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Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Boru Batak

Wet-HulledLightNorthscore 67
Origin
Lintongnihuta, ID
Producer
Smallholders
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Wet-Hulled
Altitude
1000–1400 m
Varietals
ateng, jember, garundang
Harvest
—
Weight
283g
Bag price
$22.00
Price / oz
$2.20/oz
Brew
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As cupped

root beer · dried plum · nutmeg · cedar · leather · butterscotch

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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

67

Moderate confidence

Confidence65% coverage / 3 of 4 signals

Enough source signal for comparison, but not every source family is present. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.

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  • Coffee Review
    Mean score from coffeereview.com
    75/ 31% weight
  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 31% weight
  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    50/ 38% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2

Base weighted score: 65.4 + bonuses = 67

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About Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is widely recognized as a staple of the San Diego specialty coffee scene, with many enthusiasts citing them as an entry point into the hobby. Community members generally praise their single-origin pour-overs and specialty espresso drinks, noting that they are a consistent "must-visit" for those traveling to the area. While they enjoy a strong reputation for quality, there have been isolated reports of inconsistent bean appearance in some bags, leading to occasional questions about quality control.

San Diego coffee stapleexcellent single-origin pour-overspopular tourist destinationconsistent quality reputationoccasional bean appearance concerns
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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

YouTube reviewers have published 5 popular videos about Bird Rock Coffee Roasters (33,991 combined views). Channels include Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Tayspresso, Willem Boot.

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