Godlessness and coffee

[sarahmichigan]

I've got a "Why I'm an atheist" post percolating, especially after some discussion with dionysus1999 yesterday, but it's not quite ready for posting.

So, in the meantime, do you like coffee? Why or why not?
How do you like it? Black? With cream or sugar?
Do you like it prepared a certain way, say on the stove in and old-fashioned percolator, or in a french press? What makes this method superior?
Do you have a favorite "froofy" drink when you go out to a coffee shop?
Which coffee shops make the best coffee and which are over-rated?
Have you tried to cut down on caffeine, and how successful were you?
Did you used to dislike coffee but acquired a taste for it?
What do you think about flavored coffees?

Tell me your thoughts on java, please!

Comments

[buldan.livejournal.com]

"So, in the meantime, do you like coffee? Why or why not?"
"Did you used to dislike coffee but acquired a taste for it?"

I used to not like coffee. But I wanted to get the caffeine without the sugar, so I started drinking it (rather than my normal Mt. Dew or Coca Cola fix).

"Have you tried to cut down on caffeine, and how successful were you?"

I'm now cut back to 1 cup in the morning, but find if I drink mildly caffeinated tea in the afternoon I can concentrate better.

"How do you like it? Black? With cream or sugar?"
I love coffee black, but it has to be good coffee. I can't really tolerate Maxwell House or similar.

"Do you like it prepared a certain way, say on the stove in and old-fashioned percolator, or in a french press? What makes this method superior?"

I grind my own beans and just make it in a standard coffee maker. Haven't researched or tried any other methods as I find the coffee prepared this way quite good.

"What do you think about flavored coffees?"
I don't.

"Do you have a favorite "froofy" drink when you go out to a coffee shop?"
I so rarely go to coffee shops that I don't have a one.

"Which coffee shops make the best coffee and which are over-rated?"
Well, I can say that I don't like Starbucks. Regardless of what coffee I order it's so strong and acidic it burns holes in my stomach.

[buldan.livejournal.com]

The coffee maker I bought doesn't have a heating plate beneath the pot as the pot itself is made like a thermos. I figured that why spend the energy and chance of fire when you don't need it?

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

that sounds nifty!