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Backyard Beans Coffee

Heat Wave

WashedMedium70Cherry's Index

Cup profile

almond · cherry · citrus · peach · brown_sugar

Heat Wave by Backyard Beans Coffee
Origin
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Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
1500–2100 m
Varietals
—
Harvest
—
Weight
354g
Bag price
$18.50
Price / oz
$1.48/oz
Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

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Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

70

Noted

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    80/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    45/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-0

Renormalized base 72.0 shrunk to 68.1 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 70.

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About Backyard Beans Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Backyard Beans Coffee is recognized as a reputable local roaster in the Philadelphia area, often mentioned alongside other well-regarded regional roasters. The community engagement is positive, with representatives from the roastery actively participating in discussions to offer brewing advice and product recommendations. There is no evidence of negative feedback or quality issues in the provided threads.

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Threads cited (2)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

6 videos · 26k combined views

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