I find that my food and drink snobbishness has declined over the years. I don't turn up my nose at anything, more or less, and drink and eat what is available without getting all uppity. I hear lots of people say things along the lines of "I won't touch restaurant coffee now that I know what the good stuff tastes like", or similar, but I am not that way. As they say, you gotta do what you gotta do.
To that end, I have decided to keep a chronicle of some of the cups of coffee I have had from outside my own house. After all, it is important to keep comparing yourself to others if you want to improve. So, starting today, we have the Coffee Rogues Gallery (cue ominous music). I'll update this thread as I encounter new specimens.
McDonalds "Premium Roast", from store drive through in East Fishkill, New York, about 9AM
Aroma: none whatsoever
Taste: Brown water. Seriously. I am not sure if any coffee grounds stayed in contact with the water for more than a nanosecond. I can't even do a serious review because this tasted like nothing.
Other: This coffee was hotter than a small thermonuclear explosion. Alas, cooling it down provided no additional redeeming values.
Recommendation: Avoid. Licking stagnant water from a puddle in the middle of August would have more coffee flavor.
Decaf Coffee from Mind-Numbing meeting in work, 6/26/08, 8:30AM
Aroma: Burning tires
Taste: Matches the aroma. Brutally sour, with a paint-thinner aftertaste (no I haven't drunk paint thinner, but give me some artistic license, please)
Other: This was fresh - I can only imagine what it might have been like after it was sitting in the urn for a few more hours.
Recommendation: Might be useful for removal of stomach polyps, but not as an enjoyable beverage. Avoid.
touch restaurant coffee now that I know what the good stuff tastes like", or similar, but I am not that way. As they say, you gotta do what you gotta do.
To that end, I have decided to keep a chronicle of some of the cups of coffee I have had from outside my own house. After all, it is important to keep comparing yourself to others if you want to improve. So, starting today, we have the Coffee Rogues Gallery (cue ominous music). I'll update this thread as I encounter new specimens.
McDonalds "Premium Roast", from store drive through in East Fishkill, New York, about 9AM
Aroma: none whatsoever
Taste: Brown water. Seriously. I am not sure if any coffee grounds stayed in contact with the water for more than a nanosecond. I can't even do a serious review because this tasted like nothing.
Other: This coffee was hotter than a small thermonuclear explosion. Alas, cooling it down provided no additional redeeming values.
Recommendation: Avoid. Licking stagnant water from a puddle in the middle of August would have more coffee flavor.
"Coffee" at in-laws house in NJ, early AM consumption
Aroma: Rubber, stale hazelnut
Taste: Brown water
Other: I love my in-laws, but to call this coffee strains the definition. Imagine that you took a few granules of Dunkin' Doughnuts coffee and diluted it 100:1 in lukewarm water and you'll have a good idea of the taste. Add to that a brewer that hasn't been cleaned since the Carter administration and you have one foul brew.
Recommendation: Sometimes you get what you get; pour in enough milk and pray that enough caffeine comes through and smile
Stay tuned for more additions
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