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Chromatic Coffee

Parainema Anaerobic Natural

Anaerobic NaturalMedium79Cherry's Index

Cup profile

honey · stone fruit · vanilla · caramel · roasted nuts · lemonade · tea-like spice · nutmeg · silky honeyed peach cobbler

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Parainema Anaerobic Natural by Chromatic Coffee
Farm / Co-op
—
Altitude
1250–1250 m
Varietals
other
Harvest
—
Weight
283g
Bag price
$42.00
Price / oz
$4.21/oz
Brew
—

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

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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 ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing 3 days ago.

Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

79

Strong

Preliminary

Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land.

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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    95/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    82/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 15% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-1

Renormalized base 85.6 shrunk to 79.4 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 79.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
3

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

Tasting flight

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Reference · About the varietal & origin

About Chromatic Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100

Chromatic Coffee is well-regarded among Bay Area coffee enthusiasts and frequenters of r/Coffee and r/espresso. Users frequently highlight favorites like their Gamut blend and various single-origin offerings, particularly their Ethiopian beans (such as Limu Gera). They are appreciated for fresh roast dates, distinctive bag artwork, and complex flavor profiles that make them a solid local staple.

Bay Area local roasterpopular single origins (Ethiopia)Gamut blendfresh roast datescomplex flavor notes
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On YouTube

4 videos · 20k combined views

Reviewers praise Chromatic Coffee as an exceptional destination in San Jose, highlighting its welcoming, cozy atmosphere and top-tier coffee offerings. Coverage emphasizes standout experimental processing methods, specifically praising offerings like the Barolo Aerobic Honey. Outside commentary underscores the shop as a must-visit location that surpasses typical specialty coffee standards.

San Jose destinationCozy atmosphereBarolo Aerobic HoneyExperimental processingExceptional quality

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