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Counter Culture Coffee

El Batan

WashedDarkNorthscore 74
Origin
Loja, EC
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
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Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
367g
Bag price
$24.00
Price / oz
$1.85/oz
Brew
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As cupped

dark chocolate · plum · blackberry

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Roasts to order · ships in ~2d

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.

“All coffee orders are freshly roasted-to-order, meaning we roast and ship out on the same day.” source ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

74

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
    70/ 56% 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: 72.2 + bonuses = 74

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About Counter Culture Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Counter Culture is widely regarded as a consistent, high-quality roaster that offers excellent value, particularly for those who buy their beans through retail channels like Whole Foods. Users frequently praise their blends, such as "Forty-Six," for espresso and filter brewing. However, the brand has faced significant criticism on Reddit regarding the net weight of their bags, with some users reporting that 12oz bags contained less than the advertised weight, leading to accusations of deceptive packaging practices.

consistent high qualitygood value for pricewidely available at retailpopular for espresso and filtercontroversy over bag weight accuracy
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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Counter Culture Coffee

YouTube reviewers have published 8 popular videos about Counter Culture Coffee (339,905 combined views). Channels include At Home with Lucas, Counter Culture Coffee, Roaster Kat and others.

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