Abracadabra Coffee serving at East End, planning for winter
This coffee trailer, owned by Abracadabra Coffee Co., is a recent addition to Woodstock’s East End. (Gareth Henderson Photo)
If you’re enjoying the East End Park in Woodstock, Vermont, you can also enjoy an oasis of coffee and ice cream in this same part of the village. Now, just near the park’s entrance across the road, people can grab some coffee, baked goods and creemees, along with the foliage views in the area.
At that spot, Abracadabra Coffee Co. has been operating their coffee trailer since August and it’ll be there until mid-November. Picnic tables and umbrellas are there for seating, the parking’s free, and people can enjoy locally brewed coffee and a fabulous view of the Ottauquechee River and the mountains beyond. Also available are liege waffles, canelé (a French pastry), vegan apple cider donuts, and of course, creemees.
The company purchased the shasta trailer earlier this year, and it’s been a big hit, said co-owner Sarah Yetter.
“It’s been really great, everyone just really loves seeing the shasta,” she said. “Everyone says it’s adorable.”
The hours of operation are Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. As for what happens after mid-November, there is a winter option on the horizon. Abracadabra is working on final plans and permitting for an indoor location where they can serve to-go orders out of the trailer.
The seating area by the Abracadabra Coffee trailer near Woodstock’s East End Park. (Gareth Henderson Photo)
For the time being, the coffee trailer remains at the East End, where it was quickly gaining more fans last week.
On Friday morning, Reda Kongjonaj and Sarah Waldron, both of Boston and staying in Killington, came down to Woodstock looking for a bit to eat. After not finding options for a quick lunch in the village, they hit Google Maps and, well, Abracadabra.
“It’s convenient, I think it’s cute,” Kongjonaj said, while enjoying a coffee and a creemee.
Waldron added, “It’s nice that it’s by this park, with the view, and you can just chill at the tables.”
Also enjoying the coffee were Hartland resident Poli Nightingale and Dave Matz of Woodstock. Nightingale has been there with his family numerous times.
“It’s usually our Saturday morning go-to after soccer and then after skiing in the wintertime,” Nightingale said of Abracadabra Coffee.
Matz loved the atmosphere of the park and the trailer.
“It’s great to see these new additions to the town of Woodstock,” he said.
Abracadabra Coffee was founded by Clint Hunt and his wife, Antoinette, who both knew Yetter when they were all living in Columbus, Ohio. Yetter ended up becoming a partner in the company after moving to Vermont in 2016. Abracadabra started renting the building at 54 Pleasant Street in Woodstock in 2017, and they now operate their roasting there.
“We’ve really been able to expand our wholesale,” Yetter said.
They sell their whole-bean coffee all over the U.S. and have a robust online retail business through their website. Abracadabra also sells a line of cold brew cans throughout New England, and the company now has 11 employees.
— Gareth Henderson
The mountain view near the Abracadabra Coffee trailer at the East End. (Gareth Henderson Photo)
