I like it black as night and strong, made either in a cafetiere or a stovetop espresso machine (possibly with added boiled water to make an americano, or possibly straight). I also like to grind my own beans; I used to use a small food grinder but bought an actual coffee mill a couple of weeks ago. Actually, one of my small weekend rituals is going downstairs and making coffee in the mornings; weekdays I just wait til I get in to work and use the office coffee machine. (Coding shops nearly always have free coffee, I've noticed, it's a bad sign if they don't.)

I like the clean taste of an americano, but I also like the strength and body you get with a cafetiere, without any taste of it having stewed as you might with a percolator.

Trader Joe's, incidentally, has a rather nice 'darker than dark super extra dark roast' I can't wait to try.

I cut down on caffeine to the extent of not drinking it in the afternoons; I still get through a good 2/3rds of a pot a day at work, though.