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Red Bay Coffee

Half Caff

Medium★ 4.8 (11)78Strong
Half Caff by Red Bay Coffee
Origin
CO
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
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Altitude
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Varietals
other
Harvest
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Weight
340g
Bag price
$19.88
Price / oz
$1.66/oz
Brew
—

As cupped

plum jam · cola

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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 ↗

Cherry's Index

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

78

Strong

Confident

Confidence45% coverage / 4 of 7 signals

Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied. 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 0% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Cherrybook tastings

  • Buyer reviews
    On-shop star ratings (Yotpo, Reviews.io, Okendo, Loox, Stamped, Judge.me)
    96/ 27% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 22% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 40% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    30/ 11% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-1

Base weighted score: 77.7 + bonuses = 78

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Buyer reviews · this coffee

4.8/ 5· 11 reviews on Red Bay Coffee’s product page
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Aggregate of star ratings buyers left on this lot’s page on Red Bay Coffee’s storefront. Cherrybook stores the average + count, not the individual reviews; tap through to read what buyers wrote.

Read all 11 reviews on Red Bay Coffee →Last refreshed Jun 7, 2026

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
Threads cited (3)

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

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