my hatred for decaffeinated coffee makes me laugh at myself

[The Wandering Harper]

it is ultimately such an inconsequential thing to feel so intensely about,
but I do and it cracks me up. It's great.
I'd rather have no coffee at all than decaf.
If hell was a flavor,
it would be decaffeinated coffee by your second or third cup

[elleng]

1. Not inconsequential for ME, as coffee WITH caffeine causes me misery,

that is, heart burn.

Thank GOODNESS for decaffeinated coffee!!!

[The Wandering Harper]

2. hello!

enjoy your coffee,
we all got different taste buds

[multigraincracker]

16. Try water processed decaf like Peet's.

Much healthier.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

3. Reminds me of this SNL skit from 1991...

... with Chris Farley.

[The Wandering Harper]

7. ah, Chris Farley, one of the greats

RIP

[Clouds Passing]

20. I miss Chris. He made snl awesome!

It hasn't been good since then.

[HeartsCanHope]

4. Coffee with caffeine for me is a big no no. I take a medication that doesn't allow me caffeinated coffee.

So it's decaf or no coffee--something that I can't live without! I will say that there's nothing like freshly ground caffeinated coffee--the smell is heavenly!

[The Wandering Harper]

5. there was a time I thought I'd have to give up coffee for health reasons,

so I went on a desperate bender of trying different decafs and substitutes.
Nothing passed muster as a long term solution for me.
Then it turned out my symptoms were due to something else

[HeartsCanHope]

8. I can't believe I'm admitting this to a true coffee believer, but I drink Tasters Choice Decaf.

It's nearly 99.7% free of caffeine. I load it up with flavored creamer and it's passable. I can't drink alcohol either, so I can't even console myself with Bailey's or Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream in my decaf. I have tried several nonalcoholic beverages and the only one I can stand is nonalcoholic Guinness. So that's what I have when we go to a pub. Getting old sucks!

[The Wandering Harper]

11. I miss being able to have a good jump

without feeling like my liver dislocated

[tazcat]

19. Lotsa coffee for me - ticker says only decaf!

I also enjoy Tasters decaf w/smidge of honey. Allow myself 2 cups with the french roast. Then my liver said no more brewskis, so Bud Zero has to do. Now to just stop smoking. If the orange traitor comes for my Army dis. that takes care of that. Been vegetarian for years now & feel much better despite the age thing. Better than the alternative!

[Skittles]

6. I will admit to the occasional half-caff

but I honestly do not see the purpose of decaff

[The Wandering Harper]

9. decaf tastes like

the coffee desperately misses its caffeine so much
that it sucks the life out of you to compensate.
When I drink decaf I feel like every cell in my body is itchy

[HeartsCanHope]

10. I don't either, but that's what I have to do!

[Skittles]

14. ah ok, I see your reply

OOH that is one thing I would find VERY hard to give up - caffeine - but, we gotta do what we gotta do

[LearnedHand]

12. Have you considered getting decaf beans from craft roasters?

Even if you don't have a local roaster, you can get really good craft-roasted decaf beans online. I highly recommended that you experiment by growing locale (I.e., single origin beans) rather than cutesy blend names. E.g., try coffees from African plantations, Indonesian plantations, Central and South American plantations. If you like dark, muscular coffee, try the dark roasted African beans. If you like complex but less muscular coffee, try Costa Rica or some other coffees from that area. Think of it as the same kind of experience as consuming craft beer or local winery wines.

I buy an Indian coffee bean from Coffee Bean Direct online (2.5 lbs is about $40), and the other beans I like from a local roaster. Really good decaf beans could improve your experience.

PS. Don't pre-grind the beans either. Get a dependable grinder and grind right before you make your coffee. You don't have to spend a ton of money on a grinder. I have a Meuller blade grinder that was about $35, and if I bump-grind the beans, it minimizes the damage a blade grinder can do.

https://www.coffeebeandirect.com/

[HeartsCanHope]

13. I'll check into this! Thank you so much! I really miss good coffee.

[LearnedHand]

18. My pleasure!

The only reason I go to bed at night is to get to the morning coffee. Good decaf beans could seriously make for a better experience. And once you experiment with craft roasted beans, grocery store coffees start to taste like the floor sweepings they are.

[The Wandering Harper]

17. I haven't

I remain open that there may be an acceptable decaf out there somewhere,
I no longer need one (knock wood) though.
I'm just up too late with a racing mind and random thoughts and no options for company right now outside of DU

[OldBaldy1701E]

24. "I'm just up too late with a racing mind and random thoughts and no options for company right now outside of DU."

That is me every night!

[Stpaoulboy]

15. Funny you say that.

I decided to quit caffeine 5 or 6 years ago, but love coffee and lots of it, so i switched to decaf. Last year at my yearly physical my doctor was curious to why my bad cholesterol was rising. Got reading and found that decaf coffee can raise your bad cholesterol by as much as 10%. That's all I needed to switch back to regular. Looking forward to my blood work and see if it has changed.

[JoseBalow]

21. If it's not espresso, it's basically decaf

[The Wandering Harper]

22. my favorite cup of coffee these days is a red eye from

a certain coffee shop in my hometown.
I don't often frequent coffee shops these days but when I'm out there for a visit
I kinda feel like I'm on vacation and end up spending way too much at that place

[Ysabel]

23. I hate decaf too...

When I want coffee I want it for the caffeine...

- wow am I tired now though (I need to go to bed) g'night...



P.S. I don't drink much coffee anymore and when I do I mix it with Boost (chocolate flavor) mostly just on the weekends...

I'm off / see ya later...