Boru Batak
Wet-HulledDark76Cherry's Index
Cup profile
root beer · dried plum · nutmeg · cedar · leather · butterscotch
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Sumatra, ID
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Wet-Hulled
- Altitude
- 1000–1400 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $22.00
- Price / oz
- $2.20/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
76
Strong
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
- 75/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 75/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 12% 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
Base weighted score: 73.8 + bonuses = 76
Sensory profile
- Body
- 5
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is recognized as a staple of the San Diego coffee scene and is frequently utilized by local enthusiasts and visitors alike for home brewing experiments with single-origin beans like their Ethiopian light roasts. While a user noted their light roasts can be finicky for espresso and another observed higher pricing compared to peers like PT's on certain micro-lot offerings, customers appreciate options like their Fifty-Fifty half-caff blend. Overall, they maintain a solid presence as a notable specialty roaster in Southern California.
San Diego staplesingle-origin Ethiopian offeringshalf-caff blend optionspremium pricing discussed
Threads cited (8)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Coffee Scene San Diego
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Preground or Fresh Uneven Grind
- 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/Coffee · ↑ · V60 troubleshooting (lumpy coffee bed)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Besides Heart Coffee Rosters, are there known light roasters that roast beans to be orient
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Recommended Half-Caff Blends?
On YouTube
6 videos · 11k combined views
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters has 4 videos on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence), Tayspresso).
From Bird Rock Coffee Roasters