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Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Duromina

MediumNorthscore 64
Origin
ET
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
Duromina Cooperative
Process
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Altitude
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Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
340g
Bag price
$23.00
Price / oz
$1.92/oz
Brew
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As cupped

candied grapefruit · black tea · bergamot

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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

64

Limited signal

Confidence45% coverage / 2 of 4 signals

Treat this as a directional read until more source families land. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review

  • Sensory average
    Mean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
    75/ 56% weight
  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    45/ 44% weight

Bonuses applied

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

Base weighted score: 61.7 + bonuses = 64

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About Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Polarizing· sentiment 45/100

Stumptown is widely viewed by the enthusiast community as a "gateway" roaster that has transitioned into a mass-market, commodity-grade brand following its acquisition. While many enthusiasts credit the brand's educational resources for helping them start their coffee journey, current sentiment is largely negative due to concerns over bean freshness in grocery retail, the shift from "roasted on" to "best before" dating, and a perceived decline in quality compared to smaller specialty roasters. It is frequently categorized as a "better than average" grocery store option, but rarely recommended for those seeking high-end specialty coffee.

gateway roaster for beginnersexcellent educational resourcesconcerns over grocery store freshnessperceived decline in qualitymass-market commodity statuscriticism of 'best before' dating
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Stumptown Coffee Roasters

YouTube reviewers have published 8 popular videos about Stumptown Coffee Roasters (2,212,401 combined views). Channels include At Home with Lucas, Bon Appétit, Joe Varacalli and others.

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