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  • 89th8 89th

    @horace said in "With It" Stores:

    Coffee gives us all an opportunity to explore just how granular our judgments can get about whether something tastes good. How many different ways are there to mix hot water and ground coffee beans? Which way is better? Most of us seem confident in our ability to identify 100 different grades of that.

    I didn't start drinking coffee until I was 30, so I can be smug and honestly say pretty much all coffee tastes the same. Sure, some are smoother, or lighter, or nuttier, but they're all shades of the same color. Drink it black... drink it with creamer... hell, even add some tasty Pumpkin Spice from Sept to Dec! The only coffee I don't like is ridiculously hot coffee and coffee that is so strong you see grounds at the bottom of your mug after drinking it.

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    @89th said in "With It" Stores:

    add some tasty Pumpkin Spice

    OK, you need to be banned.

    I was only joking

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    • 89th8 89th

      @aqua-letifer Fair enough. In Boston a year or two ago I had some from Blue Bottle, it was a really lightweight and smooth coffee that stood out compared to most coffees I've had.

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      @89th said in "With It" Stores:

      coffees

      alt text

      Please love yourself.

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        If someone makes that French vanilla stuff in the break room and you don’t know it is French vanilla, it can really gag you.

        That stuff is awful.

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        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

          The stuff they served in Italy and France sure tasted a lot better to me than the American and British shite I'm used to.

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          @doctor-phibes said in "With It" Stores:

          The stuff they served in Italy and France sure tasted a lot better to me than the American and British shite I'm used to.

          There was an Italian coffee house downtown Boston that opened while I was there - Caffe' Nero - fantastic coffee. Much better than Starbucks. There was also the little place The Thinking Cup by the Commons that was excellent too.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            The original Dunkin is still in the original location

            Just a short drive from JD, over in Quincy

            It says, right on the sign

            ![alt text](b727070f-8230-4540-a878-844305b81dae-image.png image url)

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            • MikM Mik

              @doctor-phibes said in "With It" Stores:

              The stuff they served in Italy and France sure tasted a lot better to me than the American and British shite I'm used to.

              There was an Italian coffee house downtown Boston that opened while I was there - Caffe' Nero - fantastic coffee. Much better than Starbucks. There was also the little place The Thinking Cup by the Commons that was excellent too.

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              @mik said in "With It" Stores:

              There was an Italian coffee house downtown Boston that opened while I was there - Caffe' Nero - fantastic coffee.

              I don't know how to tell you this, but that is a British chain 🙂

              I was only joking

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                Fucking cultural appropriationist bastards.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

                  Fucking cultural appropriationist bastards.

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                  @mik said in "With It" Stores:

                  Fucking cultural appropriationist bastards.

                  You'll note that the café is named after the psychopathic Roman emperor in power during the hostile occupation of our sceptered isle.

                  Reparations, baby!

                  I was only joking

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                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/the-1-worst-coffee-creamer-on-shelves-says-dietitian/ss-AAMHB9F?li=BBnbcA0#image=1

                    The #1 Worst Coffee Creamer on Shelves: Here is a slide show about various coffee creamers.

                    We have reached Ultimate Hipsterhood with a creamer billed as Oat + Almond Milk with Prebiotic Fiber Creamer. You'll be glad to learn that "Many consumer reviews say . . . the formula is too 'thick and goopy' and doesn't blend well with coffee." How lovely to have a practical reason to avoid what sounds like a truly barfy product.

                    Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                      I'm not down with these efforts to make plant based foods that are 'just like' natural meat or dairy products. They never are. In many cases I have seen they are no healthier either.

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • MikM Mik

                        I'm not down with these efforts to make plant based foods that are 'just like' natural meat or dairy products. They never are. In many cases I have seen they are no healthier either.

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                        @mik said in "With It" Stores:

                        I'm not down with these efforts to make plant based foods that are 'just like' natural meat or dairy products.

                        Yeah, me neither. Gimme cows 'n eggs n' stuff.

                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                          Mrs. Phibes is lactose intolerant (at least that's the latest theory), and swears that almond milk is every bit as good as proper milk.

                          It's not. It's bloody horrible. Since she's stopped drinking the real stuff, I've been sorely tempted to go back to full fat milk from the 2% we get now.

                          I was only joking

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                            Mrs. Phibes is lactose intolerant (at least that's the latest theory), and swears that almond milk is every bit as good as proper milk.

                            It's not. It's bloody horrible. Since she's stopped drinking the real stuff, I've been sorely tempted to go back to full fat milk from the 2% we get now.

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                            @doctor-phibes said in "With It" Stores:

                            Mrs. Phibes is lactose intolerant (at least that's the latest theory), and swears that almond milk is every bit as good as proper milk.

                            It's not. It's bloody horrible. Since she's stopped drinking the real stuff, I've been sorely tempted to go back to full fat milk from the 2% we get now.

                            Almond milk works in certain circumstances. Certain kinds can work for cereal in a pinch, for example.

                            It absolutely does not for coffee.

                            Please love yourself.

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                            • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                              Mrs. Phibes is lactose intolerant (at least that's the latest theory), and swears that almond milk is every bit as good as proper milk.

                              It's not. It's bloody horrible. Since she's stopped drinking the real stuff, I've been sorely tempted to go back to full fat milk from the 2% we get now.

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                              @doctor-phibes said in "With It" Stores:

                              It's not. It's bloody horrible.

                              I agree, it doesn't drink well out of the glass. But I've been using it in smoothies and other things where it's combined with other ingredients for years, and it works fine.

                              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                              • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                @doctor-phibes said in "With It" Stores:

                                Mrs. Phibes is lactose intolerant (at least that's the latest theory), and swears that almond milk is every bit as good as proper milk.

                                It's not. It's bloody horrible. Since she's stopped drinking the real stuff, I've been sorely tempted to go back to full fat milk from the 2% we get now.

                                Almond milk works in certain circumstances. Certain kinds can work for cereal in a pinch, for example.

                                It absolutely does not for coffee.

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                                @aqua-letifer said in "With It" Stores:

                                @doctor-phibes said in "With It" Stores:

                                Mrs. Phibes is lactose intolerant (at least that's the latest theory), and swears that almond milk is every bit as good as proper milk.

                                It's not. It's bloody horrible. Since she's stopped drinking the real stuff, I've been sorely tempted to go back to full fat milk from the 2% we get now.

                                Almond milk works in certain circumstances. Certain kinds can work for cereal in a pinch, for example.

                                It absolutely does not for coffee.

                                If you think it's bad in coffee, you should try it in tea.

                                I was only joking

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                                  My daughter likes it. I tried it and found it wanting in pretty much every way. I suppose much of the argument is the environmental impact of dairy, but have they looked at how much water it takes to grow almond trees in the desert? A LOT.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    If God had meant us to drink almond milk, he wouldn't have made it taste so awful

                                    I was only joking

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                                      Good enough for baby almonds, good enough for me. A trillion baby almonds can't be wrong. Unless you think there's a huge conspiracy amongst all those baby almonds, all saying it tastes great and helps them grow, because they want to lie to the masses. Lol conspiracy theorists are so dumb. Baby almonds do NOT lie. EVER.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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