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Backyard Beans Coffee

Papa Llama

Medium Roast Guatemala

WashedMedium73Noted
Papa Llama by Backyard Beans Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Finca La Hermosa
Process
Washed
Altitude
1500–1500 m
Varietals
—
Harvest
—
Weight
354g
Bag price
$20.00
Price / oz
$1.60/oz
Brew
espresso, filter

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

As cupped

chocolate · citrus · praline

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Cherry's Index

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

73

Noted

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

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  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 55% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    80/ 30% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 15% weight

Renormalized base 77.7 shrunk to 72.9 at 83% confidence = 73.

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About Backyard Beans Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

Backyard Beans is recognized as a reputable local roaster in the Philadelphia area, often grouped alongside other well-regarded regional roasters. The community engagement is positive, with the roaster actively participating in threads to offer brewing advice and product recommendations. Users express interest in trying their offerings, and there is no evidence of negative feedback or quality concerns.

Philadelphia-area stapleactive community engagementhelpful brewing recommendationsaccessible regional roaster
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On YouTube

5 videos · 29k combined views

Outside coverage portrays Backyard Beans Coffee as a business rooted in transparency and community collaboration. The founder emphasizes the importance of dialing in roast profiles to achieve specific flavor goals. Reviewers highlight the roaster's commitment to moving away from industry secrecy in favor of shared knowledge and cooperative growth.

Emphasis on industry transparencyCommitment to collaborative roasting practicesFocus on precise roast profile executionCommunity oriented business philosophy

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