AC Development, the team behind Clayworks, a redevelopment backed by the Coors family in Golden, has secured Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters as its first retail tenant within the mixed-use district. Spanning six city blocks in historic downtown Golden, Clayworks will bring together office space, shops, dining, residential apartments, and a future boutique hotel, creating a vibrant destination for residents, visitors and businesses alike.
Sweet Bloom is set to open in fall 2026 and will be the company’s fourth Colorado location, joining existing cafés in Arvada, Lakewood and Westminster. The new, 2,367-square-foot concept with a 550-square-foot patio will open on the ground floor of The Pottery, an office building that will soon serve as the global headquarters of CoorsTek and other office tenants.
The Pottery is one of two office buildings within Clayworks. Both buildings are adaptively reused and preserve elements of the former Coors Porcelain Company, which later became CoorsTek’s manufacturing facilities. Upon completion, the two buildings will total approximately 270,000 square feet of office space. The Pottery is slated to open in Q3 2026, with additional phases of the project to follow, including more than 500 multifamily units, a 160-room boutique hotel, a parking garage, additional offices and additional retail space, with Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters as the first tenant announced.
Sweet Bloom’s arrival has been nearly five years in the making, as CoorsTek Co-CEO Jonathan Coors, longtime customer of the brand, first approached Sweet Bloom’s owners, Andy Sprenger and Eric Yochim, in the early stages of planning and has since worked closely with the Sweet Bloom team to bring the partnership to fruition.
“From the beginning of Clayworks, my family and the AC Development team wanted partners who reflect the values of craftsmanship and community,” Jonathan Coors, CEO of CoorsTek, said. “Sweet Bloom has been part of our lives for years, so bringing them into the project felt like a natural extension of that relationship. From the earliest stages of planning, they stood out as the right partner to help set the tone for a community-driven destination in Golden.”
Sweet Bloom was recently recognized on The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops list, ranking No. 43 in the North America, Central America and Caribbean region category of the global awards program. The recognition reflects Sweet Bloom’s role in shaping Colorado’s specialty coffee scene and advancing a “fourth wave” approach that emphasizes agricultural origin and flavor clarity. The company also donates 1% of sales to the communities where it lives, works and sources coffee.
“We are always looking for spaces that are thoughtfully created to foster community and connection among neighbors, businesses and residents,” Eric Yochim, owner of Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, said. “The Coors family, longtime customers of Sweet Bloom, approached us to share the vision for Clayworks in Golden, and it immediately felt like a rare opportunity we could not pass up. We are excited to bring our hospitality-driven approach and producer-focused coffee to Clayworks.”
Sweet Bloom’s design within Clayworks reflects the site’s manufacturing history. For more than 100 years, the property was home to Coors Porcelain Company, which later became CoorsTek’s manufacturing facilities producing glass bottles, aluminum cans, dinnerware, chemical labware and advanced ceramics for the technology and aerospace industries. During construction, grinding media, smooth white ceramic cylinders used in the ceramics manufacturing process, were discovered throughout the site. Inspired by these findings, Sweet Bloom modeled its coffee bar and interior elements after the grinding media, echoing its cylindrical form and white ceramic finish. Artwork and furnishings throughout the space will also reference the property’s industrial past.
