Acceptable or Unacceptable: Coffeeshops that refuse to serve Espresso-over-ice

feel like this is the thread that will finally lead to the destruction of ilx

this thread is like a cozy ilx blanket

I don't really do iced drinks. Maybe a blended one on a really, seriously hot day but otherwise hot coffee for me always

this thread is like a cozy ilx blanket

― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, June 26, 2012 10:03 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

totally, a bit of simulated controversy for a quiet day

also coffee, who among us does not love to drink and talk about coffee

the question is, do you even tip the barista once he refuses?

this thread - A COZY BLANKET OR THE SEED OF DESTRUCTION?

sorry, i just want to make things as dramatic as possible here

A COZY BLANKET OF DESTRUCTION

i like how when i searched for a picture of the COZY BLANKETS full of influenza that were the SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION for the north american indians, it appeared on this page

http://espressostalinist.wordpress.com/genocide/native-american-genocide/

ITT: espresso rockism

i hadn't really thought of this before, but my pov so far:
* refusing on the basis that it leads to a shitty drink is dumb, let people drink shitty drinks if they want to, especially if they're going to pay you for it
* however, people cheating and making bad but slightly cheaper iced lattes out of iced espresso and cream is pretty bad, so refusing on these grounds seems valid
* MOST IMPORTANTLY coffee shops that make "iced coffee" by pouring hot coffee over ice should be burned to the ground so i can urinate on the ashes

catering solely to people with impeccable taste (ie refusing to sell iced espresso because it's bad for the espresso) in a market dependent on $3 and $4 purchases seems like a terrible business model in the u.s. in 2012

are we tucking this cozy blanket over our feet tho?

Acceptable because the only thing funnier than people asking for iced espresso is barisas getting all mad about it.

i can't believe i used to be a barista

baristas getting all mad about it is WAY funnier than people asking for it

I'm not the first one to notice this, but as the indie/alt cultural demographic gets older they've transferred music snobbishness to artisinal coffee and food. I missed being insulted at a record store, but now I can be denigrated at a coffee bar!

that's kind of like when i went into the fancy deli and asked for american cheese and they got upset

even so.....once the customer says they want bad coffee, there is surely a ritual for giving them bad coffee, a series of stuttered/monotone areyousures, an awkward clunking of ice, the mordant stares of coffee lovers nearby, the customer's hurried shamed exit and the absolution of normal service being resumed

*this* is some glorious stuff, and I feel compelled to put a mark in the sand/grounds to say so.

One of the things now with shops in my area seems to be not serving ANYTHING decaf. I can kind of understand not doing decaf espresso because you need a whole separate grinder and group head and everything, and it tends not to be as good, but I don't see the big deal about having a little drip pot of decaf or offering it french press. Or at least have some goddamned herbal tea! But it's probably for the best, no reason to waste money at coffee shops at night.

are we tucking this cozy blanket over our feet tho?

You are if you're sleeping with me.

Acceptable because the only thing funnier than people asking for iced espresso is barisas getting all mad about it.

agreed! also this reminds me of this ridic blowup: http://boingboing.net/2008/07/19/murky-coffees-owner.html

also reminds me of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtmOTYmVNII

"No. She is a criminal, I want to talk to her"

* MOST IMPORTANTLY coffee shops that make "iced coffee" by pouring hot coffee over ice should be burned to the ground so i can urinate on the ashes

― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5:24 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

yah but is it acceptable to urinate on the ashes over ice

sometimes i make iced coffee that way why because it is easy

what's difference between iced coffee and thai iced tea? powder?

I have over the years veered into coffee-snobbery in certain areas...but til today I never knew that espresso shots over ice was such a verboten thing with certain baristas (stealing cream aside)

so having said that, I have a really dumb question: are coffee snobs saying that no-one should have iced espresso drinks at all? or is there an acceptable coffee snob way of making them that doesn't involve pouring them over ice?

I've never heard of a chilled espresso, but you can get a ristretto

ristretto's just short shots, how is that cold?

(imagine that phrased in a way that *doesn't* sound crabby, sorry dayo)

I'm sorry I meant macchiato

third time's a charm?

look can I just get a cup of damn coffee

I just meant macchiato is a type of espresso drink that's been adulterated, the bean has been corrupted

lol I misunderstood, I thought you were suggesting cold espresso drinks

tell me more about espresso over rice

It is? I thought it was an espresso with a tiny blop of hot milk in it.

This thread is kind of making me lol, btw #melbournecoffeesnobberyoblig

that's why I prefaced my post "I haven't heard of any chilled espresso drinks"

yes we've established that I can't read can we move on now :P

I just meant macchiato is a type of espresso drink that's been adulterated, the bean has been corrupted

― Faith in Humanity: Restored (dayo), Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:48 AM (15 minutes ago)

macchiato = maculation

'the espresso is the immaculate conception of coffee and latte is the devil's work' -- a coffee blogger

ice espresso drinks 50 cents extra at the coffee shop i go to near work.
but i tend to drink my own iced coffee that i make in my home.

also: iced red eye where do we stand?

people are supposed to drink espresso straight? no sugar nothing?? ????

I dunno about no sugar, but a lot of people I know will drink a shot of espresso black, sure. I like mine with the barest dash of milk.

vis: http://ic2.pbase.com/g1/22/530522/2/116837648.BQu2MPIM.jpg

P common way to have coffee where I live.

what's difference between iced coffee and thai iced tea? powder?

Thai iced tea/coffee has condensed milk.

people are supposed to drink espresso straight? no sugar nothing?? ????

Hope none of these barista snobs travel to Portugal. When you order coffee, you get something called a bica - an espresso with a sugar packet that's the size of a paperback book. Supposedly bica stands for "Beba Isso Com Açúcar" a.k.a. "drink that with sugar."

thread needs more pictures of small attractive coffees