Bird Rock Blend
WashedMedium-Dark

- Origin
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- Producer
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- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
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- Varietals
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- Harvest
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- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $20.00
- Price / oz
- $2.00/oz
- Brew
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As cupped
black pepper · red apple · fudge
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
63
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. 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 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 80/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 30/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Roast Magazine Roaster of the YearThis roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
Renormalized base 69.1 shrunk to 61.0 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 63.
Sensory profileestimated
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Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
About Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is a well-regarded roaster in the San Diego coffee scene and is frequently cited by enthusiasts as a go-to recommendation. They are often grouped with other reputable specialty roasters in the US and are praised for their consistent quality, particularly their "Monkey Bite" espresso blend. While one user raised a concern about potentially mislabeled roast dates, this appears to be an isolated incident rather than a systemic issue, and the brand maintains a strong, positive reputation among home brewers.
well-regarded San Diego roasterpopular Monkey Bite espresso blendfrequently recommended to enthusiastsconsistent qualitypremium pricing perception
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Coffee Scene San Diego
- r/espresso · ↑ · Got some more vanilla syrup from Bird Rock Coffee in SD. It’s so good!
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Preground or Fresh Uneven Grind
- r/espresso · ↑ · TGIF | Bird Rock Espresso Monkey Bite
- r/pourover · ↑ · Must Try Roasters in US or Canada
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Industry Pricing
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Hario V60 recipe help for 20 oz. My current draw time is 6 min!
- r/Coffee · ↑ · 20g/340g (1:17) - 2:45~ brew time w/ 45 second bloom. Had a desire to share with you all.
- r/espresso · ↑ · Your favorite Coffee roasters
- r/espresso · ↑ · Excited to get Monkey Bite from Bird Rock, but did they dupe me on when they roasted the c
On YouTube
4 videos · 31k combined views
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters has 2 videos on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (Willem Boot, Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence)).
From Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
$2.00/oz· $20/bag