paralyticstalks Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Anyone else completely obsessed? I work at Starbucks and I know people tend to disregard us because they don't think we carry high quality coffee... I think they're just as grossed out as most baristas about Frappuccinos ruining coffee culture. I'm lucky enough to work at a reserve store where we carry exotic, single-origin, ethically sourced, one batch coffees. I guess the point of this thread is to share new coffees you try, the best you've ever tasted, brewing methods, kinds you'd like to try, and if anyone else works at an espresso bar this could be a forum to talk shit about your job! Personally, I think I found my favorite the other day. It's a Brazilian Bourbon Rio Verde. Notes of plum and milk chocolate. To die for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Frappuccinos ruining coffee culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paralyticstalks Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Frappuccinos ruining coffee culture. The person who invented the recipe came out recently saying if he could go back he would have never done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckpig Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I had a cup of a reserve roast a couple years back and it was so delicious. I forget what it was though. I usually just get iced coffees when i got to starbucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Anyone tried those $2/cup special K Cups? They come in a fancy box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlettingjoe Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 i love me some cold brew. probably my favorite right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejesseb Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 This past winter I went to Costa Rica and went to a family owned coffee plantation in the mountains. Hands down the best coffee I have ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrangerwithcandy Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 i love me some cold brew. probably my favorite right now. This. Plus anything La Colombe is ridiculously good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I had to quit drinking coffee about a year and half ago because I couldn't control my anxiety. I wonder if I could get back to enjoying some good ol joe! I love Indonesian dark roast! (Kona is very chill too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 This past winter I went to Costa Rica and went to a family owned coffee plantation in the mountains. Hands down the best coffee I have ever had.Jealous. My cousin was there as well and brought back some tasty coffee. The one time I bought Starbucks was in the winter. Whatever their regular dark roast is with gingerbread flavor and black. It was delicious but I had to piss like 5 times after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Reanimator coffee in Philly is the best. Plus they sell their coffee beans in local Whole Foods so it's easy to pick up. randomfortunepa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyFrosted Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Papua New Guinea, Burundi, Maragojipie... just about any african coffee is right up my alley. Peaberries are generally solid too. (I work in an independent cafe cough cough) randomfortunepa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaxcowboyx Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Papua New Guinea, Burundi, Maragojipie... just about any african coffee is right up my alley. Peaberries are generally solid too. (I work in an independent cafe cough cough) awwwwwww yeeeaaahhh Burundi. That's where it's at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomfortunepa Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Rival Bros, Reanimator, La Columbe, Peddler and Flat Black Coffee are my personal favorites. I just had the Papua New Guinea from Rival Bros on Saturday, it was damn good. La Columbe also recently put out an Ethiopian coffee called YirgZ (much to my surprise, it was being offered alongside their standard Corsica). It was an incredibly sweet and lighter brew. Very fruity, it is made with tangerine, red grapes, and plums. Much different from the dark stuff I usually drink. lecheconmiel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 i love me some cold brew. probably my favorite right now. I keep meaning to try this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 i'm not much of a straight coffee drinker, but I love lattes/mochas/macchiatos/espresso in general. boomtown coffee in Houston has been blowing my mind lately. salted caramel mocha complete with an awesome design in the cream. yummy yum yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paralyticstalks Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 I feel so mainstream for working at Starbucks I just wish more people appreciated the craft and it wasn't about coffee-less vanilla bean frappuccinos for 12 year old girls. I opened the first Clover store in the area and I'm selling maybe 3 reserve coffees a shift. Total bummer. But I do agree with HoneyFrosted. I've been drinking a Zambian peaberry from the Terranova Estate iced every day for about a month as my drink of choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laralaurent Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Had the best coffee living in Ecuador. Really anything South American and kona. I haven't found a place in Denver yet but in Pittsburgh at the strip district there's this place that roasts beans into tons of flavors. Had snicker doodle and a hazelnut there. Really cool place if you all ever make it to Pittsburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I got a burr grinder and a pour over a few months ago and have been trying a bunch of different varieties to figure out what I like. The last batch I picked up was from Kenya. I'm not completely sure what I'm into yet but in general I'd say I'm more drawn to acidic, citrus-y coffee as opposed to what is typically described as chocolaty or dark fruit tasting. Anyone else really like a little cinnamon in their coffee? I make a blend of sugar and cinnamon that I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circasurprise90 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Any south american blends and Kona beans are my thing. Always drink it black using a french press. Pure coffee taste, mmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureIsOutThere Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 This is my kinda thread. I brew everyday with an Aeropress (look it up and buy one if you don't know what it is), sometimes I'll change is up with a French press. I pretty much buy my beans from Stumptown and Counter Culture. I use a burr grinder that I recently bought and am very happy with it. Currently I'm brewing beans from Guatamala out of Buddy Brew Coffee in Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partysmasher Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yeah totally obsessed here. I don't drink too much of it, maybe a couple of cups a day but it's definitely quality not quantity. For me i usually drink an espresso based drink, i have a good machine at home and have a cappuccino in the morning and in the afternoon i'll go to the local place (luckily for me this is Monmouth Coffee in London - look it up, it's widely regarded as the best place in the country) and get a flat white. I usually buy my coffee from there too, i like south american beans, with a little less acidity or kenyan if i want a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyFrosted Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Yeah totally obsessed here. I don't drink too much of it, maybe a couple of cups a day but it's definitely quality not quantity. For me i usually drink an espresso based drink, i have a good machine at home and have a cappuccino in the morning and in the afternoon i'll go to the local place (luckily for me this is Monmouth Coffee in London - look it up, it's widely regarded as the best place in the country) and get a flat white. I usually buy my coffee from there too, i like south american beans, with a little less acidity or kenyan if i want a little more. What is a 'flat white'? I work at a coffee shop and I don't know what that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I worked at Starbucks for about three years, the coffee isn't so bad, but it's definitely far from the best. My favorite coffee I've ever had was from Washington called Dancing Goat. So flippin good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvphotoandvideo Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I feel so mainstream for working at Starbucks I just wish more people appreciated the craft and it wasn't about coffee-less vanilla bean frappuccinos for 12 year old girls. I opened the first Clover store in the area and I'm selling maybe 3 reserve coffees a shift. Total bummer. But I do agree with HoneyFrosted. I've been drinking a Zambian peaberry from the Terranova Estate iced every day for about a month as my drink of choice. I used to think that way about Starbucks, but a friend of mine started working there and changed my mind. He gets really creative with his drinks. He's messing around with recipes all the time and now whenever I go in there, I either ask him for a hot or cold drink and he makes me whatever he's been working on. I love that! I wished all Starbucks had people like him. I ask baristas at the other locations and a lot of them don't mess around with the ingredients, which bums me out. I'd love to get a weekend job there just to be able to learn my way around the ingredients. That, or Teavana! I usually drink my coffee black, and although Starbucks isn't the best, I have to say that Tribute blend has to be the best dark roast I've ever had there. So damn good! Any here ever been to Urth cafe? They have a location up in Pasadena, CA that has some good stuff there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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