Inmate Central

Inmate Central, where civil and family-friendly discourse about off-audio topics (other than religion and politics) is welcome.

Return to Inmate Central

Message Sort: Post Order or Asylum Reverse Threaded

Any coffee snobs out there?

98.249.98.28
Posted on March 17, 2017 at 08:10:08
free.ranger
Audiophile

Posts: 16951
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Joined: April 8, 2004
Contributor
  Since: January 7, 2005
 I pick up local roaster's coffees when I travel through or to a place, and often order from the net from various places. I recently finished off a bag of "Rainforest" Sumatran from a small outfit in Forks WA.

On tap today, I brewed up some Weiner Melange from Macy's Coffeehouse in Flagstaff AZ.

I'll drink most anything, but some coffee really is better. I like to make a game of it.
I'm always looking for recommendations, preferring dark roasts.
Anyone have a suggestion of where to explore/ obtain from?

 

Hide full thread outline!
    ...
Peet's Coffee, Berkeley Ca is my fav., posted on March 17, 2017 at 08:28:35
oldmkvi
Audiophile

Posts: 10583
Joined: April 12, 2002
 /

 

Drink local, posted on March 17, 2017 at 09:14:00
jec01
Audiophile

Posts: 1462
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Joined: September 22, 2004
 Here in Baltimore, that means Zeke's. It can be found at various spots around the Mid Atlantic region.

Happy listening,

Jim

"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno

 

I wonder why peets always tastes a bit stronger than Starbucks, posted on March 17, 2017 at 09:14:26
violinist3
Audiophile

Posts: 2922
Location: San Diego California
Joined: August 7, 2003
 Maybe they brew it with more coffee.

 

I like these guys in Denver..., posted on March 17, 2017 at 09:20:27
rditmars
Audiophile

Posts: 6852
Location: Boulder, CO
Joined: May 22, 2003
 Dazbog.

Good back story with Russian immigrants starting the company.
*
"We are as gods and might as well get good at it." - Stewart Brand

 

RE: I wonder why peets always tastes a bit stronger than Starbucks, posted on March 17, 2017 at 09:28:48
oldmkvi
Audiophile

Posts: 10583
Joined: April 12, 2002
 Peet's and Starbucks, and others brew their coffee-to-go way too hot, can taste scorched.
I'm talking about brewing at home.

 

I like old, room temperature coffee. Days old is best. nt, posted on March 17, 2017 at 10:29:59
3+4=5
 .

 

Excellent. The green mat on top holds in the flavor. nt, posted on March 17, 2017 at 10:58:35
free.ranger
Audiophile

Posts: 16951
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Joined: April 8, 2004
Contributor
  Since: January 7, 2005

 

Yep, posted on March 17, 2017 at 11:07:38
Awe-d-o-file
Dealer

Posts: 21037
Location: 50 miles west of DC
Joined: January 10, 2004
 im into making one cup at a time now since i only drink two a day-one before brekfast, one after dinner Since I am disabled now I always search for the best cheap coffee


ET

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

 

RE: Any coffee snobs out there?, posted on March 17, 2017 at 11:08:44
dirtyvinyl
 My everyday stash is Trader Joes Dark Italian Roast(whole bean)
Real snobs don't buy ground either.

If you have a local TJ, they have a decent selection of branded, reasonably priced varieties.

For the guy who can also afford the expensive cables, there is this "special blend"
In the link below:

 

RE: Any coffee snobs out there?, posted on March 17, 2017 at 11:12:00
pictureguy
Audiophile

Posts: 22597
Location: SoCal
Joined: October 19, 2008
 i'd like to find a source of fresh UNROASTED beans and learn to do small-batch roasting in my oven.
Too much is never enough

 

RE: Any coffee snobs out there?, posted on March 17, 2017 at 11:27:49
geoff
Audiophile

Posts: 3502
Joined: April 5, 2000
Contributor
  Since: September 10, 2003
 I'm a fan of Bluebottle coffee out of San Francisco. My daughter sends it to me.

 

RE: Any coffee snobs out there?, posted on March 17, 2017 at 12:26:45
Jack G
Audiophile

Posts: 9740
Joined: September 24, 1999
 Try:

https://www.sweetmarias.com/
https://thecaptainscoffee.com/

These are 2 I go to regularly. Sweetmarias is a great source of info.
There's a lot of places out there for unroasted beans.

Jack

 

Don't get me started!, posted on March 17, 2017 at 12:40:20
Pjay
Audiophile

Posts: 2415
Location: Northern VA
Joined: June 29, 2000
 I love good coffee and rarely get it. I think my last good cup was in Addis Abeba. How hard can this be? I am still burning through the crap I got for Christmas because everyone knows I want a good cup so they give me beans. I think I am down to the last bag, thank god!

P
As I slowly slip into the dark cesspool of audiophalia neurosis. . . .

My speaker building site

 

RE: Peet's Coffee, Berkeley Ca is my fav., posted on March 17, 2017 at 12:41:25
Pjay
Audiophile

Posts: 2415
Location: Northern VA
Joined: June 29, 2000
 Last time I went it was too close to Starbucks. Try the French Hotel.
P
As I slowly slip into the dark cesspool of audiophalia neurosis. . . .

My speaker building site

 

Yes, posted on March 17, 2017 at 12:42:37
Shakey
Audiophile

Posts: 871
Joined: March 1, 2002
 Have you checked out GoCoffeeGo.com?

I'm enjoying the Rocketeer Blend by Atomic Cafe. It's a medium roast. For a darker roast I would recommend Diesel Dark roast.

 

RE: Any coffee snobs out there?, posted on March 17, 2017 at 12:43:02
-æ-
Bored Member

Posts: 788
Joined: May 9, 2013
Contributor
  Since: March 1, 1999
 Egest sounds so much better than discharge.

If you aren't quite noticing or accepting what is really going on in the present,
but are responding based on your thoughts or feelings about what ought to be,
then you are apt to collide with what is really going on.

 

Community, tho it lacks snob appeal, is a righteous coffee, posted on March 17, 2017 at 12:54:51
Road Warrior
Audiophile

Posts: 21654
Location: Dallas
Joined: August 31, 2004
 Roasted in my home town, we were raised on it. We made the switch to K-Kups ( a decision I had no vote in ) a cupla years ago and man, do I miss my drip Community Between Roast. On the attached link, I sorted by whole beans. Of course you can also buy ground.
----------------------

"E Burres Stigano?"


 

I workd in AK with some southern old boys who mail-ordered it. nt, posted on March 17, 2017 at 13:00:45
free.ranger
Audiophile

Posts: 16951
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Joined: April 8, 2004
Contributor
  Since: January 7, 2005

 

like I tell my co-workers-I like my coffee like I like my women..., posted on March 17, 2017 at 16:30:40
Green Lantern
Audiophile

Posts: 16952
Location: San Diego, Ca
Joined: November 12, 2002
Contributor
  Since: June 17, 2003
 "Hot, black, and bitter..."









 

Yes Jamacian Blue Mountain, posted on March 17, 2017 at 16:39:48
bullethead
 make sure you get the authentic Jamacian Blue Mountain coffee, cost me about $120 a pound.

some clearly good stuff, the soil in Jamacia is world class, usually known for Cannabis crops, and great seafood, the Coffee from that country is fantastic!

 

Thankfully the stores up here (Dallas) carry it tho it tastes different brewed from K-Kups ^, posted on March 17, 2017 at 17:40:35
Road Warrior
Audiophile

Posts: 21654
Location: Dallas
Joined: August 31, 2004
----------------------

"E Burres Stigano?"


 

I prefer blonde and sweet. 8^) (n/t), posted on March 17, 2017 at 18:10:50
FenderLover
 mt

 

most caffeine bang, posted on March 17, 2017 at 19:28:23
violinist3
Audiophile

Posts: 2922
Location: San Diego California
Joined: August 7, 2003
 is cold brew. It's very smooth and slips down you throat but don't let that fool you because it's loaded with caffeine. Blonde roast also high caffeine and smooth tasting.

 

RE: Any coffee snobs out there?, posted on March 17, 2017 at 19:57:29
shallow pockets
Audiophile

Posts: 765
Location: Michigan
Joined: June 27, 2009
 I have been home roasting for years now, twice a week.

 

Agreed. , posted on March 17, 2017 at 20:17:52
Sondek
Audiophile

Posts: 9632
Location: Fort Worth
Joined: May 17, 2000
Contributor
  Since: April 5, 2002
 Love my paquet rouge. Have been addicted to their French Roast for years.

 

You can get the makings for a good Cup o' Joe..., posted on March 17, 2017 at 20:54:21
musetap
Audiophile

Posts: 31879
Location: San Francisco
Joined: July 8, 2003
Contributor
  Since: January 28, 2004
 Where they write like them damn audio reviewers:


"We developed this espresso for the launch of our Kiosk on Linden Street. This is probably our darkest espresso: lower-toned, minimal brightness, plenty of chocolate-with an engaging complexity as a straight shot. The shots are gorgeous: achingly heavy with voluptuous red-brown crema, and the silky, somewhat dangerous-looking viscosity of a power-steering stop-leak product once used on our (now departed) heroically battered 1983 Peugeot. In milk, it tastes like chocolate ovaltine, and holds its own from the daintiest 3 oz Macchiato to our towering 12 oz caffe latte. This is the most Brahmsian espresso we have. Brooding and autumnal, it is a coffee to mourn the passing of time."

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure




 

A popcorn air popper might work, posted on March 17, 2017 at 21:31:20
violinist3
Audiophile

Posts: 2922
Location: San Diego California
Joined: August 7, 2003
 if you could time the roast properly.

 

I have never seen that stuff on tap, posted on March 17, 2017 at 23:55:41
violinist3
Audiophile

Posts: 2922
Location: San Diego California
Joined: August 7, 2003
 They would have to change $5 a cup at Starbucks ( but they won't even bother).

 

RE: I have never seen that stuff on tap, posted on March 18, 2017 at 02:48:30
bullethead
 Starbucks, I would never support that company. Not for me.

 

RE: Any coffee snobs out there?, posted on March 18, 2017 at 02:55:23
RadioWonder
Audiophile

Posts: 1236
Location: Arizona
Joined: March 16, 2003
 I take it with fresh Indus Organics Cardamom Seeds Powder and Cream... Very yummy...

 

RE: Community, tho it lacks snob appeal, is a righteous coffee, posted on March 18, 2017 at 04:23:39
BillH
Audiophile

Posts: 3913
Location: Baton Rouge
Joined: December 23, 1999
 Second that. I'm buying a couple bags of Dark Roast this morning. I love the aroma of the inside of the bag after I dump the coffee into a storage canister.

 

Home roasters are not all that expensive. (Nt), posted on March 18, 2017 at 05:59:55
Jack G
Audiophile

Posts: 9740
Joined: September 24, 1999
 .

 

RE: I like these guys in Denver..., posted on March 18, 2017 at 09:21:42
AbeCollins
Audiophile

Posts: 46302
Location: USA
Joined: June 22, 2001
Contributor
  Since: February 2, 2002
Why do they have so many store locations at hospitals? ;-)



 

Sulawesi Kalosi, posted on March 18, 2017 at 10:57:36
Mike B.
Audiophile

Posts: 26356
Location: OR
Joined: September 27, 1999
Contributor
  Since: September 1, 1999
 My favorite bean. Local shops seem to mainly have Central and South American fair trade types. I need to order the Celebes in.


 

RE: Thankfully the stores up here (Dallas) carry it tho it tastes different brewed from K-Kups ^, posted on March 18, 2017 at 12:06:19
srdavis2000
Audiophile

Posts: 10707
Location: Deep South
Joined: January 11, 2003
Contributor
  Since: December 16, 2004
 We do Community K-cups. Cafe Special.

 

RE: like I tell my co-workers-I like my coffee like I like my women..., posted on March 18, 2017 at 12:21:20
Kurtle
Audiophile

Posts: 364
Location: Salem Oregon
Joined: December 21, 2002
Contributor
  Since: April 6, 2011
 Variation: Hot, black, strong, and on the table first thing in the morning...

 

Cafe Special my favo K-cup as well tho I just weenied out and bought some medium roast K-cups.^, posted on March 18, 2017 at 13:57:06
Road Warrior
Audiophile

Posts: 21654
Location: Dallas
Joined: August 31, 2004
----------------------

"E Burres Stigano?"


 

RE: like I tell my co-workers-I like my coffee like I like my women..., posted on March 18, 2017 at 14:57:29
bullethead
 If that is true, most days I go with instant and black.

 

It's in Major Dickason's Blend at Peet's. nt, posted on March 18, 2017 at 15:34:44
oldmkvi
Audiophile

Posts: 10583
Joined: April 12, 2002
 /

 

I guess that explains your moniker, then. ;-) (nt), posted on March 18, 2017 at 17:01:02
mhardy6647
Audiophile

Posts: 16019
Location: New England
Joined: October 12, 1999
Contributor
  Since: October 23, 2016






all the best,
mrh

 

Page processed in 0.054 seconds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]