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Brandywine Coffee Roasters

DECAF - Colombia - El Vergel - Natural

NaturalNorthscore 66Decaf
Origin
CO
Producer
El Vergel
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Natural
Altitude
1450–1450 m
Varietals
caturra
Harvest
—
Weight
425g
Bag price
$28.00
Price / oz
$1.87/oz
Brew
—

As cupped

honey · orange · tropical fruit

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Price and availability set by the roaster.

Roasts daily · ships in ~2d

Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.

“We roast Monday - Friday, and generally roast and ship your order within 2 business days unless otherwise noted.” source ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

66

Limited signal

Confidence45% coverage / 2 of 4 signals

Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review

  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 44% weight
  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    55/ 56% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Base weighted score: 63.9 + bonuses = 66

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About Brandywine Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Brandywine Coffee Roasters is widely recognized in the specialty coffee community for their adventurous, high-intensity processing techniques, particularly their co-fermented coffees. While many enthusiasts praise their ability to produce distinct, candy-like flavor profiles, their experimental offerings are highly polarizing; some users find the intense, lingering aromas and "funky" notes off-putting, occasionally comparing them to unpleasant odors. They are frequently grouped with other top-tier roasters known for modern, light-roast styles and are often sought out by those looking for unique, experimental bean experiences.

pioneers of co-fermented coffeepolarizing 'funky' flavor profilesintense and lingering aromascandy-like tasting notesfrequent inclusion in top-tier roaster lists
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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Brandywine Coffee Roasters

YouTube reviewers have published 4 popular videos about Brandywine Coffee Roasters (12,643 combined views). Channels include Brandywine Coffee Roasters, Coffee Reviews, Fellow.

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