Sales of cold brew coffee have exploded over recent years and are projected to grow even strong over the next decade. Its popularity is at least partially due to its cold water brewing process. The process takes several hours but produces a desirable smooth and silky taste without the bitterness of other styles of coffee. It differs from iced coffee which is essentially regularly brewed coffee poured over ice.
You’re not alone if you are seeking a new cold brew coffee brand or are curious about what is out there at stores. Here are several cold brew options for you to consider. We included a couple of iced coffee brands considering many people enjoy both cold brew and iced coffee.
Cold Brew & Iced Coffee Brands
Califia Farms
Find It: in stores, califiafarms.com, amazon.com
Califia Farms specializes in plant-based dairy products. This includes many of its cold brew coffee products that feature dairy alternatives as ingredients such as oat and almond milk. Califia uses coffee beans that are primarily sourced from Ethiopia and South America.
These are the cold brew coffee products made by the company:
- Blonde Roast Black Coffee
- Espresso with Almond Milk
- Vanilla Latte with Almond Milk
- Salted Caramel with Almond Milk
- Mocha with Almond Milk
- Black & White with Oat Milk
- Medium Roast Pure Black Coffee
- Caramel Oat Latte with Oat Milk
- Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- Black Mushroom Cold Brew
- Espresso Nitro Draft Latte with Oat Milk
- Salted Caramel Nitro Draft Latte with Oat Milk
Caribou
Find It: cariboucoffee.com, amazon.com
You were likely first introduced to Caribou Coffee by visiting one of its coffeehouses. The company got its start in 1992 when its first location was opened in Edina, Minnesota. It now has over 700 locations in the U.S. and internationally. In August 2021, Caribou merged with Panera Bread and Einstein Bagels to form Panera Brands.
Caribou makes these cold brew coffee products:
- Original Crafted Cold Brew (11.5 fl. oz. cans)
- Black Coffee Cold Brew (11.5 fl. oz. cans)
- Vanilla Crafted Cold Brew (11.5 fl. oz. cans)
Cafe Agave
Find It: in stores, shop.cafeagave.com
Cafe Agave is a spiked cold brew coffee containing 12.5% alcohol/volume. The drinks are made with 100% Arabica coffee beans which contain natural caffeine. They are read to dink and enjoy being sold in pre-mixed cans. The cans are sold in 4-packs
Cafe Agave makes these spiked cold brew coffee flavors:
- Caffe Mocha
- Salted Caramel
- Espresso Shot
- Vanilla Cinnamon
Chameleon
Find It: in stores
Chameleon was launched in 2010 in Austin, Texas by Steve Williams and Chris Campbell. Its cold-brewed coffee is organic and specialty grade that is available in ready-to-drink and concentrate varieties. Nestle, the food and drink manufacturing giant, owns a majority stake in the company as of 2017.
Cans & Bottles
- Cafe Latte Whole Milk Latte (11 fl. oz. can)
- Cinnamon Dolce Whole Milk Latte (11 fl. oz. can)
- Dark Chocolate Latte with Oat Milk (11 fl. oz. can)
- Maple Oat Milk Latte (11 fl. oz. can)
- Espresso Smooth Black (10 fl. oz. bottle)
- Mexican Cold Brew Coffee (10 fl. oz. bottle)
- Smooth Black Cold Brew Coffee (10 fl. oz. bottle)
- Vanilla Cold Brew Coffee (10 fl. oz. bottle)
46 Oz. Bottles – Pour & Enjoy
- Espresso Roast Unsweetened Black Cold Brew
- Vanilla Cold Brew
- Medium Roast Unsweetened Black Cold Brew
- Pumpkin Spice Oat Milk Latte
- Peppermint Mocha with Oat Milk Latte
Concentrates
- Black Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- Caramel Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- Cinnamon Vanilla Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- Espresso Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- Mocha Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- New Orleans Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- Chrro Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- Vanilla Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
Chobani
Find It: in stores
Chobani has evolved into one of America’s great Greek-style yogurt companies since it began in 2005. Go down the dairy aisle in just about any major U.S. grocery store and you will it.
However, the company has recently started to expand its product line. Oat milk and coffee creamers were fresh additions in 2019 and Chobani introduced ready-to-drink cold brew coffee in 2021.
The company makes the following three cold brew coffee flavors made with 100% Arabica beans:
- Pure Black (32 fl. oz.)
- Cold Brew Coffee with Oatmilk (32 fl. oz.)
- Cold Brew Coffee with Sweet Creamer (32 fl. oz.)
- Cold Brew Coffee with Vanilla Creamer (32 fl. oz.)
Dunkin’
Find It: in stores, amazon.com
Dunkin’ is known as a popular quick-service restaurant chain known for its coffee and doughnuts. The chain is particularly popular in New England where Dunkin’ started in the 1950s. It has well over 12,000 locations in the U.S. and numerous countries.
Dunkin’ in a partnership with Coca-Cola started producing ready-to-drink iced coffee around 2017. The bottled beverages are available in these flavors and sizes:
Bottles – 13.7 fl. oz
- French Vanilla
- Original
- Mocha
- Girl Scout Coconut Caramel
- Girl Scout S’Mores
- Girl Scout Thin Mints
Bottles – 48 fl. oz.
- Original
- Unsweetened
- Vanilla
Bottles – 40 fl. oz.
- Caramel
Grady’s Cold Brew
Find It: in stores, gradyscoldbrew.com, amazon.com
According to Grady’s, its coffee is a combination of cold brew coffee, chicory (Endive plant root), and spices that create a smooth and delicious blend. It’s a New Orleans-style of coffee that offers a naturally sweet flavor with minimal ingredients.
Grady’s makes these cold brew coffee items:
Concentrates
- New Orleans Style (32 fl. oz bottle)
- French Vanilla (32 fl. oz bottle)
- Lil’ Easy (8 fl. oz. bottle)
- Cocoa Mocha (32 fl. oz bottle)
Box Coffee
- New Orleans Style (169 oz. box, 42 servings)
Bean Bags (Pounch with a Spout)
- New Orleans Style
- Decaf New Orleans Style
Bean Bag Can (4 Bean Bags Per Can)
- New Orleans Style
- Decaf New Orleans Style
Grady’s also makes various bean bag bundles, bean bag cold brew kits, and more. See the website link above for more details.
High Brew Coffee
Find It: in stores, amazon.com
The founder and CEO of High Brew is David Smith. Prior to starting this cold brew coffee brand, he spent a decade building an ice tea brand with a business partner.
The ice tea company was sold, which gave Smith the time to sail the seas with his family. The idea for High Brew came at sea while Smith and his wife were enjoying homemade cold brew coffee.
High Brew produces the following ready-to-drink cold brew coffees made with 100% Arabica, Direct Trade beans:
- Triple Shot – Black (11 fl. oz. can)
- Triple Shot – Vanilla Bean (11 fl. oz. can)
- Triple Shot – Espresso (11 fl. oz. can)
- Holiday – Peppermint Mocha (8 fl. oz. can)
- Black & Bold (8 fl. oz. can)
- Bourbon Vanilla Latte with Coconut & Cashew Milk (7 fl. oz. can)
- Toasted Coconut Latte with Coconut & Cashew Milk (7 fl. oz. can)
- Nitro Sweet Cream Cold Brew (10 fl. oz. can)
- Nitro Black Coffee (10 fl. oz. can)
- Creamy Cappuccino + Protein (8 fl. oz. can)
- Mexican Vanilla (8 fl. oz. can)
- Double Espresso (8 fl. oz. can)
- Dark Chocolate Mocha (8 fl. oz. can)
International Delight
Find It: in stores
International Delight was launched by Dean Foods (WhiteWave) in 1987 and quickly became one of the leading non-dairy coffee creamers next to Coffee-Mate. Since 2016, International Delight has been owned by Danone.
In addition to creamers, the company makes a variety of ready-to-drink iced coffee products. Here is what they offer:
- Mocha (64 fl. oz. carton, 15 fl. oz. can)
- Caramel Macchiato (64 fl. oz. carton)
- Vanilla (64 fl. oz. carton, 15 fl. oz. can)
- Reese’s (64 fl. oz. carton)
- Hershey’s Chocolate Caramel (64 fl. oz. carton)
- Mocha Light (64 fl. oz. carton)
- Caramel Macchiato Light (64 fl. oz. carton, 15 fl. oz. can)
- Oreo (15 fl. oz. can)
Jot
Find It: jot.co, amazon.com
Jot makes concentrated coffee products that are 20 times stronger than regular coffee. It is designed to be mixed with water or milk.
A tablespoon of Jot mixed with your desired liquid is all that is needed to produce a cup of coffee. So, one of its 6.8 fl. oz. concentrates makes 14 cups of coffee.
Jot makes these concentrated coffee products:
- Original (6.8 fl. oz. bottle, makes 14 cups)
- Dark (6.8 fl. oz. bottle, makes 14 cups)
La Colombe
Find It: in stores, lacolombe.com, amazon.com
La Colombe began in 1994 in Philadelphia as a coffee roasting company/cafe. The co-founder, Todd Carmichael, undoubtedly knows how to make excellent coffee despite feeling like a fraud when he started. He worked at Starbucks in its earlier days during the 1980s and even moved to Europe to learn the art of coffee roasting before starting La Colombe.
La Colombe makes these cold brews and related coffee products:
Cans
- Nitro Cold Brew – Extra Bold (9 fl. oz. can)
- Cold Brew Brazilian Coffee – Black & Unsweetened (9 fl. oz. can)
- Cold Brew Columbian Coffee (9 fl. oz. can)
- Double Draft Latte (9 fl. oz. can)
- Vanilla Draft Latte (9 fl. oz. can)
- Caramel Draft Latte (9 fl. oz. can)
- Mocha Draft Latte (9 fl. oz. can)
- Triple Shot Draft Latte (9 fl. oz. can)
- Oatmilk Draft Latte – Vanilla (9 fl. oz. can)
- Oatmilk Draft Latte – Original (9 fl. oz. can)
Concentrate
- Cold Brew Concentrate (32 oz. bottle makes 16, 8 oz. cold brew coffees)
Fride Packs – 1 Gallon
- Extra Bold
- Dark-Medium Roast
Peet’s
Find It: in stores, amazon.com
This coffee brand was launched in 1966 by Alfred Peet in Berkley, California. Alfred initially learned about coffee while working at his father’s coffee company in the Netherlands. He later worked in London for the tea company Twinings, as a tea taster in Indonesia, and as a coffee importer in San Francisco.
As an importer, Peet learned that the coffee offered to consumers in America was subpar. This inspired him to bring Americans better coffee through his first coffee shop near the University of California.
Peet’s makes these products that are certainly worth a try:
Iced Espresso
- Black & White Iced Espresso
- Vanilla Latte Iced Espresso
- Caramel Macchiato Iced Espresso
- Mocha Iced Espresso
Blended Coffee
- Chocolate Truffle
- Caramel Dulce
- Vanilla Creme
- Coffee & Cream
Rise Brewing Co.
Find It: risebrewingco.com, amazon.com
Rise Brewing is one of the newer brands of cold brew coffee. It launched in 2015 out of a restaurant in Brooklyn and became the first nitro cold brew in tap form in New York City. While this cold brew coffee is a new player in a growing market, its coffee is often regarded by many as one of the best in the category.
These are the cold brew and related coffee products made by Rise:
Organic Nitro Coffee
- Original Black – Nitro Cold Brew (7 fl. oz. can)
- Oat Milk Vanilla – Nitro Cold Brew (7 fl. oz. can)
- Oat Milk Latte – Nitro Cold Brew (7 fl. oz. can)
- Oat Milk Mocha – Nitro Cold Brew (7 fl. oz. can)
Organic Cold Brew Multi-Serve
- Original Black – Cold Brew (32 fl. oz. carton)
- Oat Milk Latte – Cold Brew (32 fl. oz. carton)
- Oat Milk Mocha – Cold Brew (32 fl. oz. carton)
- Oat Milk Vanilla Latte – Cold Brew (32 fl. oz. carton)
Starbucks
Find It: in stores,
It all began in 1971 at Seattle’s Pike Place Market when Starbucks first opened. It is now the largest coffeehouse business in the world with well over 32,000 stores globally.
While most readers are well educated about what Starbucks locations have to offer, we suspect that many readers aren’t as familiar with the company’s cold brew products sold at grocery stores. Here is what they offer:
Cold Brew At Home
- Cold Brew Multi-Serve Concentrate – Signature Black Medium Roast (32 fl. oz. carton)
- Cold Brew Single-Serve Concentrate Signature Black Medium Roast (6 pods)
- Cold Brew Multi-Serve Concentrate – Caramel Dolce (32 fl. oz. carton
- Cold Brew Multi-Serve Concentrate – Madagascar Vanilla (32 fl. oz. carton)
- Cold Brew Single-Serve Concentrate – Caramel Dolce (6 pods)
Iced Espresso & Coffee
- Caramel Macchiato (40 fl. oz. bottle)
- Vanilla Latte (40 fl. oz. bottle)
- Unsweetened Dark Roast Iced Coffee (48 fl. oz. bottle)
- Unsweetened Premium Medium Roast Iced Coffee (48 fl. oz. bottle)
- Unsweetened Blonde Roast Iced Coffee (48 fl. oz. bottle)
Cans & Bottles – Single Serve
- Frappuccino Vanilla Iced Coffee (13.7 fl. oz. bottle)
- Frappuccino Mocha Iced Coffee (13.7 fl. oz. bottle)
- Frappuccino Caramel Iced Coffee (13.7 fl. oz. bottle)
- Frappuccino Brown Butter Cold Brew Coffee (13.7 fl. oz. bottle)
- Frappuccino Toasted White Chocolate Cold Brew (13.7 fl. oz. bottle)
Doubleshot Energy Coffee
- Doubleshot Energy Coffee – Vanilla (15 fl. oz. can)
- Doubleshot Energy Coffee (15 fl. oz. can)
- Doubleshot Energy Coffee – Mocha (15 fl. oz. can)
- Doubleshot Energy Coffee – White Chocolate (15 fl. oz. can)
- Doubleshot Energy Coffee – Hazelnut (15 fl. oz. can)
Tripleshot Energy Coffee
- Tripleshot Energy – French Vanilla (15 fl. oz. can
- Tripleshot Energy – Zero Sugar Vanilla (15 fl. oz. can)
- Tripleshot Energy – Zero Sugar (15 fl. oz. can)
- Tripleshot Energy – Mocha (15 fl. oz. can)
- Tripleshot Energy – Caramel (15 fl. oz. can)
Nitro Cold Brew
- Unsweetened Nitro Cold Brew (9.6 fl. oz. can)
- Dark Caramel Nitro Cold Brew (9.6 fl. oz. can)
- Vanilla Sweet Cream Nitro Cold Brew (9.6 fl. oz. can)
- Splash of Sweet Cream Nitro Cold Brew (9.6 fl. oz. can)
Glass Bottles
- Unsweetened (11 fl. oz.)
- Vanilla Sweet Cream (11 fl. oz.)
STōK
Find It: in stores, amazon.com
STōK is a cold brew coffee brand owned by Danone. They make multi-serve and single-serve bottles of coffee made “low & slow” as expected from a cold brew. All of its coffee is made using Arabica beans.
One of its unique products is its Espresso Creamed Protein Cold Brew, which contains 16 grams of casein protein per 12 fl. oz. serving. It also has 120 mg of caffeine per serving. It could be considered for a pre or post-workout drink but be aware of its 19 grams of sugar (13 grams added).
Here are the cold brew products made by STōK:
- Unsweet Black Cold Brew (13.7 & 48 fl. oz. bottles)
- Unsweet Extra Bold Cold Brew (48 fl. oz. bottle)
- Espresso Creamed Protein Cold Brew (48 fl. oz. bottle)
- Vanilla Black Cold Brew (13.7 fl. oz. bottle)
- Bright & Mellow Black Cold Brew (48 fl. oz. bottle)
- Not Too Sweet Black Cold Brew (13.7 & 48 fl. oz. bottles)
- Not Too Sweet Mocha Cold Brew (13.7 fl. oz. bottle)
Stumptown
Find It: stumptowncoffee.com, amazon.com
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is owned by Peet’s Coffee/JAB Holdings. It sells its products at retail and the company also operates three cafes in Portland.
Stumptown’s cold brew coffees are available made with dairy or Oatly. They also make a drink called Strange Magic made from cascara (dried fruit from the coffee plant).
Here are Stumptown’s cold brew beverages:
Cold Brew with Oatly
- Original Cold Brew (11 fl. oz. carton)
- Chocolate Cold Brew (11 fl. oz. carton)
- Horchata Cold Brew (11 fl. oz. carton)
Cold Brew With Dairy
- Chocolate Cold Brew with Cream & Sugar (11 fl. oz. carton)
- Original Cold Brew with Cream & Sugar (11 fl. oz. carton)
Cascara
- Strange Magic Cascara Soda
Super Coffee
Find It: drinksupercoffee.com, amazon.com
Super Coffee was developed as an alternative to the sugary and artificial ingredient coffee products out there. The coffee is designed to taste great and make you feel great by producing positive energy.
For example, its Vanilla Latte contains zero added sugar, 10 grams of protein, and a nice dose of caffeine at 200 mg per 12 fl. oz. serving.
Super Coffee makes these ready-to-drink coffees:
Super Coffee
- Caramel Latte (12 fl. oz. bottle)
- Hazelnut Latte (12 fl. oz. bottle)
- Mocha Latte (12 fl. oz. bottle)
- Vanilla Latte (12 fl. oz. bottle)
- White Chocolate Peppermint (12 fl. oz. bottle)
- Coconut Mocha (12 fl. oz. can)
- French Vanilla (12 fl. oz. can)
- Sweet Cream (12 fl. oz. can)
Super Espresso
- Caramel (6 fl. oz. can)
- Triple Shot (6 fl. oz. can)
- Vanilla (6 fl. oz. can)
Cold Brew
- Black Unsweetened
Wandering Bear
Find It: in stores
Wandering Bear specializes in making organic coffee from coffee beans that come from Peru, Nicaragua, and Mexico. The company was founded in 2014 by Ben Gordan and Matthew Bachmann who developed the business idea while friends at Columbia Business School. One of the company’s unique products is its boxed cold brew coffee that is refrigerated similar to boxed wine like Black Box or Franzia.
These are all of Wandering Bear’s cold brew coffee products:
Cold Brew Boxes (96 fl. oz., 16 Glasses of Coffee)
- Straight Black
- Vanilla
- Caramel
- Hazelnut
- Mocha
- Decaf Black
Cartons
- Straight Black (11 & 32 fl. oz. cartons)
**Check the manufacturers’ website for the latest flavors and products.***
