that people that don't normally drink black coffee will drink Pulaski Brewing," Hampton House Bakery Owner Christina Capelle said.
Rolison said her coffee is about more than just a drink - it's about creating a special feeling around a cup.
"Cozy, you just wanna snuggle up with a book kind of thing, and that's what I want, when you drink our coffee, that's what I want you to feel," Rolison said.
You can get her products at the Georgia Grown booths at the fair, where they'll have k-cups, whole beans, wine-infused coffee, and free samples a couple of the days.
She said from the beginning, they always wanted to use their coffee to do good.
"We started the coffee to give back to our community. Kind of like an outreach thing," Rolison said.
Rolison is proud that with her products, she gets to share her love of her hometown with others.