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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 13, 2016 - 02:26pm PT
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Not really sure why, but I have completely delved into the surprisingly weird world of coffee.
I have been fortunate to be of a generation that has only known good coffee, but there are these amazing coffees being grown, picked and processed in very particular ways to create flavors you are probably not expecting from coffee.
I went to Thump coffee in Bend a couple weeks ago and the owner let me taste a coffee from Ethiopia that tasted like blueberries were mashed up in it, he explained that it has to do with the way the coffee cherries are left in the bean and allowed to dry and ferment which puts the fruit flavor from the cherry into the coffee bean.
As I get older I find that having a cheap hobby that I can enjoy while I'm injured is great!
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ecdh
climber
the east
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Sep 13, 2016 - 02:38pm PT
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Coffee is natures way of telling us to get sh#t done.
Its also a legal drug that properly works and should be enjoyed as such. All the silly jive and ritual of any drug is fun with coffee if you do it right.
Youve got the right end of the game - being a wanker with complex order is lame, but getting into the growing, trading, and processing is interesting. Coffee has an interesting and often dark history worth knowing about as its the most traded commodity after heroin and oil.
Seek out the cypriot, bulgarian and armenian communities. Theyve been quietly drinking the good stuff for decades while weve been holding cups of caffeinated dishwater.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Sep 13, 2016 - 02:42pm PT
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Thump is awesome!
I love coffee but have had to curtail my intake 2 fold. Now I only have 2 shots a day and in 2 separate short single americano doses. I like Blue Bottle varieties as well as Vivace and slowly becoming a semi-local favorite of mine is Doma. We have a local roaster that sucks balls, it is as if they don't try, maybe they don't need to?. Anyway, it is one of those life is short things for me.
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ecdh
climber
the east
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Sep 13, 2016 - 02:45pm PT
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Cold brew is perfect afternoon coffee. When you just need to float the high, top up the addiction, but not mess with the come down before bed.
Great stuff.
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slabbo
Trad climber
colo south
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Sep 13, 2016 - 02:49pm PT
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I had to go 10 weeks without coffee or beer after some medical issues..THAT was a problem !
Big fan of Peets and have been for years.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Sep 13, 2016 - 03:14pm PT
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I used to use Trader Joe's French Roast beans but my wife got the heebie jeebies! Now we use Dunkin' Donuts Ground Coffee, I'm trained it's good!
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Sep 13, 2016 - 03:27pm PT
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Big fan of Peets and have been for years
Ditto. French Roast.
When you get really old coffee doesn't give you the spark it did when you were younger. Still good, though.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Sep 13, 2016 - 03:28pm PT
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I have a REALLY high metabolism, and REALLY low body fat,
Despite of your good deeds. I now hate you.
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Sep 13, 2016 - 03:35pm PT
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Next time your in Bishop stop by The Black Sheep and get some of this if they have it in.
Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to check for it when I'm there in 2 weeks.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Sep 13, 2016 - 03:44pm PT
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I like Ethiopian, but my favorites are Kenyan. they usually have berry flavors without any weird aftertaste.
If done right Guatemalan beans with a medium roast can be very good.
Sleepy Monk in Cannon Beach OR does a nice job roasting.
Victrola in Seattle is another good roaster.
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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2016 - 03:47pm PT
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I had a Kenyan coffee from a roaster in Vancouver BC that tasted identical to a jam made of black currents I picked up in Squamish, so good and weird and good.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Sep 13, 2016 - 03:48pm PT
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Don't eat that yellow (or brown) snow!
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Sep 13, 2016 - 03:49pm PT
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I still have to buy my pants in the Junior Men's section.
funny!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Sep 13, 2016 - 03:51pm PT
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Congo
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ecdh
climber
the east
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Sep 13, 2016 - 04:14pm PT
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Moka pot yes. Where you develop the feel for extraction. None of this drip bullsh#t.
Is that zombie runner that has/had the cult online store? Serious sh#t. Id trust them on coffee if so.
Coffee has fine tradition of subversion and radicalism. Was never meant to be a watered down yuppie urban time filler.
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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2016 - 04:16pm PT
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Do you know what THE best coffee is????
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whatever coffe you like most!
What is blowing me away is how great the customer service is at the better coffee shops in Portland, especially if you are interested in getting some knowledge about the coffee. From what I've been told there is no reason to be a dick in the coffee business because there is always something to learn, every single coffee is different!
Watch the documentary Barista if you want to see a movie about a barista competition... Weird and cool!
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ecdh
climber
the east
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Sep 13, 2016 - 04:39pm PT
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Cool.
I trust people who stay awake to run for 40hrs for fun.
Thanks for the reccomendation.
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ecdh
climber
the east
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Sep 13, 2016 - 04:51pm PT
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Skitch. Agree one shouldnt be a dick about the bean.
But ine should be outraged by the way some people corrupt it and screw it up then pretend they know its a good cup.
Gotta have standards somewhere...
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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2016 - 04:57pm PT
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I sincerely stand by my statement, if you believe that a Mokapot is capable of proper extraction then that's between you and your tastebuds!
I have a Moka pot, la Pavoni, vacuumpot, v60 and an Aeropress and I only use those last 2. I prefer medium to lightly roasted coffee (mid to end of first crack) that has a bright acidity and no bitterness.
Do you have a refract omelet to determine your TDS?
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