Poll: So, Escapists; How 'Bout Some Coffee?

[Eggsnham]

What about Coffee? We've had many threads about beverages and such, but I've never heard about coffee here on the Escapist.

It's really a very cool drink, it's been shown to reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes and some forms of Cancers, and can keep you on your toes for several hours in the wee morning.

Coffee is also very versatile, it can be drunk hot, cold, iced, sweet, bitter, salty (though, this is not advised), sweet with a hint of bitter, bitter with a hint of sweet, and the list goes on... Shrimp sandwiches, shrimp stew (I hope that reference gets noticed, otherwise, I'll feel pretty stupid).

What do you think about coffee?

 

[ThatTallGuy]

I myself am not a fan of coffee. I like the smell, but can't stand the taste aside from the odd gas station cappuccino, which can hardly be called real coffee.

Also, I see what you did there. Nice Forrest Gump reference. I made one a while back, but I don't think it went over all that well.

 

[Angry Caterpillar]

I personally can't stand it. Most if not all of my friends either like it or are indifferent. I've given coffee plenty of tries, and maybe I just haven't found "the good stuff", but it always tasted like distilled shit to me.

 

[DustyDrB]

Love it. Get about four cups a day, no cream or sugar. I'm always switching brands, though.

 

[arsenicCatnip]

With my chosen profession, I've had coffee-love thrust upon me. Then again, I've tasted some of the best coffees out there, and some of the worst.

Personally, I prefer the frou-frou coffee drinks, but coffee alone is all right.

 

[Souplex]

I have to have my coffee the same way every time. Iced, black, 0-2 sugars depending on my mood.
As my friends say: "Souplex likes his coffee like he likes his women."

 

[Sovvolf]

I LOVE COFFEEE!!!!... -clears throat- no seriously I love coffee, I drink it more than any think else. I like the occasional cup of tea but it's coffee for me... don't know why, probably the bitter taste that I like.

 

[Jamieson 90]

I prefer tea myself, yeah living up to the old British stereotype I guess.

 

[EntropicBliss]

I have a love hate relationship with coffee.

To be honest, I think most coffee sucks. That being said, I hold two drinks in very high regard:

1. This coffee that comes in a black bag with a blue logo on it, that I can't remember the name of to save my life.

2. Caffe Mochas, because they barely taste like coffee and give me an excuse to have whipped cream and chocolate.

 

[Tharticus]

Coffee? Yeah sure. "I have become comfortably numb." Earthbound reference.

But I drink tea though. Coffee gives me the jitters.

 

[Koeryn]

What about Coffee? We've had many threads about beverages and such, but I've never heard about coffee here on the Escapist.

It's really a very cool drink, it's been shown to reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes and some forms of Cancers, and can keep you on your toes for several hours in the wee morning.

Coffee is also very versatile, it can be drunk hot, cold, iced, sweet, bitter, salty (though, this is not advised), sweet with a hint of bitter, bitter with a hint of sweet, and the list goes on... Shrimp sandwiches, shrimp stew (I hope that reference gets noticed, otherwise, I'll feel pretty stupid).

What do you think about coffee?

I didn't like coffee before I started working at a coffee shop.

As a barrista (yes, I know the word is really barrister, but fuck you barrista sounds better), I learned something.

I still don't like coffee.

I like lattes and freezes/frapuccinos though. And I REALLY like chai in milk tea with a hint of vanilla and tapioca pearls. Drool.

But yeah. Coffee's nasty. Espresso's great if you stuff it with tons of milk and sugar.

 

[Jark212]

No, I LOVE the smell of coffee in the morning but don't like the taste...

I like Russian Tea though...

 

[zen5887]

I wouldn't be able to survive my 5:30 am starts for the last 2 years without Coffee, and we all know I wouldn't be able to get through an 8:30 lecture without another one.

I do enjoy Coffee! Flat white, one sugar please.

 

[War Penguin]

Nah, I don't like coffee. It's the smell that really turns me off. Plus, I don't want to be too reliant on something to get up in the morning. I want to learn how to get up by myself.

 

[Ophiuchus]

Coffee is good, but I prefer tea.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Tea-drinking-Brits-UNITE (lolblatantplug)

 

[NeutralDrow]

I don't like coffee, personally. Some varieties have an okay smell, but I've yet to find any that had a taste I could stand.

Give me green tea or hot chocolate any day.

 

[Eggsnham]

Screw you, I'm Irish.

Best excuse ever for drinking alcohol.

[small]Hey, it worked at my aunt's birthday party.[/small]

Anyways, I'm going to go and assume that you have Diabetes via genetics or infection?

 

[imp_spittle]

I consider it a vital nutrient.