Do you actually like coffee?

[BlueFire]

I enjoy the taste of coffee. I drink it black. With sugar, it tastes nasty. These hot summer days call for iced coffee (which I used to dislike, but I've grown quite partial to it)!

Every now and then, my family will make Cuban coffee.. which I consider dessert because it's really sweet.

[Kitana85]

I'm hardly ever seen without some sort of warm beverage in a mug. It can be coffee or tea, never creamed, occasionally a tad of sugar if my stomach is bother me. I occasionally roast, and always grind my own beans.

As Adele Stackhouse put it, "I don't understand how Starbuck can charge $3.00 for a cup of coffee with too much milk."-True Blood

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Professor S

I like coffee and tea (I have a pitcher of hibiscus tea in the fridge right now). I have to say I do like coffee, but I don't like it black in most cases unless its a really high quality varietal.

I mean, would we love beef as much without salt and pepper? That's what cream and splenda is for me with coffee; its a seasoning.

I take 6-8 ounces of generic coffee with 2 creamers and 1 splenda packet, and I enjoy flavored coffee from time to time, but not as an everyday beverage.

Comparing coffee with cream and sugar to steak doesn't make it any more manly.

And yes, I do love coffee, black. I think it tastes amazing, and the fact that it has almost zero caloric value is a big plus. My favorite types are the Starbucks Komodo Dragon blend and Eight O'Clock coffee brand.

I do enjoy lattes and mochas, though. To me they are a totally different kind of drink. My favorite is an iced no-whip mocha from Starbucks.

I used to pretty much drink coffee non-stop all day long, but in the past couple of weeks I've started cutting back to a cup or two a day. Since I've started working out I've noticed that exorbitant amounts of coffee dehydrate me and give you a really sick feeling in your mouth once you're exerting yourself.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Seth

Timmy Ho's puts amphetamines in theirs I say. !

I have coffee probably once a month now.
I prefer black or with a shot of almond/brazilnut/walnut milk. My first choice at a shop though is always a double longshot espresso that i sprinkle with cinnamon and half a pack of raw cane sugar.
I switched to 2-4 cups of green tea a day. Been doing me fine, being able to fall asleep before mindnight.

Green tea is amazing...hot or iced.

Does anyone have any advice on making iced coffee? I've tried before, and it never turns out well. I suspect I'm making my coffee too strong or using too dark a blend. Do I need a lighter roast? Any roast recommendations?

I've thought about roasting my own beans, but apparently the smell is horrendous with the home-brew methods (which usually involve a popcorn maker). I figure I need to keep my priorities straight anyway and make my own beer first. Someday....

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by Kitana85

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[Kitana85]

I wander back every few years....

[Angrist]

So how's life?

[Kitana85]

Life appears to be fine. My relationship with life can be tenuous at times. Y tu?

[Angrist]

Oh life's fine here. Slow but fine.