Andres Cardona "The Beer"

• Variety: Castillo, Colombia
  
• Origin: Santa Barbara, Colombia
  
• Elevation: 1650 MASL
  
• Tasting Notes: Hops, Mandarin, Cherry, Balanced

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Please note: This is whole bean coffee. To preserve the it's freshness, we do not sell pre-ground coffee.

High in the hills of Santa Bárbara, Antioquia, at 1650 meters above sea level, Álvaro Andrés Cardona Molina is rethinking how coffee is processed. On his farm, Villa Lucía, tradition meets experimentation, and The Beer Semi Washed is proof of that.

This lot takes its name from a fermentation approach suggested by Doug from Burial Beer. Instead of a standard washed process, the cherries are pulped and left to ferment in their own juices—along with cherry pulp—for four days in plastic tanks, carefully maintained at 30°C. This controlled method allows for a more structured fermentation, enhancing red fruit notes while keeping the clarity and balance of a washed coffee.

After fermentation, the beans dry under the sun for six days before finishing in mechanical dryers, reaching the ideal 12% moisture content. The result is a clean yet layered cup, with bright mandarin citrus, ripe cherry sweetness, and a subtle, floral hop-like quality. It’s complex but balanced, a coffee that highlights the impact of precise fermentation and thoughtful processing.