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Ironclad Coffee Roasters

Blue Riband Blend

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Blue Riband Blend by Ironclad Coffee Roasters
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Weight
340g
Bag price
$20.00
Price / oz
$1.67/oz
Brew
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As cupped

chocolatey

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Cherry's Index

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

65

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. 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 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

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

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    30/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-1

Renormalized base 73.0 shrunk to 63.3 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 65.

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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
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