Palates differ greatly and I am a firm believer that there is a coffee for everyone, you just haven’t found it yet. Just like finding your favourite tea amongst the sea of options available from all over the world. As much as I loathe them myself, I’ll admit that someones best coffee might end up being an Iced Caramel Macchiato with 20 pumps of syrup, but each to their own. Its coffee (maybe).
The thing for me about coffee is that a lot of the time, what started out as a decent coffee bean can be ruined by its preparation/care. Like teas, needing to be made correctly with things like water temp, brewing time etc coffee needs a loving hand and I have found most people dont think that way. Unlike tea, there are no coffee ceremonies to convince the average joe that they need more care than dumping some coffee granuals in a cup of hot water.
I have had coffee that just tasted like burnt ash from one place and delicious from another - and on investigation (I have no shame in pestering servers for details) it was supposedly the same coffee bean/variety. I have had Lavazza from one dedicated coffee street vendor that tasted fine (not brilliant but fine), but crap from a resturant waiting for a meal.
One day, when I can get my act together, I do plan on a nice European/Mediterranean holiday with specific stops for the “real” deal when it comes to Java. Bucket List kinda item for me.
How the hell a Titan quest 2 announcement ended up with discussing tea & coffee I have no clue… The world is a weird place.
Absolutely nothing taints my coffee. I need the bean and some hot water. And the closer it tastes to coming out of an old army cambro the higher up my esteem for you will be as a cook.
You seem like a good dude, we wont hold this against you. I am sorry for your taste bud genetics though, but it is what it is.
Fucking right? Soon after turning my coffee into the bastard child of an energy drink and a 2 litre bottle of coke, I found out caffeine pills existed. Game changer.
Strong metallic taste is being far too generous, it tastes like horse piss combined with ugly.
It’s now a turn-based RPG, modeled after the old DnD Gold Box series of games. They’ve even gone back to the old 8-bit graphics, to really capture the nostalgia of 1990s gaming!
Just like finding your favourite tea amongst the sea of options available from all over the world. As much as I loathe them myself, I’ll admit that someones best coffee might end up being an Iced Caramel Macchiato with 20 pumps of syrup, but each to their own. Its coffee (maybe). 
