Behind the Bar with Whammy Coffee

In this episode of The Localist, Mitch and Maddie McEver share how Whammy Coffee grew from a playful weekend project — complete with toy dinosaurs and nostalgic branding — into a thriving Birmingham café. What began as a creative roasting experiment evolved through pop-ups, coffee carts and shared entrepreneurial dreams into a brick-and-mortar shop in the Denham Building. Mentioned in this episode: Whammy Coffee Whammy Coffee on Instagram Little Professor Bookshop Denham Building East Pole Coffee Church Street Coffee & Books Noble & Main Coffee Company Localist episode with June Coffee Ohm Jiu Jitsu Cala Coffee Localist episode with Cala Coffee Redeemer Community Church