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Roaster · Olympia, WA

Olympia Coffee Roasters

www.olympiacoffee.com

14 lots in stock, mostly Ethiopia, Burundi and Colombia.

Roaster of the YearRoast Magazine · 2013Good Food (2)2024
In stock
14
House Index · limited data
67
Freshness
Roasts daily
OriginsEthiopiaBurundiColombiaKenyaEl SalvadorRwanda

Roaster at a glance

Tracked since
April 202640 lots seen; 14 in stock now
Origins
4 countriesColombia, Burundi, Ethiopia
Process mix
Washed 43% · Other 43% · Natural 7% · Honey 7%
Price position
In line with what its profiles predictMedian of 8 in-stock lots against the price model
Sourcing
43% of lots name the producer or farm6 of 14
Coverage
5 reviewer videos · 18 editorial mentions · 3 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
Their channels
InstagramYouTubeTikTokFacebookXYouTube: 15 videos, 269 subscribers, last upload August 2024
Where to find them
7 locations, Olympia, WAOlympia Coffee Roasters operates seven cafes and a bakery across Washington in Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia.
Merch
16 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 30% · limited data

Coverage is below 50%. Available roaster-level evidence comes from Reddit. Per-lot evidence from SCA grades, Coffee Review entries, and public on-shop product ratings is limited across the catalog. With limited signal, scores are also pulled toward a neutral 50 baseline by the Cherrybook Index methodology, so lots can read flatter than the actual cup quality differences between them. The average Cherrybook Index therefore leans more heavily on roaster-level reputation than per-lot quality.

Roaster signals

Apply to every lot from this roaster.

  • Reddit94/100weight 18%
  • YouTubeweight 10%

Per-lot signals (averaged)

Vary across lots; averaged over 14 in-stock lots.

  • SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
  • Coffee Review52/1005/14 lots · weight 20%
  • On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
  • Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
  • Transparency41.4/10014/14 lots · weight 5%

Bonuses earned (per lot)

  • editorial cluster14/14
  • stale decay9/14
  • good food winner1/14

Base components are renormalized over whatever signals are available for each lot. SCA + Coffee Review are capped at 40% combined to keep the cupping story from dominating. Bonuses (accolades, awards, editorial coverage) and freshness decay are applied on top.

The catalog

14 in stock · 25 archived

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Decaf Asterisk

Roaster flags Milk Chocolate, Caramel, and Marshmallow in the cup.

Cauca, CO

Medium-LightMilk ChocolateCaramelMarshmallow
ROTY 2013 roaster
61CBI
$1.88/oz

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Rwanda Shyira

Expect White Grape, Nougat, and Taffy from this washed lot.

Rwanda · Washed

LightGrapeNougatToffee
ROTY 2013 roaster
72CBI · sparse
$2.00/oz
Out of stock

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 94/100

Three Reddit posts give Olympia Coffee Roasters exceptionally favorable product feedback. A decaf review ranked Asterisk first and praised its juicy acidity. Other brewers called Morning Sun their best homemade cup and Big Truck the best espresso shot they had tasted.

Asterisk decafMorning Sun French pressBig Truck espresso
Threads cited (3)
  • r/Coffee · 461↑ · I drank a lot of decaf (again), so you don't have to: my recommendations

    ...my mind, definitely drop it in a comment. Sugarcane/Ethyl Acetate decaffinated coffee is still the best, imo. The following list is from favorite to least favorite (i.e. the Olympia is #1). **EA = Ethyle Acetate (sugarcane) process** **SW = Swiss Water process** ------------------------- **Olympia | Asterisk, San Se

  • r/Coffee · 43↑ · Made the best cup of coffee in my lifetime today, I understand now.

    Today I used medium-dark whole beans from Olympia-Morning Sun with a 5 day old roast date (freshest I have used) in a french press. 31g and 500ml Grind setting on Baratza Encore ESP: 26 Medium Steeped for 4min, then stirred, and removed foam. Let sit for another 5min. Plunge just below surface, but not all the way. Pou

  • r/roasting · 2↑ · Espresso blend recipe help

    ...e difference from mine. I had some store credit from an online vendor and bought a few of their bagged beans. Some I thought was meh, and then I tried this Olympia Big Truck and it is very good (honestly the best shot of espresso I ever had). I dialed in on my machine after a couple of shots. Sweet cherry stone frui

On YouTube

5 videos · 82k combined views

Olympia Coffee Roasters has 3 videos on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (Clive Coffee, Seattle Coffee Gear).

Flagship cafe

Downtown Olympia

Olympia, WA

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Olympia Coffee Roasters operates seven cafes and a bakery across Washington in Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia.

For roasters

Cherrybook runs a monthly Roaster Spotlight Series featuring one roaster with an editorial piece and a giveaway. Interested in being featured? See the format or email josh@cherrybookcoffee.com.