Bare-Knuckle Espresso
Medium-Light
Cup profile
sweet pipe tobacco · vanilla · aromatic
- Cocoa and nut
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- —
- Producer
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- Farm / Co-op
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- Process
- —
- Altitude
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- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
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- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $24.00
- Price / oz
- $2.00/oz
- Brew
- espresso
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
60
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.
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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 20/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +-4Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 70.9 shrunk to 62.0 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 60.
Sensory profile
- Body
- 5
- Balance
- 5
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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About Ironclad Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Ironclad Coffee Roasters is viewed positively by the community, often cited as a notable roaster in the Richmond, VA area. Users appreciate their specific single-origin offerings, particularly noting vibrant fruit-forward flavor profiles like orange and lychee. They are frequently included in lists of recommended roasters for those traveling through the region.
vibrant fruit-forward profilespopular Richmond-based roasterwell-regarded single originsbakery and cafe presence
Press · Sprudge
- Build-Outs Of Summer: Ironclad Coffee Roasters In Richmond, VA2018-08-01·sprudge
Ironclad Coffee Roasters in Richmond, Virginia.
On YouTube
1 video · 6k combined views
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