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About Us
We are Creature Coffee
Every day, we get to share exceptional coffees with wonderful humans. That’s what makes us smile the big smiles.
After all, we love all creatures. In all their glorious shapes, sizes, and colors.
As self-proclaimed coffee geeks, we started Creature Coffee with one (or is it three?) missions in mind - to source and roast exceptional coffee, to keep it honest, approachable, and fun, and to uplift our community by bringing smiles all across town.
We play with specialty coffee.
Sweet, flavorful, interesting coffee.
Sourced from some of the most skilled coffee producers on the planet kinda coffee.
We find and celebrate coffee producers who are growing some insanely tasty coffee varietals, pushing the boundaries on processing methods, and doing what's right for their environment along the way. We want to share their fruits, their flavors, and their story with you. And somewhere along the line, we’d love to share a smile or belly giggle along the way.
Director of Coffee
Bud (they/them) has been in the coffee game for 8 years. They have a wealth of coffee knowledge and is the person behind our tasty coffee and warm smiles!
Bud loves vintage clothes, thrifting with their wife, bird watching, and listening (loudly!) to soul and disco. If you see Bud out and about...give them a high five!
Bud Taliaferro
Director of Events
Megan (she/her) organizes all our events from start to finish and she does it so, so smoothly. She's also a badass barista!
Megan once won a gaming comp and loves all food and traveling to pretty much anywhere!
If you see Megan out and about, make sure to check out her amazing forever changing, super cute nails!
Megan Chang
Director of Operations
Weber (he/him) is possibly the most charming, charismatic barista on the planet! When Weber isn't making dreamy coffee and dropping THE BEST dad jokes, he regularly wears a spacesuit while playing his guitars in @Lasso.Band.
Loving all things golf, he relishes the time he once made Scottie Scheffler an English Breakfast Tea.
Matt Weber
Lead Barista
Michael (he/him) makes a mean espresso and is possibly the happiest human we've ever seen.
Michael is our resident nerd when it comes to geoppolitics, starwars, and existential dread and he keeps us entertained with endless stories of his adorable pup, Sheila Harvey the Hurricane Dingo.
Michael Molina
Lead Barista
Shelbey (she/her) is the ultimate perfectionist barista who enjoys cinnamon a little too much!
Shelbey is also the barista face for Creature and featured in our latest photoshoot. She's also the creative genius behind some of our more entertaining social media posts. When Shelbey is not busy stacking tulips, she has been known to jump out of planes.
Shelbey Pena
Lead Barista
Emily (she/her) is proud to call El Paso home—though we're glad she's now sharing her coffee passion here in Austin.
Beyond being a Latte Art Throwdown winner, she enjoys doodling, cozy video games like Stardew Valley, and she has an unhealthy obsession with Hello Kitty, Slice of Life anime, graphic novels, and comics.
Emily Vaquera
Lead Barista
When he's not making art on your latte, Chris also creates art that cannot be drunk! Check his studio and masterpieces paintings here and find out where his current works are on view.
Chris grew up in Philippines until he was 13 before moving to the States and has now travelled to 5 continents. Always smiling, always charming, Chris is renowned for his insanely quick bar flow, legendary backpacking stories and positive energy.
Chris Miller
Founder / CEO
Michael (he/him) founded the original Creature Coffee cafe in east Austin in 2019, making a name for himself as the barista with the best accent in all of Austin.
He's the guy you should speak to if you have weird, esoteric questions about coffee or appreciate a solid 90 minutes of Premiership football.
Michael Craig
Co-Founder / CMO
Ben (he/him) is Michael's partner at Creature Coffee roasting.
Ben previously worked in craft beer with the likes of The Bruery and Third Window Brewing. These days he can be seen around Austin making blingy bolo ties, walking his dog, Babka, or cooking international cuisine for his friends.
Benjamin Weiss
Branding & Design Wizard
Aleksandra (she/her) is a miracle sent from a land of rainbows and whimsy. She is the creative genius behind our little creatures and sparkly colors. She also happens to drink more coffee than Michael and Benjamin combined.
Check her website out and admire her works.
Alesandra Apaza
