The Boss® Espresso Blend
Natural / Process Details:Medium
Cup profile
walnut · vanilla · fudge brownie · orange zest · lingering sweetness
- Citrus
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- CO
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural / Process Details:
- Altitude
- 900–1700 m
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 363g
- Bag price
- $20.50
- Price / oz
- $1.60/oz
- Brew
- espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherrybook last checked this listing 26 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
63
Confident
Confidence43% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 78/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 55/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 50/ 12% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-3Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Base weighted score: 64.0 + bonuses = 63
Sensory profile
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Barefoot Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Barefoot Coffee Roasters is recognized as part of the prominent wave of high-end specialty roasters in the SF Bay Area, known particularly for blends like Redcab and espresso offerings. Users recall their cafe experience and pour-over technique fondly, noting distinct flavor notes, though some discuss the typical challenges of dialing in lighter roasts for straight espresso. Overall, they are remembered as a quality local pioneer among respected peers like Verve and Ritual.
SF Bay Area roasterpopular blends like Redcablight roast profilehigh-end specialty coffee
Threads cited (10)
- r/espresso · ↑ · Are people lying about how good their espresso shots taste?
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- r/Coffee · ↑ · Since moving to SF Bay area, I've noticed that none of the local roasters here list roast
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Two questions about roasts
- r/Coffee · ↑ · [Q] Is there a noticeable difference in flavor profile of SO beans when comparing differen
- r/espresso · ↑ · Favorite Roasters in the bay area?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Eureka Mignon Notte
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Having inconsistent results with quality of beans. How much variance to expect, and is thi
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Trying to enhance flavors with pourover brewing method
- r/espresso · ↑ · Finally found the beans I like
Press · Sprudge
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Barefoot Coffee Roasters in Solana Beach, California.
- San Jose: The Barefoot Coffee Soft Opens A Rollup Pop-Up2012-09-27·sprudge
San Jose, long considered a hot bed of cool, gets another trendy coffee bar.
On YouTube
2 videos · 3k combined views
2 videos cover Barefoot Coffee Roasters from reviewers TheCoffeeandy, paridympictures.