I got my first coffeeshop cap since COVID the other day - I had to get it through the window from outside and it felt slightly illicit and was very satisfying to drink. I kind of wish I had one right now even though it's after midnight.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 04:31 (four years ago) link
kirkland colombian is good. Hmmm,,,stumptown is kind of pricey. considering getting a bag as a splurge the next time I go home but good coffee is kind of wasted on me.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 13:23 (four years ago) link
who are those sickos who make the canned coffee that's carbonated like mineral water and it has like.. lemon in it?
it was just such an odd tangent off of what I'd expect from coffee in a can that I want to try it again
― mh, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 13:33 (four years ago) link
I was just skimming this thread and I am surprised, yet again, that most people sip their coffee.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 13:49 (four years ago) link
I really don't like how it's called "cupping" coffee.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 13:50 (four years ago) link
sickos!
― mh, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 13:52 (four years ago) link
i got an iced white americano the other day from a cafe doing window service and the staff there decided to top up the cup not with water but with..... sparkling water
it tasted like ass
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 14:24 (four years ago) link
we're moving into the fourth wave of coffee, where it's formulated to be genuinely revolting
you're not a real coffee fan unless you praise it
― mh, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 14:26 (four years ago) link
It's the neurotic American drive for novelty and innovation. I feel like we had basically gotten things right in the last 5-10 years, but now we're getting away from that and into all this nitro bullshit, coffee sodas, weird flavorings, bulletproof, etc.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 16:16 (four years ago) link
when i took the coffee back they apologised. it was a genuine mistake. it's wild how just the presence of bubbles seems to create a whole actual TASTE (a bad taste)
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 16:27 (four years ago) link
I like nitro cold brew. not really a big cold brew fan in general because of the mouthfeel of a cold brew coffee (it's probably the same as hot coffee but the temperature difference makes me experience the two differently).
― Rik Waller-Bridge (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 16:34 (four years ago) link
yes carbonation + cof = bad
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
nitro is like a pint of Guinness crossed with a coffee
― Rik Waller-Bridge (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 16:38 (four years ago) link
some people drink espresso and tonic
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 19:20 (four years ago) link
they give you a little thing of soda water with espresso in italy sometimes? or is that tonic?
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 19:32 (four years ago) link
espresso served with a soda water back is common in these parts
― silby, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 19:33 (four years ago) link
not mixed together though, ffs
― mh, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 20:22 (four years ago) link
i support the cofant garde
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 22:13 (four years ago) link
I agree Stumptown is pricey, but I usually only drink one 10 oz mug's worth a day, so I don't go through it that fast.
― o. nate, Thursday, 28 May 2020 01:29 (four years ago) link
counter culture prob my fave of the big 3rd wave companies
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 May 2020 01:39 (four years ago) link
i have to shout my local, out of logan utah, cafe ibis. if you are ever in utah look for the ibis.
― crystal-brained yogahead (map), Thursday, 28 May 2020 01:43 (four years ago) link
been ordering beans from Olympia Coffee Co the last couple months
― silby, Thursday, 28 May 2020 03:11 (four years ago) link
In crucial coffee news, I realized the only problem I had with my morning coffee ritual was that I didn't get to sit there enjoying it longer, so I've moved from ersatz Aeropress espresso lungo to Americano. (72g water pressed, then maybe 3x added.) I was worried that it might taste thin, but that hasn't been a problem at all.
― lukas, Friday, 29 May 2020 02:04 (four years ago) link
what a great beverage!
― The Cognitive Peasant (ogmor), Friday, 29 May 2020 10:57 (four years ago) link
do people rate james hoffmann's youtube videos on coffee
― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Friday, 29 May 2020 12:04 (four years ago) link
all the coffee people I know do
― coptic feels (seandalai), Sunday, 31 May 2020 12:48 (four years ago) link
name a good burr grinder
― contorted filbert (harbl), Friday, 5 June 2020 02:23 (four years ago) link
I love my Breville Smart Grinder Pro.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 5 June 2020 02:40 (four years ago) link
Hario Skerton is a nice hand grinder
― lukas, Friday, 5 June 2020 02:54 (four years ago) link
capresso infinity is one of the devices ive owned that i liked the most, i say that knowing that the knob did break in half after a couple years and no replacements were available but dont worry i glued it back together, the core mechanism of the device ie the grinder still looks like its got 300k miles left on it tho
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2020 03:07 (four years ago) link
I've had mine for about 14 years and never needed to have it repaired or serviced in any way.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 5 June 2020 04:09 (four years ago) link
there u go
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2020 04:21 (four years ago) link
applying too much force to the knob might suggest you're overindulging in the cof
― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Friday, 5 June 2020 04:41 (four years ago) link
it does have that mildly annoying tic where the grinds drawer thingy slides out ever so slightly from the vibrations and then a little bit of grinds falls behind it. Otherwise it's the best.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 5 June 2020 04:49 (four years ago) link
thats the only thing that annoys meit needs a latch!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 June 2020 05:05 (four years ago) link
+ obligatory knob joke
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 June 2020 05:06 (four years ago) link
i've got a bodum bistro burr grinder and it really doesn't get it quite fine enough for my aeropress but it's close enough for me to have gotten used to and adjust for
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 5 June 2020 08:22 (four years ago) link
― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Friday, June 5, 2020 12:41 AM (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
i only drink the perfect amount...
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2020 14:43 (four years ago) link
do you think Trump would use the word 'delicious' a lot if he was president of coffee
― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:10 (four years ago) link
*were
thats the only thing that annoys me
it needs a latch!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, June 5, 2020 12:05 AM (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
There are certain special products that just get away with their flaws. I felt the same way about the Pavoni when I had it running - there were all kinds of things about it that were a complete pain in the ass, but it made the best fucking coffee so I put up with it.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link
there was a lady always hanging around my local brooklyn deli asking people to buy her delicious coffees
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:13 (four years ago) link
asking people to buy them *for* her or *from* her?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:13 (four years ago) link
for her, and then if no one wld shed often just take one from the self service station and run out, the people at the store wld be like hey (cant remember her name my friends and i called her delicious coffee) cmon again
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:16 (four years ago) link
If someone randomly asked me to buy them a "delicious coffee" I don't think I could help but oblige
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:18 (four years ago) link
i def bought her a number of delicious coffees over the years
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:19 (four years ago) link
i've subscribed to Counter Culture's 2-bags every 2-weeks delivery service for several years now. it's run by some good friends of ours from back in the day in DC.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link
about a year ago I was on a business trip in Leicester and walked into this place for a cup of coffee:
http://www.leicestercoffeehouse.co.uk/
The cof was UTTERLY AMAZING and on the strength of that, and the fact that the dog in their logo refers to an actual dog who hangs lazily around inside the coffee shop, and the fact that they do free shipping, I've been getting a kilo of whole bean cof delivered to my house every month.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:28 (four years ago) link
nice, they shd have pics of the dog on their site thi
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:30 (four years ago) link
i am going to switch to back low tech method because i'm not commuting for a while and i don't need as much coffee as i used to. not sure if that's a result of getting more sleep for the past few months, but more than a cup makes me feel yucky now. i think i'm ready to enjoy coffee again.
― contorted filbert (harbl), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link