MediumDark ChocolateSugarcaneGrape
Shop 4.9 (203)
85CBI
$1.66/oz
Roaster · San Francisco, CA
Red Bay Coffee
12 lots in stock, mostly Colombia, Brazil and Tanzania.
- In stock
- 12
- House Index · limited data
- 73
- Freshness
- Roasts daily
OriginsColombiaBrazilTanzaniaPeruEthiopiaGuatemala
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- April 202614 lots seen; 12 in stock now
- Origins
- 6 countriesColombia, Brazil, Ethiopia
- Process mix
- Washed 50% · Other 33% · Natural 17%
- Price position
- In line with what its profiles predictMedian of 4 in-stock lots against the price model
- Sourcing
- 25% of lots name the producer or farm3 of 12
- Buyer stars
- 4.9 out of 51884 reviews across 11 lots, from the roaster's own store
- Coverage
- 4 reviewer videos · 4 editorial mentions · 2 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Their channels
- Instagram ↗YouTube ↗Facebook ↗X ↗YouTube: 12 videos, 90 subscribers
- Where to find them
- 6 locations, San Francisco, CA1 Ferry Building, Shop 46
- Merch
- 4 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 34% · 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.
- Reddit88/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 12 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Review60/1001/12 lots · weight 20%
- On-shop ratings97.2/1007/12 lots · weight 12–18% · avg 16.7%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
- Transparency42.5/10012/12 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- editorial cluster12/12
- stale decay12/12
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
12 in stock · 2 archived
Medium-DarkFigMolassesSpice
Shop 4.9 (282)
84CBI
$1.66/oz
MediumLycheeMelonNougat
Shop 4.9 (338)
83CBI
$1.66/oz
MediumOrangePeachChocolate
Shop 4.9 (403)
82CBI
$1.66/oz
MediumOrangePeachChocolate
Shop 4.9 (87)
77CBI · preliminary
$1.50/oz
MediumPlum
Shop 4.8 (11)
75CBI · preliminary
$1.66/oz
Medium-DarkBlackberryDark ChocolateDate
Shop 4.9 (553)
74CBI
$1.66/oz
DarkPlumAlmondChocolate+2
Well-reviewed roaster
65CBI · sparse
$2.10/oz
MediumStone FruitFloralCitrus
Well-reviewed roaster
64CBI · sparse
$2.17/oz
MediumAppleHazelnutMilk Chocolate
Well-reviewed roaster
62CBI · sparse
$2.19/oz
Passion FruitBrown SugarToffee
Well-reviewed roaster
61CBI · sparse
$2.11/oz
Beautiful Coffee To The People - Bold and Fruity
Roaster flags Dark Chocolate, Berry, and Citrus in the cup.
MediumDark ChocolateBerryCitrus
Well-reviewed roaster
59CBI · sparse
$1.90/oz
Also available · subscriptions, sample packs, gear
MediumLycheeMelonNougat
Shop 5.0 (220)
81CBI
$1.35/oz
Combo Packs
Taste data is still sparse; open the detail page before judging this lot.
Well-reviewed roaster
63CBI · sparse
$1.67/oz
Archived (2)
Juneteenth Limited Release
Hibiscus, Cherry, and Baking Spice on a washed lot.
Kericho County, KE · Washed
Medium-LightHibiscusCherrySpice+1
Shop 4.9 (338)
89CBI
$2.50/oz
Out of stock
Medium-LightPearCinnamonCocoa
Well-reviewed roaster
71CBI · sparse
$2.40/oz
Out of stock
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 88/100
Two Reddit posters praise Red Bay. One names it as a favorite Oakland roaster; another reports a Brazilian Cake Lady espresso with creamy body, balanced acidity, and no added bitterness.
Oakland favoritebalanced espresso
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 95↑ · What's your favorite local roaster in every city you've lived in/spent significant time in
Favorite local roaster from every city I've lived in/spent at least 2 months in: Oakland CA USA: Red Bay Coffee Munich Germany: Man Vs Machine Prague CZ: Doubleshot Bridgton/Denmark ME USA: Maine Morning Micro Brooklyn NY: Grumpy Jerusalem Israel: there isn't really a bean one as far as I know (?), but good ol' Turkish
- r/espresso · 8↑ · Can someone help me make sense of this?
...ecause I had never really messed with long ratios before, I gave it a shot and I have to say I'm a bit surprised. Here's what I did: * 18 grams of Red Bay's Brazilian Cake Lady (medium roast) * 52 grams out (1:\~2.9) in about 35 seconds I expected noticeably thinner mouthfeel and I expected bitter notes to begin to
On YouTube
4 videos · 7k combined views
Red Bay Coffee has 1 video on their channel; 3 videos come from outside reviewers (CBS News, KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA, Visit Oakland).
Flagship cafe
Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building, Shop 46, San Francisco, CA
Open in maps →Ferry Building flagship cafe of six Red Bay Coffee locations in California.
For roasters
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