LightCitrusAlmondPeanut
Well-reviewed roaster
69CBI
$1.25/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $1.06 to $1.69/oz
Broad comparison
Roaster · Grand Rapids, MI
Rowster Coffee
11 lots in stock, mostly Colombia, Brazil and Ethiopia.
- In stock
- 11
- House Index · limited data
- 67
OriginsColombiaBrazilEthiopiaNicaraguaGuatemalaIndonesia
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- July 202614 lots seen; 11 in stock now
- Origins
- 6 countriesColombia, Brazil, Ethiopia
- Process mix
- Natural 36% · Other 36% · Washed 27%
- Price position
- 39% below what its profiles predictMedian of 6 in-stock lots against the price model
- Sourcing
- 9% of lots name the producer or farm1 of 11
- Coverage
- 1 press mention · 2 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Their channels
- Instagram ↗Facebook ↗X ↗Linked from their own site
- Where to find them
- Cafe in Grand Rapids, MI632 Wealthy St SE
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 23% · 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.
- Reddit91/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 11 in-stock lots.
- SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
- Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
- On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
- Transparency46.8/10011/11 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- sprudge11/11
- stale decay11/11
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
11 in stock · 2 archived
Colombian Pink Bourbon
Natural lot with Cooked Cranberry, Kola, and Tart in the cup.
Huila, CO · Natural
LightCranberryOther Fruit
Well-reviewed roaster
69CBI
$2.08/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $1.47 to $2.34/oz
MediumAlmondOverall SweetChocolate
Well-reviewed roaster
69CBI
$1.25/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $1.11 to $1.78/oz
Broad comparison
MediumToffee
Well-reviewed roaster
68CBI
$1.25/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $1.05 to $1.67/oz
Broad comparison
MediumToffeeMilk ChocolateGrapefruit
Well-reviewed roaster
68CBI
$1.25/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $1.11 to $1.77/oz
MediumPlumOverall Sweet
Well-reviewed roaster
68CBI
$1.17/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $1.06 to $1.70/oz
LightStrawberryWalnut
Well-reviewed roaster
68CBI
$1.58/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $1.28 to $2.05/oz
DarkCherryDark ChocolateSmoky+2
Well-reviewed roaster
66CBI
$1.58/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $0.95 to $1.82/oz
Limited comparison
MediumOverall SweetNutty
Well-reviewed roaster
64CBI
$1.25/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $0.87 to $1.66/oz
Limited comparison
Umbra
Roaster flags Cocoa, Bold, and Smoky in the cup.
DarkCocoaSmoky
Well-reviewed roaster
64CBI
$1.25/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $0.87 to $1.67/oz
Limited comparison
Morning Star
Cupping notes point toward Juicy, Bright, and Citrus.
LightCitrus
Well-reviewed roaster
64CBI
$1.25/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Typical $0.96 to $1.83/oz
Limited comparison
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Milky Way
Not much signal yet; the detail page has what we know.
Medium
Well-reviewed roaster
68CBI
$1.25/oz
Availability unconfirmed
Archived (2)
LightTropical FruitCitrusWiney+3
Well-reviewed roaster
73CBI
$1.67/oz
Out of stock
LightFloralMangoHoney+3
Well-reviewed roaster
72CBI
$1.58/oz
Out of stock
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 91/100
Two Reddit contributors praise Rowster in Grand Rapids, with one calling it excellent and another naming it among the city's world-class roasters and cafes.
Grand Rapids caferegional reputation
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 28↑ · The worldwide guide to good Cafés and Coffee Shops according to /r/coffee.
Rowsters in Grand Rapids is excellent as well: Site: [http://rowstercoffee.com/](http://rowstercoffee.com/) Some Yelp Reviews: [Here](http://www.yelp.com/biz/rowster-new-american-coffee-grand-rapids)
- r/Coffee · 11↑ · Best coffee in the Research Triangle area?
...basically a roasting / packing facility. No cafe. SO. I have to leave Grand Rapids, which is home to 2 (IMHO) world-class roasters / cafes: Madcap and Rowster. So tell me, /r/coffee, what is the best cafe in the Durham / Chapel Hill / Raleigh area? I considered posting in the subs devoted to each town, but I figured
Press · Sprudge
- Rowster Coffee Kicks Off Negroni Week With A Buzz2017-06-05·sprudge
The Coffee Negroni from Rowster Coffee in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Flagship cafe
Espresso Bar on Wealthy
632 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI
Open in maps →Flagship cafe on Wealthy St in Grand Rapids with a roasting facility on Stevens St.
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