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Is it just me or 100% of hipster coffee places taste like shit, they mainly serve sour ass coffee and doesn't even smell right.
They can't get a simple espresso shot right, or is it just me or I am missing something here?
Been trying to find High Quality coffee beens anyone got recommendations?
No sour fucking coffee beans please.
I noticed that as well while I was in HK, so I asked my friend there who's into coffee. His response, "Coffee usually has two extremes fruity, tea like or chocolatey and nutty. The fruity ones are higher in acidity which you might interpret as sour but when brewed right it shouldn't be overwhelming so should be balanced."
Is it just me or 100% of hipster coffee places taste like shit, they mainly serve sour ass coffee and doesn't even smell right.
They can't get a simple espresso shot right, or is it just me or I am missing something here?
Been trying to find High Quality coffee beens anyone got recommendations?
No sour fucking coffee beans please.
You haven't been to a place with well-educated barista.
The sour flavor you describe, assuming the one derived from acidity has many factors in it: grind, bean, preparation method, roast and/or anywhere in between.
Nevertheless, it usually comes down to bean... hipster places have a tendency to use only arabica as it's perceived to be "better". It has higher acidity as well as higher sugar and lipid content while tasting "softer" than robusta.
However, not all arabica are good coffee, and if the barista didn't even care to taste the coffee themselves before serving (and adjusting its process as needed), chances are, they can't get it right. It might shock you, but many don't. A proper barista would do a quick tasting/smelling even after a few grind let alone complete change of beans.
Thought I'd share this, as it's worldwide rather than Hong Kong. Coffee and Tales, a local subscription service (and I believe Revscene member ), sent out a 30% coupon for https://www.sanscoffee.co/, a worldwide coffee subscription service. The code is COFFEEANDTALES30
It's apparently a high end service, with Geisha, Cup of Excellence, etc. I got some Cup of Excellence beans from another subscription before (beancurious) and it was literally the best coffee I ever had.
I subbed so I'll be able to check out their first shipment, but I don't think it gets sent until March 1 so it'll be a while.
Hoping to revive this thread with some more activity.. I recently spent a month in Japan, going to a ton of different kissaten and 3rd wave shops, and shared many of them on my instagram. I also post when I try new beans (including some from Macau that made me literally say "oh my god" out loud to nobody in particular, except maybe my cat). Check it out if you like coffee and don't mind it being mixed in with some training footage (and some half nekkid progress pics )
I have a Breville 870XL I bought last Xmas, use daily and typically pull at least two double shots a day. I wouldn’t hesitate to spend a few thousand next time around on an even better machine even though I have had zero issues with this one.
For beans I almost exclusively use the Moja espresso blend. I also like Stumptown and occasiaonlly the JJ espresso blend for for the best consistency I stick with Moja
Recently took a latte art class at Platform 7. Have been dabbling pretty hard lately in Latte art *hipster shield engage* lol but I find it pretty entertaining
My go to is a Baileys Latte when I have time, usually 2/3 2% milk 1/3 Baileys:
Some progression shots (it’s actually a lot harder than you’d think) also helps to have a $30,000 machine in-store lol
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"Perhaps the most complex of our three roasts, this medium coffee blossom picks up on the bright notes of a lighter roast and marries them to the earliest elements of a darker roast. With balanced acidity and a smooth, full body, fruity and floral notes play around a bounty of caramel and sugar cane."
Usually black, but a bit of brown sugar occasionally.
I have a cheap Gaggia machine for espresso, but it got thrown in the closet after a while. I did like trying different beans as espresso though. You really get a punchy sour espresso from light roast African beans. Asian beans come out tasting umami/salty. I think it would be fun to play around with blends to get all sorts of different profiles. In my experience in Hong Kong, they really go for the fruity/acidic taste in their espresso at the 3rd wave shops. Took my wife and her dad to Hershey and Hazel for some affogato and he hate-hate-HATED it
I could NEVER get latte art right. I assume it's partially because of the shitty steamer on my shitty Gaggia. You have to run it through one full heat cycle just to get the milk to start foaming. Maybe if I had the patience I could get it right, but I don't care much for lattes or latte art - I prefer the coffee to stand on its own. I would actually prefer no art at all, just dump the milk on there thanks (and my most common milk based drink is macchiato anyway)
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Best coffee I've ever had was at my Italian broski house. He had one of those old ass perkalators and whatever coffee his Nona used was god damn amazing. Fuck this hipster shit, go find an traditional Italian and try their coffee.
I call that rocket coffee (the sound it makes when it’s being made). Also you fly like a rocket if you fill your jug with that shit.
Ever since moving to the boonies (wifes words, not mine), she bought me a Breville 870. I’m on 3 double cups a day. Using a Costco bean from Victoria. If you search I can usually find the roast date within 2 weeks... but the bags so big it’s not quite fresh near the end. But it’s easy not having to change settings that often. My coffee snob level has gone way down being away from hipsters.
I’m still drinking Americanos black (some times espresso in the afternoon if I’m a hurry). But I froth soy (barista blend) every morning for my wife’s matcha latte. Machine gets good use.
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My go to when I’m out is Starbucks iced americano if I’m in a hurry.
The thing with the older timer Italian coffee is that it’s much like a McDonald’s/Tim Hortons in that the beans/grounds they generally using are just some factory processed shit so the batch you get today tastes exactly the same as a batch two years from now. While it may taste ok, and most of the time frothy/sweet for any coffee purist id say the general consensus is that it’s garbage.
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+1 for Moja coffee. I rotate between them and 49th.
EDIT: Now I've never been to paris but the croissant at had at the Moja in North Van was the best damn croissant I've ever had in my life. It was at opening and it was fresh out the oven.
Hoping to revive this thread with some more activity.. I recently spent a month in Japan, going to a ton of different kissaten and 3rd wave shops, and shared many of them on my instagram.
If you ever go back to Tokyo, check out the following. These are third wave btw.
- Coffee Wrights
- Light Up (Shimokitazawa location if possible)
- Onibus
- Glitch (Akasaka location is defintely more tourist friendly, but drip only. The main branch does it all though)
- About Life
I've recently given up sugar-free energy drinks and switched to coffee. I made the rookie mistake of buying coffee beans instead of the ground beans and had to use a blender. It did an ok job.
Currently I'm using Trivia(?), but I'd like to find a healthier option and reduce the need to sweeten.
Best coffee I've ever had was at my Italian broski house. He had one of those old ass perkalators and whatever coffee his Nona used was god damn amazing. Fuck this hipster shit, go find an traditional Italian and try their coffee.
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