Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
WashedMedium-LightNorthscore 69
- Origin
- Yirgacheffe, ET
- Producer
- Idido Ukitee washing station
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1950–2200 m
- Varietals
- heirloom
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $21.50
- Price / oz
- $1.79/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
blackberry · milk chocolate · lemongrass · black tea · lemony citrus
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
69
Limited signal
Confidence45% coverage / 2 of 4 signals
Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review
- 75/ 44% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 56% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Base weighted score: 66.7 + bonuses = 69
Sensory profileestimated
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Anodyne Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Anodyne Coffee is generally well-regarded by the community, often cited as a reliable roaster that users "typically love." While they are a go-to for many, some users have noted that their offerings—such as the Brazil Serra Negra—can lean toward sweeter, fruit-forward profiles rather than the heavy, bitter roast profiles some traditional dark roast drinkers seek. Their decaf options, particularly the SWP Mexico Chiapas, have received specific praise for quality.
reliable roastersweet and fruit-forward profileshigh-quality decaf optionswell-regarded in Milwaukeenot always suited for 'burnt' dark roast preferences
Threads cited (9)
- r/espresso · 14↑ · Testing Light Roast on My HG-1 Prime
- r/pourover · 13↑ · Favorite roasters on the lighter side of light-medium (Nordic adjacent) in the Midwest?
- r/espresso · 12↑ · Year in Coffee
- r/espresso · 8↑ · Is there such a thing as too much coffee?
- r/pourover · 6↑ · New Year, New Reflections - My 2025 Discoveries
- r/Coffee · 5↑ · [Question][Beans] I'm looking for a dark roasted bean. I tried some Brazil Serra Negra cof
- r/espresso · 5↑ · Best Decaf beans?
- r/pourover · 5↑ · Latest Bean Haul with Some Brewing Questions
- r/espresso · 3↑ · Sour and then Bitter... First bag of beans I wanna throw out...
Press · Sprudge
- FairWave Is Challenging Anodyne’s Unanimous Vote In Favor Of Unionizing2025-06-20·sprudge
A hearing with the National Labor Relations Board is scheduled for next week.
- FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective Acquires Milwaukee’s Anodyne Coffee2023-06-23·sprudge
Anodyne is the 10th company to join the FairWave collective.
- Sprudge Maps Spotlight: Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co In Milwaukee, WI2021-11-12·sprudge
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Anodyne Coffee
YouTube reviewers have published 2 popular videos about Anodyne Coffee (23,127 combined views). Channels include S P I L T, Wisconsin Foodie.