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[Jacki O.]

McDonald's!













jk

[donald]

I buy my beans from Randy and generally watch him as he roasts my beans for me. I use a brikka to make my morning coffee at home and have an espresso machine and burr grinder at work which also uses Xanadu coffee, occasionally I use a french press or moka pot to be different.

I really like Coffee Cartel, I have only been to the shop in Tempe but I heard they just opened a downtown phoenix shop this week. They do a much lighter roast which is kind of a new trend these days which goes against the much darker roasts of most other coffee shops in town, and you can definitely tell the difference. I am no expert, but I prefer african coffee such as Kenyan AA, and Ethiopian Harrarr over South American beans from columbia or chiapas mexico.

Lola's is good too, I have had their coffee a few times, and was definitely pleased.


http://xanaducoffee.net If you make coffee at home, I highly recommend checking Randy's coffee out.

[TPStank]

Xtreme Bean Coffee on McClintock & Southern is pretty good too.

[skeksis]

Yeah, Donalds got the right idea :-)

light roast gives more of a bean flavor. A good idea if you've got good beans.

Dark roast gives a nice char flavor... A good idea if you're masking inconsistent beans. (starbucks managed to persuade us all that good coffee = dark)

Really, whatever you like is fine - but light roasts can open a huge world of different single-source flavors.

I'm not 1/2 the coffee snob I sound like... But I do appreciate a good cup.

[chadk]

i don't always drink coffee but when i do i drink cartel ice toddies

i drink tea always

[weener]

I'm not a coffee drinker, but Conspire (over by Modified and Lost Leaf) makes a very decent cup of tea. The vegan donuts are tasty too. Some of my buddies are fans of the coffee over there.

[Jacki O.]

I'm not a coffee drinker, but Conspire (over by Modified and Lost Leaf) makes a very decent cup of tea. The vegan donuts are tasty too. Some of my buddies are fans of the coffee over there.

that's a cool spot for shores

[weener]

Also a decent place to hang out outside on a nice day/summer night. I've had a lot of nice times there.

[TPStank]

How come Mikey hasn't chimed in on this thread?

[Dez]

not the best coffee, but the best coffee in a bike shop that also serves kick ass feta cheese sandwiches

Trailhead Bike Cafe
www.trailheadbikecafe.com
6825 North 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 264-2328

I always thought this place was just a bike shop. No idea it was a cafe despite the name. Not to quick on the uptake, I know haha

[Tony]

I don't need you to tell me how fucking good my coffee is, okay? I'm the one who buys it. I know how good it is. When Bonnie goes shopping, she buys shit. I buy the gourmet expensive stuff because when I drink it, I want to taste it. But you know what's on my mind right now? It ain't the coffee in my kitchen...

[Quezo]

I don't need you to tell me how fucking good my coffee is, okay? I'm the one who buys it. I know how good it is. When Bonnie goes shopping, she buys shit. I buy the gourmet expensive stuff because when I drink it, I want to taste it. But you know what's on my mind right now? It ain't the coffee in my kitchen...

Lay off the afterburners Maverick! Take it easy. Iceman is taller but you are better at beach volleyball.

Your buddy,

Goose

[rddenton]

yay for all the plugs

I roast coffee now for a living, but I don;t think that makes me any more or less qualified since it's all based on tastes and interests. That being said I really like Royal Coffee at the farmers market. It's very good and very un-pretentious. I'm not a very big fan of either of his 2 other baristi though. Cartel might have better coffee but sometimes it takes 20 minutes to get an espresso...

[jeremy_arp]

Does anyone find Dutch Brothers to be kind of creepy and almost cult-like?
I find the shameless upsell makes me uneasy, as does the attempt to secure your email address/cell # to send "texts" for "specials."
Maybe I just don't like or trust younger people anymore...

A friend of mine wanted to start a coffee cart called the Koffee Kossack (i.e. coffee would be served from atop a horse with an espresso machine from a bearded Kossack). I still want to see this happen...