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It's been too long since we've had a coffee thread. Let's discuss:

Taste (hell, let's get into tasting notes like this is a wine or whiskey thread)
Smell
Cream or sugar?
How expensive the stuff can be
Its uncanny ability to bring you back to life when you feel dead

 

[Rest]

I've been drinking a lot of coffee lately. Actually, for the last couple of years. The last two jobs I've had have had unlimited coffee for employees, and I have taken them up on it. I haven't had a coffee maker at home in years and years, but recently thought it might be nice to wake up to coffee in the morning. I bought a coffee maker and the two cheapest bags of coffee at Safeway.

The first one I opened was a Safeway brand Lintong Ratu Batak.
Damn is it good. It tastes like it has fresh dried chilies in it, it's sweet, fruity, and has just a hair of picance to it. The flavor was so strong I actually looked to see if it had ingredients besides coffee beans. The bag says no, and I wasn't able to find any evidence to the contrary online. I'm surprised that a $6, ¾lb bag of preground coffee tastes this good.

 

[Weilthain]

Tastes like crap
Smells like crap
Milk or cream is acceptable
Cheap stuff actually tastes better
Agreed it has magical powers

 

[Tesseract]

i wake up in the danger zone, tbh i kinda miss barbiturates

but since we're talking coffee, i ain't gonna front and act like i'm into some special shit

just dunkin donuts will do, blacker than death

 

[off duty ninja]

I fucking love coffee. Drink it black, 4-5 cups a day. I buy instant for the home and we have a fancy ass Starbucks machine in the office. I'm no snob as long as its caffeinated.

Kinda like shrooms, I don't care how bad it tastes if it makes me feel good. Cold, instant coffee still gets chugged down before letting a drop go to waste.

 

[Elektro Demon]

I drink about 6 cups of coffee a day. I mostly drink instant cofee, Nescaffe.

 

[Nymphae]

Tastes like crap
Smells like crap

I think maybe you're buying shitty coffee lol. I fucking love the way a fresh bag of coffee beans smells, almost the best part of it all for me. I'm always trying to make my coffee taste as good as the bag smells, I can never quite get there.

I use a pour-over method with paper filters and a gooseneck kettle. I buy higher quality light roast beans, and fuck it tastes great when the beans are fresh and you prepare it properly.

I drink it black, with a tiny bit of sugar because I'm weak. Stopped adding milk years ago because it wasn't offered at work with the free coffee I used to drink.

 

[off duty ninja]

I drink about 6 cups of coffee a day. I mostly drink instant cofee, Nescaffe.

One of my favorite instants!

We've been getting this at home lately:

 

[Elektro Demon]

One of my favorite instants!

We've been getting this at home lately:

Oh yeah, that's the one. American style of brewing coffee isn't really popular in Europe. A lot of people I know mostly drink instant coffee or they brew their own turkish coffee at home.

 

[12Goblins]

Use a Jura Micro Ena 1 for my daily espresso

Extremely convenient, easy to clean, and a compact design. Fresh cup at press of a button, Love it.


Before that I used a Nespresso which gives you a great espresso for the price IMO but the capsules are too expensive in the states, is an ecological disaster, and the machines are designed to corrode over time.

 

[lock2k]

Tastes like crap
Smells like crap
Milk or cream is acceptable
Cheap stuff actually tastes better
Agreed it has magical powers

And the earth is flat

 

[Kadayi]

At work I will make a cafetiere of decent coffee for myself and a couple of colleagues first thing in the morning with whatever we've brought in (generally Cafe Direct level stuff which is cheap and tasty) and I'll supplement that with the free coffee work provides which is Nescafe Azera Americano, which I can drink all day tbh.

Homewise at the weekends I use an Aeropress and generally grind the beans myself or use preground if I've got company.

95% of the time I have coffee black, but once in a blue moon I'll have a latte

Never drink Coffee past 6 PM as a rule

 

[off duty ninja]

Oh yeah, that's the one. American style of brewing coffee isn't really popular in Europe. A lot of people I know mostly drink instant coffee or they brew their own turkish coffee at home.

I have had a couple cheap electric coffee brew machines in my life and they get really gross and are difficult to clean in my opinion. Instant isn't as bad as people act like it is and it gets the job done which is all I care about. Add in one of these:

and it is so quick and easy!

 

[TTOOLL]

I've been drinking a lot of instant coffee lately. They made me ditch my Bialetti for a while. I live alone so I just microwave the water for 60s and I'm done.

 

[Weilthain]

I think maybe you're buying shitty coffee lol. I fucking love the way a fresh bag of coffee beans smells, almost the best part of it all for me. I'm always trying to make my coffee taste as good as the bag smells, I can never quite get there.

I use a pour-over method with paper filters and a gooseneck kettle. I buy higher quality light roast beans, and fuck it tastes great when the beans are fresh and you prepare it properly.

I drink it black, with a tiny bit of sugar because I'm weak. Stopped adding milk years ago because it wasn't offered at work with the free coffee I used to drink.

The better quality the coffee the more it tastes like coffee!

And the earth is flat

what is the sun, how big is it and how far away is it?

prove it.

Go.

 

[DESTROYA]

I’m not a coffee snob or anything but a large DD Black Ice coffee no sugar once a day hits the spot .
Most people that try say it taste terrible but screw the sugar.

 

[lock2k]

The better quality the coffee the more it tastes like coffee!




what is the sun, how big is it and how far away is it?

prove it.

Go.

A star, big as fuck, far as fuck.

 

[lock2k]

As for Coffee, I have a brewer, an espresso machine at home and also a French press.

I'm a total coffee junkie and I drink it every day. No sugar, only black. And from a lot of different countries.

I only drink the instant coffee at work because it's easy but it doesn't come close to an espresso. It's like coffee tofu.

 

[Dark Star]

I drink instant Nescafe coffee with a little french vanilla creamer

and sometimes use a Keurig k-cup machine and those starbucks pods.

 

[Sub_Level]

Thought I was fancy with my Keurig and officially licensed Dunkin Donuts blend but you guys are all connoisseurs and shit.

 

[triplestation]

Lotsa cream lotsa suga

 

[Dural]

I love coffee, drink it every day. I have this setup in my office;

Grind whole beans and straight into ninja, the thermos setting fills the cup perfectly.

In the summer I'll switch to cold brew which I'll steep myself at home.

 

[Fbh]

I have one of these, not sure what they are called in English

Use it for my go-to morning coffee.
At work I have a nespresso machine with non original capsules because those are overpriced as hell.

 

[ROMhack]

Been noticing a bigger intolerance to coffee lately. I have a cup in the morning and ONE one when I get to work but anymore makes me feel irritable and a bit shitty.

Preferred option is a cafetiere as it's fairly easy and ground is nicer than instant.

Also, condensed milk a la Vietnamese is

 

[lock2k]

I have one of these, not sure what they are called in English

Use it for my go-to morning coffee.
At work I have a nespresso machine with non original capsules because those are overpriced as hell.

Moka Pot!

And in Brazil we call it cafeteira italiana.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I love coffee though I barely drink it. Delicious smell. Delicious flavor.

 

[DESTROYA]

I drink instant Nescafe coffee with a little french vanilla creamer

and sometimes use a Keurig k-cup machine and those starbucks pods.

Nescafé makes delicious Greek Frappe and is a great and quick way to get a coffee fix.

 

[Ikutachi]

I drink it black, no sugar. If I want to drink for the taste I'll have a monster.

 

[Dural]

I drink it black, no sugar. If I want to drink for the taste I'll have a monster.

Eew, energy drinks taste horrible (unless you're talking about monster iced coffee, that's good).

 

[Secesh]

I drink it black, no sugar. If I want to drink for the taste I'll have a monster.

Black is the only way to go (sometimes I put in a glob of butter). Coffee and water are the only things I drink.
My wife puts enough sweetener in hers to make the spoon stand on end.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I use to use Kitu (https://drinksupercoffee.com/collections/kitu-super-creamer) creamer in mine. Now its typically black. I worked with a guy who quit his job as a Sys Admin to build his coffee brand. He sells it to my work: https://www.rebootroasting.com/ He's in Whole Foods now. I use to buy it for myself, but I'm drinking the Dunkin Donuts. I liked the pumkin flavored coffee over at Trader Joe's. The coffee was a bit pricey. When he worked with me we got a discount, but now I just get it free from work. The Kitu creamer was expensive. Buy it in the 6 pack if you get it. The Hazelnut and Pumkin flavors are the best.

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[Kadayi]

I love coffee though I barely drink it. Delicious smell. Delicious flavor.

Increase the dosage for maximum benefit Dun.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Increase the dosage for maximum benefit Dun.

I love tea more. Coffee is a nice treat but it's not a daily drinker for me.

 

[Kadayi]

I love tea more. Coffee is a nice treat but it's not a daily drinker for me.

 

[squallheart]

*twitches* miss it had to stop drinking it for medical reasons

 

[Breakage]

Instant all the way – Nescafé Gold Blend w/ oat milk and no sugar.
It's less fussy and I prefer it to the expensive stuff.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Tastes like crap
Smells like crap
Milk or cream is acceptable
Cheap stuff actually tastes better
Agreed it has magical powers

 

[highrider]

I guess I drink at least 2 cups a day, sometimes up to 4 or 6. And yeah, I used to do more fancy coffees or espresso but for years I’ve been doing Nescafé instant with sweet cream creamer. It’s funny, when I make a cup for a friend they’re always like this coffee is awesome. Now and then I’ll have Starbucks or a k-cup coffee it honestly isn’t as good as Nescafé to me lol.

 

[Dice]

I get mine from a monastery, Abbey Roast. Their Brazilian is amazing. For store brands I think "365 Everyday Value Organic Pacific Rim" at Whole Foods is best and decent value, but if you want to nab something at just any grocery store, Peet's coffee is generally pretty good and the less common Boyd's is better but more expensive.

I use a french press and brew it really strong then mix it 1:1 with whole milk, usually 3 a day. I'm tempted to get an american press to see how it compares to a moka pot (which is best, but a pain in the ass) but $80 is kinda steep for an experiement.

 

[Tesseract]

i'm drinking some right now fuck it let's do it live

WE'LL DO IT LIVE

 

[Hari Seldon]

I have been drinking a lot of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe off of Amazon lately. It is my new jam for fairly inexpensive coffee. Every once in a while I'll splurge for some Kona but the good shit and not the blend is just so damn expensive.

 

[JBat]

Best part of the morning and sometimes evening. Straight black. Bolder the better. The only acceptable additive it whiskey

 

[bucyou]

only cold brew, everything else is piss water

 

[Rentahamster]

Gimme dat black stuff. Sugar n' cream is for pansies who want the diabeetus.

 

[Facism]

It has to be as black as the skin of my asshole and as bitter as the typical era poster for it to be coffee to me

 

[Weilthain]

Let’s not forget the joy of choosing what mug to drink from.

still waiting to buy a NeoGAF mug

 

[Kadayi]

still waiting to buy a NeoGAF mug

True dat. EviLore any news on the merch front?

 

[Von Hugh]

It has to be as black as the skin of my asshole and as bitter as the typical era poster for it to be coffee to me

That is an oddly specific shade of black.

 

[MilkyJoe]

Coffee is shit.

Drink English tea

Milk, no sugar

Fin.