{"title":"Light Roast","description":"\u003cp\u003eLighter roasts finish not long after first crack, so they keep the most of what the coffee brought with it: the altitude, the variety, the processing. Expect brighter acidity, a lighter body and fruit-forward flavor. This is where to start if you drink your coffee black or want to taste where it came from. Right now the lightest we sell is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/summer\"\u003eSummer's Costa Rica\u003c\/a\u003e, a medium-light, washed Tarrazú coffee with pineapple, blackberry and toasted almond. Every coffee here is specialty grade and roasted to order. More on what roast does in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/learn-roast-levels\"\u003eRoast levels\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"summer","title":"Summer's Costa Rica Single Origin","description":"\u003cp\u003eBright, sweet and clean, the way a high-grown Costa Rican should be. Pineapple and blackberry up front, a toasted-almond finish, and enough body to hold up black. The coffee for a slow morning, and the one we reach for when we want to taste the farm rather than the roast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the cup\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedium-light roast. Lighter body, bright acidity. Pineapple, blackberry, almond. Pour-over, drip or AeroPress: clean brews that give the fruit room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere it's from\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Marcos de Tarrazú, San José. It comes from the Coopetarrazú cooperative, more than 4,650 members, farming volcanic loam at 1,300 to 1,600 meters. Caturra and Catuai, fully washed, mechanically demucilaged, dried to 11% and rested a month before milling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNamed for Summer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaff Sergeant Summer is a yellow Labrador who served as a Marine Corps explosives-detection dog in Iraq and Afghanistan, finding IEDs and coming through firefights that would have put most of us on the ground. She left the Corps in 2013 and went straight back to work, spending seven more years as an Amtrak Police explosives dog. In 2021 American Humane named her the Military Hero Dog of the year. She's retired now, in Maryland, with the handler who picked her up at Dulles all those years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe put her name on the brightest coffee we sell because that's what she is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium-light roast single origin, Costa Rica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 oz (about 30 cups) or 5 lb (about 204 cups)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole bean or Drip (coffee machine and pour-over). No coarse grind for this one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecialty grade (SCA 80+), roasted to order through the Temecula Coffee Roasters collective and shipped 1–3 days after roasting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping on every order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubscribe and save 10%: delivered on the schedule you choose, cancel any time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA portion of Honorguard's profits supports mental health programs for veterans, like service dogs. Since founding in 2023 we've donated $2,267.23 (as of 2 Nov 2026).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honorguard Coffee","offers":[{"title":"12 oz (Est 30 Cups @ $0.83 per cup) \/ Whole Bean (Best Flavor)","offer_id":47309795885331,"sku":"COSTA-WHOLE-12OZ-COMP","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12 oz (Est 30 Cups @ $0.83 per cup) \/ Drip (Coffee Machine \u0026 Pour over)","offer_id":47900525789459,"sku":"COSTA-DRIP-12OZ-COMP","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 lb (Est 204 Cups @ $0.53 per cup) \/ Whole Bean (Best Flavor)","offer_id":47309795918099,"sku":"COSTA-WHOLE-5LB-KRAFT","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 lb (Est 204 Cups @ $0.53 per cup) \/ Drip (Coffee Machine \u0026 Pour over)","offer_id":47900525822227,"sku":"COSTA-DRIP-5LB-KRAFT","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/2931\/7395\/files\/Summer_fidelis_Single_Origin_costa_rican_coffee_beans.jpg?v=1737046620"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.honorguardcoffee.com\/collections\/light-roast.oembed","provider":"Honorguard Coffee ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}