Sun Bear
WashedMedium-LightNorthscore 71
- Origin
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- 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
- 340g
- Bag price
- $19.50
- Price / oz
- $1.63/oz
- Brew
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As cupped
chocolate · berries · grape
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
71
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
- 75/ 44% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 56% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Base weighted score: 69.4 + bonuses = 71
Sensory profileestimated
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Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot — origin, process, roast, or producer — so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
About Kuma Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Kuma Coffee is recognized by the community as a solid, reliable roaster, particularly noted for their single-origin offerings. While some long-time fans noted that specific seasonal blends (like Bear Claus) did not meet their expectations in recent years, they remain a go-to recommendation for specialty decaf options. They are frequently cited in discussions regarding quality roasters to follow or include in subscriptions.
reliable single-origin offeringsrespected decaf optionsconsistent qualityseasonal blend inconsistency
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · 519↑ · I drank a lot of decaf, so you don't have to: My recommendations
- r/Coffee · 181↑ · Decaf Gripes - Roasters, Please Don't Do This
- r/espresso · 163↑ · A year in coffee
- r/Coffee · 53↑ · 50 Coffee Roasters to Follow on Instagram
- r/pourover · 48↑ · I tasted fruity coffee for the first time
- r/Coffee · 44↑ · What to do with French press ground coffee and no French press?
- r/espresso · 38↑ · My 2024 Year in Coffee!
- r/Coffee · 31↑ · ... and now for something a little different (coolest coffee shirts!)
- r/pourover · 18↑ · Grinder uniformity (zp6) gave me this revelation - unimodality and coffee age
- r/Coffee · 13↑ · /r/Coffee, who is your favorite roaster in your local city?
Press · Sprudge
- Skuma: A New Countertop Water System Wants To Optimize Your Brewing2021-11-09·sprudge
Ready-to-brew water for coffee at the ideal 150ppm.
On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Kuma Coffee
YouTube reviewers have published 3 popular videos about Kuma Coffee (13,290 combined views). Channels include Coffee Reviews, Fellow, king5evening.