Full Cycle
MediumNorthscore 71
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- Producer
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- Farm / Co-op
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- Varietals
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- Harvest
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- Weight
- 439g
- Bag price
- $20.00
- Price / oz
- $1.29/oz
- Brew
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As cupped
chocolate · caramel · bright, fruit finish
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Roasts daily · ships in ~2d
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“Our roasting team has been trained and certified by the best in the industry, and roasts a wide variety of coffee from various origins every day.” source ↗
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
71
Moderate confidence
Confidence65% coverage / 3 of 4 signals
Enough source signal for comparison, but not every source family is present. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.
Missing: SCA grade
- 75/ 31% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 38% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
- 55/ 31% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +2Roast Magazine Roaster of the YearThis roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
Base weighted score: 66.9 + bonuses = 71
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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 Nossa Familia Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Nossa Familia is widely regarded as a reliable, staple roaster, particularly within the Portland coffee scene. They are frequently cited as a go-to for espresso, with their 'Full Cycle' blend receiving consistent praise for its performance in milk-based drinks and latte art. While they are not typically discussed as a 'hype' roaster, they are viewed as a solid, accessible option that maintains a positive reputation among local and regional drinkers.
reliable espresso blendspopular in Portland sceneconsistent for latte artaccessible daily drinkersolid decaf options
Threads cited (10)
- r/pourover · 148↑ · Roasters with Black Friday Discounts
- r/espresso · 40↑ · Happy to have found this thread. Rocking the Quick Mill Vetrano 2B (twin copper boiler) an
- r/espresso · 39↑ · Poured my best tulip yet this morning! Really enjoying this Nossa Familia Full Cycle blend
- r/espresso · 19↑ · Some more rosetta practice with Nossa Familia’s Full Cycle. 22.5g in, 36.5g out. Fellow Ed
- r/espresso · 12↑ · As a Portlander, Stumptown is not the Best we Have to Offer
- r/pourover · 7↑ · I don’t ever see this roaster get any love here. I tried this on a whim and it is excellen
- r/espresso · 5↑ · Inconsistencies in Brewing [Breville Bambino Plus/Breville Smart Grinder Pro]
- r/espresso · 4↑ · Afternoon 1:1 with Ernesto’s House Roast from Nossa Familia
- r/Coffee · 3↑ · Help troubleshooting sour aeropress?
- r/espresso · 3↑ · Morning stripes (La Pavoni with Nossa Familia beans)
Press · Sprudge
- Portland’s Nossa Familia Coffee Celebrates 20 Years With Bold Design Collaboration2024-11-26·sprudge
The new bag design of Nossa Familia Coffee in Portland, Oregon.
- In Portland, Reducing Waste And Increasing Accessibility At Nossa Familia2019-05-03·sprudge
Nossa Familia in Portland, Oregon.
On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Nossa Familia Coffee
YouTube reviewers have published 3 popular videos about Nossa Familia Coffee (2,970,751 combined views). Channels include James Hoffmann, Wacom, nossafamiliacoffee.