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Dark Dragon Costa Rica

DarkNorthscore 63
Dark Dragon Costa Rica by Stone Creek Coffee
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Weight
340g
Bag price
$21.00
Price / oz
$1.75/oz
Brew
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As cupped

molasses · marshmallow · black grape

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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

63

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. 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 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

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  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    80/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    30/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Renormalized base 69.1 shrunk to 61.0 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 63.

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About Stone Creek Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100

Stone Creek Coffee is well-regarded as a staple Milwaukee-based roaster, often mentioned alongside other local favorites like Colectivo. Community members appreciate their accessibility and consistency, with some users specifically praising their "Reserve" line for distinct flavor profiles. While they are viewed as a reliable local option for various brewing methods, including espresso and cold brew, some discussion centers on their standard dial-in instructions being perceived as a helpful but basic "starter" guide.

reliable local roasterwell-regarded reserve lineaccessible for various brew methodsMilwaukee coffee staple
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On YouTube

1 video · 2k combined views

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