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Bufona Cerveceria Colombiana: Crafting Community in Colombia

Published: Oct. 19, 2023, 10:12 a.m.

Is there really anything better than pizza and beer with friends? Only if that pizza and beer with friends is in a home overlooking the stunning Colombian city of Medellin with the owners of Bufona Cervecer\xeda Colombiana, a craft brewery in the heart of Medellin, Colombia.

Welcome to Bufona Cervecer\xeda

Welcome to Bufona, one of the newest cervecer\xedas artesanales in Medell\xedn, Colombia. With a patio located directly on the sidewalk in El Poblado, a bustling neighborhood of bars, eateries, shops, and a vibrant night life, this intimate taproom is not one to be passed by.

Especially when you consider the meaning of the name, Bufona. Roughly translating to the likes of jesters or entertainers, Bufona Cerveceria Artesanal is exactly that. A place to get out of the hustle of everyday life. The goal here is community.

Meet Daniel and Tomas

A passion for community and purpose always, beer didn\u2019t enter the picture until later. In fact, Tomas, cofounder and self titled finance guy of Bufona, didn\u2019t even like beer at first. Although he did become a bottle collector. As for liking beer now? There\u2019s no doubt.

Daniel, cofounder and brewer, on the other hand, liked beer since he started drinking in university. He never imagined, though, that he would become a professional brewer.

The two met in high school. Tomas went on to university and became a psychologist. Daniel went on to university to study mechanical engineering. However, not finding the passion for it that he had envisioned, he took off traveling instead. It was on those travels that he happened upon a beer bar in South Africa where he fell in love with all the flavors of beer. Coming back to Colombia, Daniel couldn\u2019t find those flavors, so he started brewing them.

And since when owning a brewery you have to also make money, it made sense for the two of them to come together.

Although Daniel jokes that there\u2019s a lot more to owning a brewery than simply brewing.

\u201cWhen you're just starting, we are not a brewery, we are a cleaning service that occasionally brews.\u201d

And for anyone that knows brewing, there\u2019s not a much truer statement than that.

Their goals for Bufona are as big and beautiful as their country is. Ophelia, their biggest cheerleader and Tomas\u2019s girlfriend sums up their mission with a fierce confidence.

"It's about building a country with the beer."

Join us as we sit in Daniel\u2019s living room, comfortably seated on the floor with the coffee table holding the best centerpieces ever: Bufona beers, pizza from a local joint, and an impressive array of chips. While taking in the beauty of the city below through the homes\u2019 impressive expanse of windows, we chat like we\u2019ve been friends forever. About Medell\xedn\u2019s beer scene. About obtaining hops and malts. About the community that Bufona is creating one beer at a time.\xa0

For the complete set of show notes\xa0click here.

Relevant Links:

To connect with Bufona,\xa0click here.

To learn more about visiting Medell\xedn,\xa0click here.

To learn more about Hammock Universe, click here.

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