Peter Brown, proprietor of Six Shooter Coffee will move his bean-roasting operation from Miles Road in Cleveland to the corner of East 161^st Street and Waterloo Road in the Collinwood neighborhood. Like so many proprietors of days gone by, he'll be living above the 900-square-foot shop, which will also house a storefront café.

"It's very old school and it's very efficient," says Brown, adding that the arrangement will allow him to focus solely on his fledgling venture. "I feel like that's the safest way to make the business work."

Scalish Construction is the contractor on the job and Cindy Wan is the architect. Northeast Shores Development Corporation is also assisting with the build out. The budget is confidential, although Brown did receive a grant, also confidential, from the Small Business Association.

Brown plans to have two hourly employees and a store manager, with tentative hours from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. The café will have bar seating along the front windows facing Waterloo and a few tables, accommodating between 26 to 36 customers. Six Shooter will be open as early as September and, Brown vows, no later than October.

The shop will offer an array of coffee options including pour overs, lattes, cappuccinos and espressos, with classic drip coffee for those in a rush. But however his customers prefer it, Brown takes his brew seriously.

"If you can think about coffee like some people think about wine, where different regions provide different flavor profiles," he says, "that's the approach that we're taking to coffee and I roast it to accentuate where it comes from." He describes one of his current batches from Bali as having notes of dark chocolate, pear and wafer.

With joe that lofty, it will come as no surprise that flavored syrups will be limited to chocolate, vanilla and honey.

"Personally, I am a purist," says Brown, "but I recognize that people like what they like."

A small menu will include items baked strictly off site, as the kitchen area at Six Shooter will be dedicated to bean roasting. Poison Berry Bakery, a purveyor of vegan treats, will be one of the food suppliers, although Brown may add others.

Six Shooter Coffee is also available The Grocery in Ohio City and Brown has a tentative agreement with Whole Foods to offer his beans in their forthcoming Rocky River store.

So, what's the story behind the name?

"I'm a little bit of a history buff," says Brown. "LBJ had a ranch where he served coffee and he called it 'six shooter coffee.'" Also, Brown's friends have been known to call him Pistol Pete.

"So it's a little bit of a nod to history and a little bit of a play on my name."

Brown is putting out a call to local artists interested in displaying their work at Six Shooter to contact him at for a possible commission/sale arrangement. He is available at 614-361-2437 or sixshootercoffee@gmail.com.