french press coffee for life

[Josh Pelican]

I'm going to be checking out this Alterra coffee. I've become a little snobby with coffee over the last year or two. I don't know where it came from, but I can't be satisfied with some coffee shops.

[mathias]

Hopefully it lives up to the reputation I'm giving it here! good luck!

[Josh Pelican]

I should probably get through the three bags of beans I already have first...

[fungalattack]

I cant wait to walk up tomorrow just so I can make a huge french press worth of witches brew and drink the entire thing and be a happy, caffeinated boy. Coffee is so beautiful, almost as beautiful as zee fuzz. I guess they kind of go hand in hand. Wait a sec, I am still up and typing right now because i drank some coffee after dinner, oh yeah, i forgot I am a maniac.

[Josh Pelican]

Coffee and fuzz go together perfectly.

When I was working as a Medical Transcriptionist, I would get to Halifax as early as possible. I'd go into a small, locally owned coffee shop, get giant cup of coffee (or espresso-based drink), and walk around listening to Circa Survive's "Blue Sky Noise". The bass on that album relaxes me so much. Rat central.

[fever606]

it is 4am. i really want to just make a pot of coffee now...

[mathias]

nothing stops you from making coffee at 4AM.

but with all things, there are consequences.

[fever606]

update: did not make coffee at 4am. got my customary 4 hours of sleep. now drinking coffee!

[stillborn]

This is probably my favorite easily-available coffee of all time: (Alterra is my favorite roaster, and some of their small lot / single farm coffees are really good but only existed in like 500 pound batches)

Have you tried the black and tan from them? She beckon's to me, and I need a reference.

[mathias]

I've had the Black and Tan, but I don't like it as much?

Over the Black and Tan I'd recommend the Voltaire. I think you'd like it more.

I've probably had every Alterra coffee other than the varieties that are in small batches, since I'm no longer in Milwaukee. Used to live a block from their roastery. Tried to get a job as an apprentice roaster but the competition is fierce and I didn't have retail/cash register jockey in my blood.

[stillborn]

Alrighty, just ordered the Cafe Voltaire. Can't wait to try.

[mathias]

Alrighty, just ordered the Cafe Voltaire. Can't wait to try.

[Greenfuz]

[Chankgeez]

[Chankgeez]

... a good cup of timmies ...

Isn't that an oxymoron?