The coffee lover thread

Love me some espresso in just about any form, especially a noisette/cortado/macchiato style drink: espresso with a bit of foam on it. Like a very short cappuccino. Yummers! I'm really sensitive to caffeine though, so I make half caf mix I use in the morning. If I drink coffee after 1300 I won't be able to sleep that night, so I have decaf caps in the evening for dessert.
Over-sharing on the internet, who knew!

 

Actually, a good French press, while initially more expensive, will save money on filters. Also, you only need to be able to boil water to use it, not plug it in, so it makes the press better for remote use. And, you could probably grind your coffee with a rock and it would still work.

Yuban will get you banned!

 

There are nice packable and insulated ones as well.

 

I still keep a French press (or three) around. If I have to drink regular coffee, that's what I reach for! I also find that I prefer the darkest beans I can find for the press, while my espresso tastes hover around medium-dark.

 

This is how tomorrow's coffee plans will go:

1) I will start the day with a cup or two of home brewed coffee in the beautiful Crescenta Valley
2) Later in the morning, a coffee stop at Starbucks in Lenwood
3) In the early afternoon, a coffee stop at the Human Bean on hwy 95 in beautiful Lake Havasu City

 

You guys will do anything for good joe.

 

You know how to get mountain bikers to buy coffee? Name the roasts after our favorite trails, and set up at the local race. It's either good marketing or entrapment. One of the two.

I passed on the Luge and Vista... And went with my favorite on the table.

 

The proof is in the pudding...taste test?

 

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And dump it in a different bag when you change location.....
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Gotta have the OTH and San Juan styles, also.

 

I'd still buy it. I'm easily amused by coffee.

 

The roast was a little mild for me, but the wife likes it... It's a win!

 

I wonder what the FLoop would taste like. Mild and smooth, but deceptively dangerous?

 

Coffee everyday..floop everyday...

 

Well...??? And where did you pick that up?

 

Non Dot Race @ Santiago Oaks yesterday.

 

Currently in the land of Tim Hortons.

Life is Good.

 

With a little cement and asphalt mixed in for flavor?

 

I, um, swear that I've never consumed a box of Timbits. Nope. Never.

Those stores are popping up every 6 feet in my native Western New York. A quick search shows that there were 220 in the Buffalo area in 2015. Unfortunately, there is only 1 gym- and it's usually empty.

 

I’m not a huge fan of cold brew but, since we have it on tap at work....why not?

 

Cold brew is an aquired taste... To me it works better in a sweeter world. Cold brew to me taste flat because the cold brew process does not extract the acid so that's why it's not as acidic but that's exactly what others like about it. I have had some that's really good I think there's just a lot of mediocre out there too.

 

For cold brew, I just let the pot sit overnight.

 

Oh for the love of God... (eye rolling emoji). Such trendy hipsterism!

 

This is a good read from one of my favorite non-imtbtrails websites:
https://thetakeout.com/how-do-you-judge-a-coffeeshop-by-its-cappuccino-1828035109

 

One of my favorite drinks... And the one I always hesitate to order. A cappuccino should not resemble a giant glass of warm milk.

 

A Cappuccino is one of those simple things that's easy to screw up. I use it a a guage of a coffeshop's expertise. Much like I use carnitas to judge a Mexican restaurant. If they get it right then they should be able to handle the rest

 

I’d prefer a beer tap for sure. The fridge has a whole shelf of coors lite but the HR lady said no drinking on the job...mixed signals man.

 

Can I play now?

 

Amen, brother. Even I can appreciate that. A great cappuccino is harder than it sounds, and is a very pleasurable experience.