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So hipster he doesn't even see himself as a hipster. Very meta.
 
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Falco said:
First of the month.

Fun fact: I've never been to Starbucks. Also have no intention to go, although I'm sure I will at some point.
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Their coffee is expensive for just just plain black coffee and, in my opinion, roasted too dark under the expectation that it's going to be part of a frothy coffee cocktail rather than just a cup of coffee. I prefer a medium roast to begin with drunk black over a dark, gritty roast that needs cream or sugar.

Once or twice I've been in a circumstance where I needed coffee and that's all there was around, but I'd rather go almost anywhere else when possible.
 
LotteryPick said:
I'm not a big coffee drinker.
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I regard coffee as more of a tool than a drink: it's a cheap, extremely efficient caffeine-delivery device. I made myself start drinking it during my mid 20s when I was working in an office job and having trouble getting anything done in the morning; I made myself learn to drink it black because futzing around with cream and sugar was too big of a pain in the ass. Eventually I grew to enjoy the flavor in and of itself because that's what happens, but I certainly would never argue that anyone who doesn't drink coffee is missing out. Only that unlike most other acquired tastes, coffee's a useful one to have.
 
005 said:
Tea > Coffee
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Too fussy, at least for my purposes. The whole point of coffee is that it's simple enough that any five year old can operate a standard drip coffee pot in under 90 seconds, and then all you do is pour out cups and walk away. There are hipsters who make coffee into a whole pretentious sh itbag ritual, of course, but I am not one of them. I look at coffee like a hammer. Which is why I almost never go to Starbucks. Dunkin Donuts [sic], McDonald's, Burger King, Waffle House. That's good coffee.
 
TBreazy said:
Definitely the move on winter Sunday mornings
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Speaking of winter and coffee, here is a damn good (but fussy) Irish coffee method, if any of y'all are interested in it. One tablespoon brown sugar and a shot and a half or so of Irish whiskey into the bottom of an 8-10 oz glass. (I use Bushmills white label for coffee.) Fill to about 3/4 of an inch below the rim with black coffee. Stir. Shake the fsck out of a carton of heavy cream until it's thick and frothy. Layer it in the glass over the coffee by pouring slowing over the back of a spoon (like making a black and tan). Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Ladies love it.
 
Vercingetorix said:
Too fussy, at least for my purposes. The whole point of coffee is that it's simple enough that any five year old can operate a standard drip coffee pot in under 90 seconds, and then all you do is pour out cups and walk away. There are hipsters who make coffee into a whole pretentious sh itbag ritual, of course, but I am not one of them. I look at coffee like a hammer. Which is why I almost never go to Starbucks. Dunkin Donuts [sic], McDonald's, Burger King, Waffle House. That's good coffee.
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I don't own a traditional drip coffee pot. I use K cups during the week, one cup while walking the dog first thing in the morning and another one when I sit down to eat breakfast after the walk is over. On the weekends though, I grind beans and make one French press that'll yield right around 3 cups. Don't really consider myself to be a hipster though.

When I used to own a drip coffee maker I would always make a whole pot, assuming it would all get consumed eventually and then end up always wasting 1/4 to 1/2 a pot.
 
K cups are definitely the move. I had one two week audit that was a colossal pain in the ass. I pounded coffee religiously for those two weeks. Never drink regular coffee otherwise.

Friendly reminder that I don't have to do that **** anymore. Looking forward to the beautiful spring you guys
 
NochNoch said:
I don't own a traditional drip coffee pot. I use K cups during the week, one cup while walking the dog first thing in the morning and another one when I sit down to eat breakfast after the walk is over. On the weekends though, I grind beans and make one French press that'll yield right around 3 cups. Don't really consider myself to be a hipster though.

When I used to own a drip coffee maker I would always make a whole pot, assuming it would all get consumed eventually and then end up always wasting 1/4 to 1/2 a pot.
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I was thinking more of the "I roast my own beans" crowd as far as the pretentious hipster thing goes. A French press is just a coffeepot. I usually use an Aeropress myself if I'm the only one drinking the coffee for the same reason: I end up wasting a lot of it if I make a pot at a time. (Or microwaving it the next day, which I'm not too good to do but which is sort of disgusting.)
 
Vercingetorix said:
I was thinking more of the "I roast my own beans" crowd as far as the pretentious hipster thing goes. A French press is just a coffeepot. I usually use an Aeropress myself if I'm the only one drinking the coffee for the same reason: I end up wasting a lot of it if I make a pot at a time. (Or microwaving it the next day, which I'm not too good to do but which is sort of disgusting.)
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Haha, no, no bean roasting for me. And I've definitely done the microwave as well but there's no hiding that it's only a means to an end at that point because it isn't exactly enjoyable.
 
TBreazy said:
K cups are definitely the move. I had one two week audit that was a colossal pain in the ass. I pounded coffee religiously for those two weeks. Never drink regular coffee otherwise.

Friendly reminder that I don't have to do that **** anymore. Looking forward to the beautiful spring you guys
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The convenience of K cups is impossible to argue against but, at first, I just wouldn't go that route due to the highway robbery they charge you for a 12 pack at a grocery store. Then, like with everything, Amazon Prime stepped in and changed my life. Just yesterday I ordered an 80 pack of K cups for the same amount that would have bought me 36 at the store.
 
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