Fight The Power — Espresso
WashedMedium★ 5.0 (1)69Noted
- Origin
- PG
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- Siane Organic Agriculture Cooperative (SOAC)
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $21.07
- Price / oz
- $2.11/oz
- Brew
- espresso
As cupped
passionfruit · brown_sugar · toffee · cocoa
Price and availability set by the roaster.
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 ↗
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
69
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. 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 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 75/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 40/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
- +-1Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Renormalized base 72.7 shrunk to 68.8 at 83% confidence + bonuses = 69.
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
Buyer reviews · this coffee
5.0/ 5· 1 review on Red Bay Coffee’s product page
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About Red Bay Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Red Bay Coffee is recognized as a notable roaster in the Oakland area, with users explicitly naming them as a favorite local roaster. While some users have shared challenges in dialing in their beans for espresso, these instances are framed as technical learning experiences rather than quality issues with the coffee itself. The roaster is viewed as a standard, reliable option for home espresso enthusiasts.
favored Oakland roastercommon in home espresso setupsrequires dialing inaccessible medium roasts
On YouTube
3 videos · 5k combined views
Outside coverage consistently frames Red Bay Coffee as a pioneering force for social change within the specialty coffee industry. Reviewers emphasize the roaster's identity as a black-owned business that prioritizes inclusive hiring and community representation. The brand is frequently associated with the concept of a fourth wave of coffee, which focuses on equity and accessibility rather than just product quality.
Commitment to inclusive hiring practicesEmphasis on diversity and equityRepresentation of people of color in coffeeCommunity-focused business modelAdvocacy for industry-wide cultural shifts
Red Bay Coffee
$2.11/oz· $21/bag