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Equator Coffees

Decaf Shakeout Blend Fair Trade Organic

WashedMedium-DarkNorthscore 60Decaf
Origin
MX
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
340g
Bag price
$20.00
Price / oz
$1.67/oz
Brew
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As cupped

nectarine · milk chocolate · roasted almond

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Roasts to order

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.

“We roast to order in small batches at our roastery located at 115 Jordan Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901.” source ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

60

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

  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    60/ 56% weight
  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    55/ 44% weight

Bonuses applied

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

Base weighted score: 57.8 + bonuses = 60

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About Equator Coffees

Community reputation · Reddit

Mixed reviews· sentiment 55/100

Equator Coffees appears in Reddit discussions primarily in two contexts: a controversial bag-size reduction and scattered mentions as a decaf option. The most prominent discussion involves Equator "quietly" shrinking their retail bags from 12oz to 10.5oz without clearly communicating the change, which Redditors characterized as "shady" behavior that frustrated consumers. One user specifically called out this practice alongside Ritual Coffee's similar move. On the positive side, Equator receives a recommendation in a decaf-focused thread as a roaster worth trying. One user also posted an affogato made with Equator's "Eye of the Tiger" blend, praising it as "incredibly versatile" for both dairy drinks and straight espresso, though this represents minimal community feedback.

Quietly reduced bag size from 12oz to 10.5ozPerceived as shady/non-transparent pricing practiceRecommended for decaf offeringsEye of the Tiger blend praised as versatileBay Area roaster
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Equator Coffees

YouTube reviewers have published 7 popular videos about Equator Coffees (32,067 combined views). Channels include Equator Coffees, Joe Varacalli, Seattle Coffee Gear.

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