Parainema Anaerobic Natural
Anaerobic Natural / Producer:Dark78Strong
- Origin
- Ocotepeque, HN
- Producer
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- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
- Anaerobic Natural / Producer:
- Altitude
- 1250–1250 m
- Varietals
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- Harvest
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- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $42.00
- Price / oz
- $4.21/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
honey · stone fruit · vanilla · caramel · roasted nuts · lemonade · tea-like spice · nutmeg · silky · peach cobbler
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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 ↗
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
78
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. 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 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 95/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 55/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 83.5 shrunk to 77.6 at 83% confidence = 78.
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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.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Chromatic Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Chromatic Coffee is highly regarded within the Bay Area coffee scene and frequently recommended by enthusiasts. Users consistently praise their single-origin offerings, particularly their Ethiopian roasts, and their 'Gamut' blend is a staple for espresso drinkers. While some users have noted the challenges of brewing very fresh beans, the community generally views them as a reliable, high-quality roaster with a strong local reputation.
highly regarded Bay Area roasterexcellent single-origin Ethiopian beansGamut blend popular for espressoconsistently fresh roast datesfrequently recommended in local threads
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Favorite local Bay Area roasteries and beans?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Struggling to extract fruit flavor from v60
- r/Coffee · ↑ · How many days to wait after roast date to brew?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Bay Area Coffee Roasters [xPost from r/bayarea]
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Just used a V60 (size 2) for the first time...
- r/espresso · ↑ · Straight double espresso - Chromatic Jose Maria
- r/espresso · ↑ · A delicious shot with Chromatic Coffee's Gamut
- r/roasting · ↑ · Those using heatgun, bread machine/shifter setups. Are you getting the cupping notes?
- r/espresso · ↑ · living close to chromatic= super fresh coffee. What's the least amount of time to wait bef
- r/Coffee · ↑ · This artwork on my Chromatic coffee bag
On YouTube
3 videos · 16k combined views
Outside coverage characterizes Chromatic Coffee as a premier destination for specialty coffee in San Jose. Reviewers emphasize the exceptionally high quality of their offerings, noting that the experience exceeds typical expectations for a coffee shop. The atmosphere is consistently described as cozy and welcoming, contributing to a highly positive reputation.
Exceptional coffee qualityCozy and inviting atmosphereSan Jose coffee destinationHigh-end processing methods like aerobic honey
From Chromatic Coffee
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