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Red Bay Coffee

Brazilian Cake Lady

NaturalMedium4.9 (335)Northscore 78
Origin
Mantiqueira de Minas, BR
Farm / Co-op
Altitude
Varietals
mundo_novo
Harvest
Weight
340g
Price / oz
$1.66/oz
Brew
filter, immersion, espresso

As cupped

lychee · honeydew · nougat · smooth · full-bodied · delicate, crisp acidity · juicy · nutty · creamy

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Roasts daily

Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.

We roast coffee daily at our Public Roastery in East Oakland. source ↗

Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

78

Sparse signal

Confidence20% coverage / 1 of 4 signals

This score is provisional and should not be read like a fully covered coffee. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Sensory average

  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 100% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Customer reviews (strong)
    Customers have rated this coffee 4.5+ stars with 10+ reviews
    +3

Base weighted score: 75.0 + bonuses = 78

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About Red Bay Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Red Bay Coffee is recognized as a prominent local roaster in the Oakland/SF Bay Area. Community members identify them as a go-to roaster in the region, though specific feedback on their coffee is limited. One user noted that their beans required significant adjustments to dose and extraction technique to achieve a balanced espresso shot, moving away from a thin, acidic profile to one with a thicker body and dark sugar notes.

Oakland stapleBay Area favoriterequires dialing in for espressolocal roaster recommendation
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On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Red Bay Coffee

YouTube reviewers have published 2 popular videos about Red Bay Coffee (3,084 combined views). Channels include CBS News, Visit Oakland.