Alo Chilaka Anaerobic Natural

Name: Alo Chilaka Anaerobic Natural
Brand: Modcup Coffee
SKU: modcup-alo-chilaka-anaerobic-natural
Price: 35.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Mostly fruit, some cocoa

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About Alo Chilaka Anaerobic Natural

How is it rated?

73Cherrybook Index, from 2 independent sources.

YouTube reviewers, on the roaster85
Reddit, on the roaster75
What the roaster discloses60

+2Roaster featured by Sprudge

With this little evidence the score is pulled toward a neutral 50; more signals will move it.

Whether we sell a coffee never changes its score. How the Index works

What will it taste like?

Mostly fruit, some cocoa.

Fruit75%
Cocoa and nut25%

The roaster’s notes: raspberry, watermelon, milk chocolate, strawberry, raspberry jam.

Acidity
Body
Sweetness
Balance
Clean

Profile estimated from the roaster’s tasting notes.

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Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

Back of the bag

What Modcup Coffee publishes about this coffee.

Origin: Sidamo, ET
Producer: Tamiru Tadesse / Alo Coffee
Process: Anaerobic Natural
Roast: Light
Bag: 250g
Suggested brew: filter

The variety and the origin

About Modcup Coffee

The roaster’s page

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

One thread author lists Modcup among new-to-them roasters tried in 2025. Another thread author states they really liked the co-ferments from Modcup and are a big fan of producer Edinson Argote after having them.

co-ferments

Threads cited (2)

r/pourover · 11↑ · 60+ Coffees in 2025
…liday season trying different 2 cup recipes and grind settings on my ZP6. A few new to me roasters this year: 1. The Source (my new favorite) 2. Hydrangea 3. Modcup My top 3 coffee shops I visited this year: 1. Nordic Brew Lab (Malmo, Sweeden) 2. The Source (Edinburgh, Scotland) 3. Cafe Apotek (Quebec City, Canada) Th
r/pourover · 8↑ · This was insanely good - should I try the Sidra too??
Im a big fan of Edinson Argote after having the co-ferments from Modcup which I really liked. Keep seeing this roaster pop up so I grabbed a bag since I recognized the producer, and holy shit. Might be one of my favorite new top 5 coffees. Not sure what I was expecting but it’s not like anything I’ve had before The bea

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Meet the roaster on camera

4 videos

About the roasterShop tour

From Coffee Cart to 4 Cafes

Moii

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This video covers Modcup Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

This video traces the history of Jersey City-based Modcup Coffee from its origins as a coffee cart and garage roasting operation to its current multi-cafe footprint. Founder Travis shares the DIY beginnings of building out their first spaces, utilizing propane-powered espresso machines in the early days, and building relationships with origins like Ethiopia.

Inside this video

From Moii:

“We're based in Jersey City, the lovely dirty Jersey with these magical buildings as you can see behind us here. I wasn't always in coffee. I used to sell artwork for like 10 years of my life.”

“I owned a specialty coffee roasting company called Modcup Coffee. We're based in Jersey City.”

“And so we, yeah, basically ran roasting out here for 18 months before we moved on to another garage.”

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Across the coverage of Modcup Coffee

Outside coverage portrays Modcup Coffee as an uncompromising, fiercely independent roaster rooted in Jersey City. Reviewers and creators highlight their hyper-fresh roasting philosophy, contrasting it with industry standards of staleness. Furthermore, third-party features document their humble beginnings from a mobile cart and garage operation to an established multi-cafe footprint, emphasizing deep origin relationships and a DIY ethos.

Hyper-fresh roast schedule and strict freshness windows · Grassroots origins from mobile carts and garages · Unyielding stance against stale industry norms · Deep-rooted Jersey City identity and community presence · Mentorship and collaboration within the specialty space

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