La Roja stands apart in the current wave of Colombian craft beers – the beer is made and distributed by ex-combatants of the FARC. The brains behind the operation gives us the inside story.
How amazing is it to take part in an idea that becomes a powerful reality? That is how I feel a few months after deciding to head into a settlement of ex-FARC fighters and work on a productive activity – brewing beer – with the potential of giving hope in the form of jobs, and even more importantly, a sense of identity and acceptance.