A beautifully poured latte with intricate leaf latte art sitting on a warm wooden table in a sunlit café

Artisanal Roasts · Parisian Charm

Slow-steeped cold brew for refined mornings.

We bring a touch of Parisian café culture to Prior Lake, brewing locally roasted beans with uncompromising precision.

  • 18-Hour Slow Steep
  • Locally Sourced Beans
  • Fresh Daily Pastries
  • All Major Cards Accepted
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Our Philosophy

Where Parisian romance meets lakeside morning rituals.

We started LoadTest Cold Brew 8 with a simple belief: coffee shouldn't just wake you up; it should make you pause. Tucked away in Prior Lake, we combine the slow, meticulous art of French cafe culture with the bold character of locally roasted beans.

Our signature cold brew is steeped for exactly eighteen hours, yielding a velvet-smooth profile completely free of bitterness. We pair each cup with pastries laminated by hand and baked fresh at dawn.

  • 18 Hours
    Cold Brew Steep Time
  • 100%
    Locally Roasted Beans
  • 5 AM
    Daily Pastry Bake
  • 1
    Cozy Lakeside Corner
A cozy, sun-drenched coffee shop interior with warm wooden tables and hanging vintage bulbs
We started LoadTest Cold Brew 8 with a simple belief: coffee shouldn't just wake you up; it should make you pause.
LoadTest Cold Brew 8

How we do it

A few things we hold to.

  • 18-Hour Slow Steep

  • Locally Sourced Beans

  • Fresh Daily Pastries

  • All Major Cards Accepted

What Our Guests Say

Loved by Prior Lake regulars

  • "I stop by every Saturday for the Lavender Honey Cold Draft and a croissant. The pastry is so flaky it shatters, just like the ones I had in Paris."
    Clara M.
    Prior Lake, MN
  • "Their Ethiopia Sidama beans completely changed my home pour-over setup. You can tell they care deeply about the roast profiles."
    Marcus T.
    Savage, MN
  • "The signature cold brew has zero bitterness. It's incredibly smooth, and the staff remembers my name and order every single time."
    Elena R.
    Prior Lake, MN

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