Bear Creek Coffee is on Mentor Avenue across the street from Points East Shopping Center. Founded in 2000, Bear Creek Coffee offers customers a taste of its "Small Batch Micro Roasting" process, which includes the Small River, Grand Finale and Black and Tan brands. Bear Creek shops are all independantly owned and operated with the one in Mentor serving products other than just coffee, including sandwiches and frappes and even sports a drive-thru.