An elegant cappuccino in a white ceramic teacup with beautiful latte art, resting on a warm wooden surface

Slow-steeped · Freshly baked

A slow-steeped escape from the everyday

Enjoy slow-steeped specialty cold brews, delicate flaky pastries, and hand-pulled espresso at our cozy Prior Lake café.

  • Locally roasted beans
  • Steeped for 18 hours
  • Freshly baked daily
18-Hour Cold BrewSingle-Origin EspressoFlaky Butter CroissantsPrior Lake Coffee RitualHand-Poured LattesHousemade Syrups

Our Story

Steeping patience and community into every single cup

We started LoadTest Cold Brew 4 with a simple, stubborn belief: that a neighborhood coffee shop should feel like a second home. Inspired by the quiet elegance of Parisian sidewalk cafés, we designed our space to invite you to linger, read, or catch up with an old friend.

Our cold brew is the heart of what we do. We source our beans from local Midwest roasters who share our commitment to ethical sourcing, then steep them for eighteen hours in-house. It's a slow, deliberate process, but the velvety-smooth finish makes every hour of waiting worth it.

  • 18 Hours
    Steeped for maximum smoothness
  • Weekly
    Fresh local roasts
  • 100%
    Scratch-made syrups
  • Prior Lake
    Our beloved home base
Warm and welcoming interior of our café with elegant wooden tables and soft lighting
It's a slow, deliberate process, but the velvety-smooth finish makes every hour of waiting worth it.
LoadTest Cold Brew 4

How we do it

A few things we hold to.

  • Locally roasted beans

  • Steeped for 18 hours

  • Freshly baked daily

Guest Book

What the neighborhood is saying

  • "The lavender cold brew is absolutely unmatched. It has this incredible velvety texture, and the café itself feels like a tiny, sunlit slice of Paris dropped right into Minnesota."
    Amelia V.
    Prior Lake, MN
  • "You can tell they care about the science of coffee. The espresso pulls are perfectly dialed in, and the twice-baked almond croissant is dangerously flaky."
    Marcus K.
    Savage, MN
  • "My Saturday morning ritual is grabbing a bag of their House Blend and a fresh butter croissant. The staff treats you like family the moment you walk in."
    Sarah L.
    Prior Lake, MN

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