A few years ago we were visiting Nova Scotia and went out to see some art studios. One older artist, upon finding out we were from Massachusetts, exclaimed "Oh! my family is from Haverhill!" The fact that he pronounced it correctly drove the point home. We asked him when his family moved to Nova Scotia, expecting him to say that his parents immigrated or that he had aunts and uncles still living there, or something.

No, his answer to "when did your family move" was "1783." They were Tories fleeing the Revolution. So when he and some friends visited Boston not long before our trip to NS, they gave a quiet "Three Cheers for King George!"

But he still considered himself "to be from Haverhill."

George Howell is my go to, because I live near one of the shops. Tiny Arms in Lowell is really good too. I also have a soft spot for Barismo.

Different idea, but Cometeer is in Gloucester and came out of MIT. Basically frozen coffee pods, but amazing quality. And they use some great roasters nationwide. Snapchill does canned coffee and is based in Watertown.