Oval Coffee Roasters · Coffee films and guides

Oval coffee videos & brewing guides

Explore 10 films about NYC-roasted coffee, pour-over brewing, and NYC catering and hospitality. Choose a video to watch and learn more.

Each video opens on its own watch page, with links to related coffees, guides and services.

Coffee stories

Welcome to Oval Coffee Roasters

Brand film · NYC-roasted specialty coffee

Meet Oval Coffee Roasters and founder Christopher Alspach through the ideas behind the coffees, sourcing, roast development and New York hospitality.

Brand storyNYC coffee roasterSpecialty coffee

Our story

Close-up portrait with hands forming an oval around the face, from Oval Coffee Roasters’ light roast coffee film shot at The Battery in Downtown Manhattan, New York City.

NYC Light Roast Coffee Montage

Coffee film · Lower Manhattan · Light roast

A visual introduction to Oval packaging, hand brewing, whole bean coffee and Pour Over Single Serves across Bowling Green, The Natural and Riverside.

Light roastLower ManhattanPour-over coffee

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Dr. Jonathan Saraga seated on a bench playing a brass instrument beneath the Bowling Green subway sign and red tile wall, during the Oval Coffee Roasters launch-film shoot in New York City.

Bowling Green Women-Grown Coffee

Coffee story · Women-Grown · Light roast

Discover Bowling Green, Oval’s balanced Women-Grown light roast, roasted in New York City and filmed near its Lower Manhattan namesake.

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Explore Bowling Green

Close-up of a single roasted coffee bean held between Christopher Alspach’s thumb and forefinger, showing its brown surface and center crease in Oval Coffee Roasters’ whole-bean coffee imagery.

The Natural Process Coffee

Coffee story · Natural process · Light-to-medium roast

Explore The Natural and how natural processing can contribute fruit-forward aroma, perceived sweetness and body without added flavoring.

Natural processFruit-forwardCoffee education

Read the Natural Process guide

Extreme close-up of Christopher Alspach’s eye framed by a gold-colored cup handle, from Oval Coffee Roasters’ Riverside Half-Caf coffee film shot at The Battery in New York City.

Riverside Half Caff Coffee

Coffee story · Half Caff · Light-to-medium roast

Meet Riverside Half Caff, a light-to-medium roast 50/50 blend of caffeinated coffee and decaf. It still contains caffeine; the blend ratio does not establish an exact amount per cup.

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Read the Half Caff guide

Brewing guides

A white Fellow Stagg gooseneck kettle pours hot water into an Oval Coffee Roasters drip filter over a white mug beside an open The Natural coffee caddy and yellow leaves, from the single-serve pour-over brewing tutorial.

How to Brew Pour Over Single Serves

Brewing tutorial · Real ground coffee · No machine

Learn how to open, attach and brew an Oval drip-filter coffee with hot water and a mug—at home, at work, while traveling or wherever a coffee maker is unavailable.

Brew guideNo machineTravel coffee

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Wholesale, catering and community

Christopher Alspach in a red-and-white striped shirt beside a ceramic coffee mug on a New York City rooftop, with buildings and streets behind him, from Oval Coffee Roasters’ sourcing and light roast coffee video.

Wholesale Coffee Introduction

Business film · Retail · Foodservice · Hospitality

An introduction for retailers, cafés, offices, hotels, restaurants and hospitality teams considering Oval whole bean or single-serve coffee programs.

Wholesale coffeeRetailFoodservice

Explore wholesale

A framed portrait of James Beard above a mantel beside an event guest inside the James Beard House in NYC’s West Village, during a private Resident gathering with Oval Coffee Roasters coffee service.

James Beard House Coffee Catering Setup

Event film · West Village · Private hospitality

See an Oval brewed-coffee catering setup for private-event hospitality at the James Beard House in New York City’s West Village.

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Explore NYC coffee catering

Illuminated TikTok lettering beneath a ceiling of red, blue, green, yellow and orange circular lights at TikTok’s New York City headquarters during Anheuser-Busch Creativity Day.

Coffee Catering at TikTok Headquarters

Event film · Corporate gathering · New York City

See Oval’s coffee catering presentation at TikTok headquarters for Anheuser-Busch Creativity Day, created for a corporate event and brand hospitality setting.

Corporate cateringBrand activationEvent coffee

Plan coffee catering

Guests gather at an Oval Coffee Roasters pop-up counter in a bright Brooklyn loft near the Navy Yard, with an Oval sign and coffee equipment visible, from the Oval Sundays timelapse thumbnail.

Oval Sundays Pop-Up Timelapse

Community film · Brooklyn · Coffee pop-up

An archived timelapse of a past Oval Sundays gathering, bringing coffee, craft and community together near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This is not a current event schedule.

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Coffee gifts

Compare variety packs and Discovery Sets for friends, family, and gift baskets. Each Discovery Set pairs one 8.82 oz whole bean bag with eight matching single serves. Choose the format to suit the recipient’s brewing equipment.

Explore coffee gift ideas

Corporate coffee gifts

Plan custom-labeled coffee bags for clients, teams, welcome kits, weddings, birthdays, conferences or events. Review formats and request a quote for your quantity and timeline.

Plan corporate coffee gifts

Hotels & hospitality

Explore 100-count pour-over cases for your own guest coffee setup. Provide hot water, suitable cups, and a stable brewing surface; each packet brews real ground coffee through its built-in filter.

Explore hospitality coffee

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From the film to the cup

Explore each coffee in the format that suits your routine. Choose whole bean for fresh grinding, or Pour Over Single Serves for real ground coffee brewed with hot water and a mug.

About this video directory

How is this different from the Video Gallery?

This directory offers a concise list of dedicated watch pages. The Video Gallery provides a more visual way to browse Oval films.

Where can I learn how to brew a single serve?

Watch the Pour Over Single Serve tutorial for the complete three-stage method.

Where can I plan wholesale or catering service?

Visit Wholesale for retail and foodservice programs or Coffee Catering NYC for staffed event service. For your own guest coffee setup with bulk pour-over cases, visit Hotels & Hospitality Coffee.