orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2015 the unseen bean is a coffee roasting company 1 and caf in boulder colorado . gerry leary blind since birth started selling roasted coffee in 2004 2 and opened the retail caf in march 2007 . 3 leary who is also an advocate for the disabled 4 advertises blind roasted coffee to rouse interest in prospective customers . 3 leary runs the business and roasts coffee with the help of a guide dog who is also on the coffee s packaging 5 and talking thermometers and timers . 1 he gauges when the coffee beans are roasted by smell and hearing . 5 the unseen bean was featured in the 2008 top of the town issue of denver magazine 5280 . 6 leary received training and certification in roasting coffee from the coffee training institute and west coast specialty coffee company in san francisco california . 7 references edit a b shanley will 2005 04 14 . denver trade show helps blind entrepreneurs get dreams off ground . the denver post . retrieved 2009 04 02 . undaunted leary founded his own roasting company the unseen bean wallace alice 2007 05 29 . unseen bean expands to a retail front . daily camera . retrieved 2009 04 02 . most recently the unseen bean and leary s blind roasted coffee grew into its own coffee shop in the siena square building that s just north of pearl street on broadway a b forgrieve janet 2007 05 01 . independents serve rich blend . rocky mountain news . retrieved 2009 04 02 . leary blind since birth gave up a 40 year career as a self employed auto mechanic in 2001 . he has been roasting coffee beans using his other senses since 2003 beginning at home with small batches he sold to friends for 5 a bag dead link inside the tent the unseen bean . reuters . 2008 08 28 . retrieved 2009 04 03 . he speaks to inside the tent contributor lauren shannon about his advocacy work for the disabled as he serves up free coffee so that dnc bloggers can be wide awake and write like mad . a b sunshine rebecca 2007 10 09 . a blind roasted bean . retrieved 2009 04 02 . the unseen bean uses braille throughout the production process and the image of leary s guide dog midnight is on all the packaging for his coffee meyers cheryl july 2008 . 5280 . com july 2008 top of the town . 5280 . p. 2 . retrieved 2009 04 02 . armed with a talking roasting meter and what he calls blind roasted passion unseen bean owner gerry leary blind since birth brews some of the most deliciously complex roasts we ve tried ... maybe ever ashmore alice . the unseen bean the story of how passion outwits obstacles . retrieved 2009 04 03 . gerry eventually received training and certification as a master coffee roaster from the coffee training institute and west coast specialty coffee company in san francisco external links edit official website this us based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this colorado related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the unseen bean & oldid 665050862 categories american companies established in 2007coffee houses of the united statescompanies based in boulder coloradorestaurants established in 2007restaurants in coloradounited states restaurant stubscolorado stubshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010orphaned articles from june 2015all orphaned articlesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 june 2015 at 18 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view