Jude’s is a locally independently owned coffee house serving fresh roasted coffee and espresso drinks.

 In 1773, when King George levied a heavy tax on tea, angry settlers turned to coffee, causing coffee’s popularity in America to soar. With the dawn of the nineteenth century, Brazil emerged as the world's foremost coffee producer. Even today, Brazil and much of the neighboring Latin American countries still supply about 65% of the world's coffee.

 Coffee has played an important role in American culture, keeping the cowboy's warm on the frontier, and was a staple of soldiers in both world wars. In fact, coffee was in such demand during WWII rationing, that an active black market developed.

Today, coffee continues to play an important role in American and other cultures around the world, helping hundreds of millions of people begin each day………..  

And now you know!