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Chromatic Coffee

Pacamara Yellow & Red

ExperimentalMedium-LightNorthscore 77
Origin
SV
Farm / Co-op
—
Altitude
1350–1350 m
Varietals
other
Harvest
—
Weight
283g
Price / oz
$3.10/oz
Brew
—

As cupped

grapefruit · hibiscus · lemon · strawberry · nutmeg · cream · raspberry · chocolate

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Roasts to order · ships in ~3d

Your bag is roasted after you order — expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.

“At Chromatic Coffee , we roast fresh to order and ship directly from our roastery and headquarters” source ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

77

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
    85/ 44% weight
  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    70/ 56% weight

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About Chromatic Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Chromatic Coffee is highly regarded within the Bay Area coffee community, frequently cited as a top-tier local roaster. Users consistently praise their customer service, noting instances where the company went above and beyond to rectify shipping issues. Their "Gamut" blend is a popular staple for espresso drinkers, and their single-origin offerings are well-regarded for quality and flavor balance.

excellent customer servicetop-tier Bay Area roasterpopular Gamut espresso blendhigh-quality single originsreliable local favorite
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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Chromatic Coffee

YouTube reviewers have published 3 popular videos about Chromatic Coffee (10,722 combined views). Channels include Chromatic Coffee, Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence), The Coffee Concierge.

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