OTP: Can you identify your co-worker?
firechief
Always eager to drink the coffee but never
willing to brew, this coffee drinker is invisible
when the pot runs on empty.
The Decaf Dictator
For this brand of coffee drinker, it's has to be
decaffeinated coffer or no coffee at all.
The Coffee Hog
No matter when you visit the coffeepot, the
hog always seems to be there first, pouring
another cup, fiddling with sugar packets,
dribbling drops of cream all over the
counter.
The Coffee Snob
Know this: Whatever's in the pot is never
good enough. Some coffee snobs shun the
idea of flavored creamers, flavored coffee,
flavored anything at all.
At Lehman Brothers office in Dallas, they
don't just have coffee - they have Starbucks.
"We don't have those glass pots anymore,
those are old news. We have coffee carafes
and freshly brewed cup-for-cup coffee. We
treat our employees very special with coffee."
The Macho Coffee Lover
No matter how strong, no matter how black,
it's still too weak.
Regional preferenaces:
People on the west coast prefer darker,
heavier, coffee.
People in the east and south like their coffee
lighter.
Yet the appetite for darker is growing. More
people are drinking espresso. More go for
straight shots of espresso. The future office
is going to have an espresso machine.
Aim
I work at Starbucks Corporate.
We have industrial espresso machines every 100 feet or so.
Standard brewers too, but why would you drink regular brew? Just make an
Americano? Tastes better, is less acidic, and makes you less jittery cuz
the water is pulled through the grounds faster. mmmmmmmm, COFFEEEEE.
I am a coffee snob. I admit it.
Aim
firechief
> I work at Starbucks Corporate.
> We have industrial espresso machines every 100 feet or so.
> Standard brewers too, but why would you drink regular brew?
Because the one and only cup of starbucks coffee I bought (at
Parkway Plaza) was extremely bitter and left me with a foul
taste for starbucks in the future.
Mary
wrote:
Gotta say I'm in that camp, Aim. When I get S'bucks coffee, I get a
mocha, to mask the taste. :/
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Jo Firey
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have to pay for all the new stores somehow and seem to have tons
of regular customers. But the only Starbucks we've tried was at
the Atlanta airport after flying in on the red eye. And as much
as we needed coffee, both of us dumped it after a few sips.
(And I like espresso and all the variations of)
Jo
Bruce Moore
devoted Italian drinker. I used to love coffee but gave it up years ago
along with cafinated sodas.
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Kim McCarthy
> Always eager to drink the coffee but never
> willing to brew, this coffee drinker is invisible
> when the pot runs on empty.
Coworker-schmoworker - that's my husband. LOL - dammit, he never makes a fresh
pot, just leaves a quarter inch or so in the bottom and turns the coffee-maker
off. Grrrrrr...
~Kimmy
it is short for Andrea
>> Parkway Plaza) was extremely bitter and left me with a foul
>> taste for starbucks in the future.
I've had bitter, overroasted coffee at a number of their locations over the
years too. They make a sinfully good frozen coffee drink, but then you are
drinking lots of sugar and fat, not that I don't sometimes endulge.
On the other hand, I prefer my coffee black with nothing in it and tasting
good. Afraid Starbuck's stuff just doesn't qualify there for my taste buds.
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Caroline Marold
which apparently has great coffee. Neither can stand Starbucks and that
seems to be the only thing on every corner in CA. Still surprised that
they didn't take back a bag of coffee beans from here.
Duckie [who is allergic to coffee but is still enjoying the thread]
Aim
>My daughter and her husband are really missing their Dunkin Doughnuts
>which apparently has great coffee. Neither can stand Starbucks and that
>seems to be the only thing on every corner in CA. Still surprised that
>they didn't take back a bag of coffee beans from here.
>Duckie [who is allergic to coffee but is still enjoying the thread]
Lemme tell you all a secret :-)
I HATED Sbux coffee till I worked there. Thought it was bitter and NASTY.
It's all in the timing of the shot pulled. Now that *most* stores have the
automatic machines, the shot times are automatic, and it has NOTHING to do
with individual baristas, so the ONLY way to get a bitter shot is if the
machine is out of calibration. That is, if the store is a Starbucks retail
store. As in, it stands alone in its own building, a mall or strip mall.
If it's in a grocery store, hotel, or airport, even if its a kiosk or
storefront in those places, it is NOT a true starbucks store, it's a
licensed business alliance store, and unfortunately they are just licensed
to use the name, not trained to make the coffee right.
As for beans, I like Verona, Italian Roast, Gold Coast (my favorite of the
regular blends), and then there is the Organic... also known in my house
as the ORGASMIC BLEND. Serena is the best of those. It's a fair trade
coffee and is INCREDIBLE in its smoothness and lack of acidity. YUM.
Yeah, I've become a starbucks lover.
But you know what? I still love the mom-and-pop stands, the gourmet ones I
mean, who have the REAL baristas who KNOW how to time every single shot
they pull, and who take pride in getting the foam JUST RIGHT and will
throw out a latte if it isn't just perfect and start over rather than
serve you less than the best. You may wait 3-4 minutes for that cup, but
it's WORTH it.
Aim
Lyn Brown
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Diana Taggart
Bleah!
ROFL!! Give me a Pepsi or just a glass of iced water and I'm happy.
DeeTee
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Caroline Marold
this point but secretly, I don't think she really likes coffee, it is
Jeff's thing.
Duckie
Tina Underwood
>Then there are those of us who don't drink coffee - period. Nada. None.
>Bleah!
>
>ROFL!! Give me a Pepsi or just a glass of iced water and I'm happy.
Coffee is only good at 3am after a night of drinking. Otherwise...give me a
pepsi!
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Nann Bell
(in message <3E3EE905...@mediaone.net>):
> My daughter and her husband are really missing their Dunkin Doughnuts
> which apparently has great coffee. Neither can stand Starbucks and that
> seems to be the only thing on every corner in CA. Still surprised that
> they didn't take back a bag of coffee beans from here.
> Duckie [who is allergic to coffee but is still enjoying the thread]
At last! Massachusetts people who admit to liking Dunkin Donuts! Actually
we've had lousy coffee at some of them, but I am so tired of hearing people
craving Krispy Kreme when there's a DD on every corner.
Not all that fond of S'bucks myself. it's ok, but I'll still walk past the 2
nearby ones to get to our Au Bon Pan. We've got 2 of those also, both with
better coffee for less mone than at teh Starbucks.
--
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Caroline Marold
years, my PCP got me hooked again by drinking some for my way too low
BP. John had diet coke in the house and it was nasty and then Jen
suggested I try the diet pepsi. yummmmm
It has to be in the house now. I try to not drink more than 6oz per day
-- after all I have to be careful with that BP.
But yummmmmm
Duckie
Mary Z
<mar...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>My daughter and her husband are really missing their Dunkin Doughnuts
>which apparently has great coffee. Neither can stand Starbucks and that
>seems to be the only thing on every corner in CA. Still surprised that
>they didn't take back a bag of coffee beans from here.
>Duckie [who is allergic to coffee but is still enjoying the thread]
I like Starbucks coffee but at home I drink Peets coffee from San
Francisco. They send it to me every 45 days. Your daughter should try
some if she doesn't like Starbucks. Dark roast coffee yeah! -- MZ
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Caroline Marold
Duckie
Rose B
here that serves it. I find that it has a coffee aroma, but that does
not translade to good taste. Instead it has a rather indistinct muddy
flavour.
lol
What do the coffee connoiseurs think?
Rose
Newsgroup Spambuster
Am I the only one here that likes Coke over Pepsi???
I'm with DeeTee in that I never have liked coffee and don't think I ever
will. Don't even like the taste of it when it is mixed into a baked
product or coffee flavored candy---yeeeeeeeeech!!!
Diet Coke is my caffiene of choice to start the day off!
Donna G
Nann Bell
> Francisco. They send it to me every 45 days. Your daughter should try
> some if she doesn't like Starbucks. Dark roast coffee yeah! -- MZ
Hmmm, there's a Peets nearby that I never go to for some reason. now I have
to try it.
Nann Bell
>
Nope. I detest Pepsi. Won't drink it if there is any other option.
jgi...@earthlink.net
darker is growing. More
> people are drinking espresso. More go for
> straight shots of espresso. The future office
> is going to have an espresso machine.
>
Cheers
John GW
Maybull2
>craving Krispy Kreme when there's a DD on every corner.
Not even discussing the coffee, but the DONUTS!! I fail to understand all the
fuss about KK donuts. Can anybody enlighten me?
Char
"Remember, I'm pulling for ya'.
We're all in this together." Red Green
Maybull2
You poor deluded person. Pepsi wins, hands down.
Maybull2
>Bleah!
>
>ROFL!! Give me a Pepsi or just a glass of iced water and I'm happy.
>
Never used to be a coffee drinker, except occasionally. At the advanced age of
54, I discovered this winter, that I really LIKE coffee. lol But when summer
heat arrives, you can bet I will look for another source for my caffiene.
socjog
this stuff and to make matters worse I asked my hubby when I am dead to
bury me with a bag of M&Ms and a bottle of Irish cream some cigarettes and
my underpants on LOL Im not kidding either . See ya never knew I had such a
sick mind did ya??? Warm hugs,
socjog
PS where are all the chocalte lovers ???
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socjog
Hugs
socjog at under advanced 46
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Jo Firey
> >I am so tired of hearing people
> >craving Krispy Kreme when there's a DD on every corner.
>
> Not even discussing the coffee, but the DONUTS!! I fail to
understand all the
> fuss about KK donuts. Can anybody enlighten me?
> Char
Seems nobody is neutral about KK doughnuts. My kids love them,
Charlie will actually stand in line for them. But my sister in
law thinks they are just plain awful.
They are a lot fluffier and sweeter than regular doughnuts. Not
a good thing if you enjoy something more substantial.
Jo
Rebecca Ford
do you know the small B.C. chain Esquires? They're pretty good. I'm also
wondering about Blenz as I've always skipped over it for Starbucks. and by
the way, what Aim says about baristas and timing is true. My brother
educated me after doing the starbucks bean class.
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Ifish2b
>the
>fuss about KK donuts. Can anybody enlighten me?
>Char
They are like pure sugar. Sets my teeth on edge.
Sarah L
"Friends are those people who know the words to the song in your heart and sing
them back to you when you have forgotten the words." (unattributed)
Ifish2b
Nope, I'm right there with you Donna.
Gwen Love
However, I have just lately started preferring Pepsi to Coke. And I also love
Mountain Dew!
Gwen
Gwen Love
get. I've never tasted another that equals it to me.
Gwen
Gwen Love
family I started drinking it. Drank it for man, many years, especially early
in the morning. But when I had mykidney railure, I just didn't like the taste
of coffee or tea. I now drink iced tea and coffee occasionally, burt never
make a pot just for me in my 12 cup coffee maker.
Drink it at times at my son's house. We really did enjoy Kona coffee in
Hawaii though. Bought some to bring home, but it was soon gone.
Gwen
Aim
I don't particularly like em.
Aim
Aim
>Bleeech!!! Muddy is just right. I usually go for Starbucks or Tully's. Rose,
>do you know the small B.C. chain Esquires? They're pretty good. I'm also
>wondering about Blenz as I've always skipped over it for Starbucks. and by
>the way, what Aim says about baristas and timing is true. My brother
>educated me after doing the starbucks bean class.
Tully's is YUMMY!
SBC is crap.
Vivace, the small stand on Capitol Hill, is the very best.
Aim
Caroline Marold
was pre diagnosis for her diabetes. My great uncle Ben, who also was
diabetic, could eat a whole pie by himself. Sounds like a problem for my
family history. :) My blood sugar stays around 85 but I work at it.
Duckie
Caroline Marold
Duckie
Caroline Marold
mostly chicory, figs, twigs and stuff. No caffeine.
Duckie
Nann Bell
(in message <20030204132334...@mb-ff.aol.com>):
>> Nope. I detest Pepsi. Won't drink it if there is any other option.
>
> You poor deluded person. Pepsi wins, hands down.
> Char
Well, you're not the first person to call me deluded! LOL
I'll let you Pepsi lovers fight over my share of the world's Pepsi.
Actually, I really like diet Dr Pepper, but will take diet Coke over that
Brittany Spears advertised drink!
Rose B
<rebecc...@attbi.com> wrote:
>Bleeech!!! Muddy is just right. I usually go for Starbucks or Tully's. Rose,
>do you know the small B.C. chain Esquires?
Have not tried it, but i will be on the lookout next time i am in a
larger centre.
Rose
Newsgroup Spambuster
Oh, thanks Nann!!! Am glad to see that someone else besides me is a
Coke drinker!!! Love it!
Donna G
Newsgroup Spambuster
Oh yeah, another Coke drinker!!! Thanks Sarah, I was beginning to feel
so alone!!! LOLOL!!!
Donna G
Newsgroup Spambuster
Now, now, Char.......I would have to challenge you on this fact!!!
Pepsi does not rule --- COKE does!!!! LOLOLOL...... may have to
have cola wars here!
Donna G
Newsgroup Spambuster
Oh Gwen, now there is something I think is even worse than
coffee---Mountain Dew!!! Yeeeeeck!!!!! My SIL calls it mountain
pee---LOL!!!! Nasty stuff!
Donna G
Newsgroup Spambuster
Ohhhhhh YUM!!!!! I am definitely with you Nann!!! I LOVE Diet Dr.
Pepper!!! Will always go for Dr. Pepper over Coke but do like my Diet
Coke as well!!!
Donna G
firechief
> We really did enjoy Kona coffee in Hawaii though. Bought some to
> bring home, but it was soon gone.
Mary and I buy Kona coffee at the commissary in San Diego.
Nann Bell
> the
> fuss about KK donuts. Can anybody enlighten me?
> Char
I don't get it either Char. We know people here who drove 60 miles - each
way - to get to the first KK to open in this area. We were stunned. Some
folks here are so nuts for them that we threatened to bring a footlocker full
back from Xmas in FL and auction them off!
Maybull2
>
Me either. A glazed donut is a glazed donut. I think the key is how FRESH
they are.
Maybull2
>Actually, I really like diet Dr Pepper, but will take diet Coke over that
>Brittany Spears advertised drink!
>
>
I loved Pepsi LOOOOONNNNNGGGGG before Ms. Spears was even born. LOL But Dr.
Pepper? eeeeeerwwwwwwww!!!!
Maybull2
>Now, now, Char.......I would have to challenge you on this fact!!!
>Pepsi does not rule --- COKE does!!!!
LOL Huh UH!!! Pepsi!!!!!
Maybull2
>way - to get to the first KK to open in this area. We were stunned.
Now that is just plain, DUMB!!
Tina Underwood
>>way - to get to the first KK to open in this area. We were stunned.
>
I like KK and I like Dunkin. I just like donuts! LOL Is it maybe just the
novelty for some people? We've had KK's here for as long as I can remember so
they aren't a big deal.
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firechief
>> Pepsi does not rule --- COKE does!!!!
> LOL Huh UH!!! Pepsi!!!!!
Royal Crown Cola is the ruler.
Diana Taggart
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Darlin', if there ain't no pepsi, that's HELL!
Maybull2
>BRUCE
>
ROFL BOY are YOU out of step. LOL
Mary
wrote:
>It's all in the timing of the shot pulled. Now that *most* stores have the
>automatic machines, the shot times are automatic, and it has NOTHING to do
>with individual baristas, so the ONLY way to get a bitter shot is if the
>machine is out of calibration.
And in my experience, the baristas where I live, while very *nice*,
aren't well-trained about coffee.
Me: "Can I have that ground for a Melitta cone please?"
Barista: "What?"
Me: "A Melitta drip cone."
Barista: "We don't know what that is."
Me (holding up a package of cone filters for sale): "For this thing."
Barista: "Oh, that thing!" *grind*
Me: (brings coffee home to find out it's ground way too finely)
Unfortunately, my favorite coffee, Peet's (which has roots entwined
with Starbucks) might be going the same way. They've rapidly increased
production for their web sales and in-store displays (a new thing),
but fortunately, don't seem to be opening new stores, so it won't go
crazy. Sadly, volume seems to matter a lot with coffee. (And I have a
grinder now, so I get whole beans.)
-
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Mary
>
>They are like pure sugar. Sets my teeth on edge.
I can eat *one* if it's piping hot. Once it's even just warm, it's too
sugary and too greasy.
Mary
wrote:
>I like Starbucks coffee but at home I drink Peets coffee from San
>Francisco. They send it to me every 45 days. Your daughter should try
>some if she doesn't like Starbucks. Dark roast coffee yeah! -- MZ
I always knew we were soulmates, Mary. :)
Mary
<rba...@nicolanospamvalley.com> wrote:
>So how does "Seattle's Best Coffee" compare? We have a coffee place
>here that serves it. I find that it has a coffee aroma, but that does
>not translade to good taste. Instead it has a rather indistinct muddy
>flavour.
>lol
>What do the coffee connoiseurs think?
I tried it in Seattle, and prefer Starbucks. We started calling it
"Seattle's Second Best" while we were there. :)
Bruce Moore
life a whole lot more simple and enjoyable that way
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cost of a coffee. I know many have started going to Timothy's and Second
Cup.
Bruce
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Aim
>On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 20:20:24 -0800, Mary Z <Zusc...@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>I like Starbucks coffee but at home I drink Peets coffee from San
>>Francisco. They send it to me every 45 days. Your daughter should try
>>some if she doesn't like Starbucks. Dark roast coffee yeah! -- MZ
>
>I always knew we were soulmates, Mary. :)
>-
Yeah, it's funny -- when I first saw her answer, I thought it was you, cuz
I didn't look past the first name. Took me a few seconds to register it
was MaryZ not MaryMac. *grin* You two can be VERY alike at times. There
has been more than once i have to do a double-take to see which of you I'm
reading.
Aim