^ This.

Since I posted a serious discussion...... by Pauline07 on 2013-04-04 00:10:00 UTC Reply

How about a random one?
Are you a fan of coffee?

Not really... by Silken Dawn on 2013-04-10 18:51:00 UTC Reply

I can't stand coffee or tea. I'll take hot chocolate or apple cider instead.

The reason I don't like coffee may be traced back to a (not actually) traumatic incident in the distant past. When I was very young, I saw a purple cup up on the counter, half-filled with a darkish liquid. I assumed it was grape juice, and took a big gulp; but it was not grape juice. Not only was it coffee, it was COLD coffee! Ewwwww!

My feelings about tea can best be summed up in this My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fanfic: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/29271/princess-celestia-hates-tea
Depends on the coffee. by AelinTheAmazing on 2013-04-05 01:34:00 UTC Reply

I'm big on iced coffee drinks (Starbucks' caramel macchiato is a favorite) but I can't stand straight coffee. I drink a lot of sparkling water, as we never seem to have plain water in the house, and tea. I love tea.

Caramel~ by Nue Houjuu on 2013-04-05 04:43:00 UTC Reply

High five! That's my favourite type of coffee too.

Short answer: nope. by Desdendelle on 2013-04-04 22:49:00 UTC Reply

Longer answer: I drink tea (preferably Earl Grey), not coffee, but the guy I'm working with in the army says that it's only a matter of time till I start drinking coffee - 14-hour shifts, ho!
I'm a fan of caffeine. by Ellipsis Flood on 2013-04-04 22:11:00 UTC Reply

But I don't like coffee.
Yes. Yes I do. by World-Jumper on 2013-04-04 20:03:00 UTC Reply

Tea is fine, and soda I drink too, but if I don't have my morning cup of coffee, I cannot function throughout the day. However, when I say this, keep in mind that black coffee is not coffee. That is tea made from coffee beans, and is nasty, unlike most tea. Coffee has cream, sugar, and perhaps some hazelnut flavor to mix it up a little.
Coffee is amazing. by exterminatecake on 2013-04-04 16:12:00 UTC Reply

We never keep it in the house, though. The closest we have is chocolate with espresso beans in it.
Which I have already finished.
Two days after getting it.
Goodbye cruel world.
I love coffee. by KittyNoodles on 2013-04-04 08:04:00 UTC Reply

To an extent, anyway. My favorite flavors are hazelnut, French vanilla, and Starbucks's Sumatra blend.
Not really. by Rina on 2013-04-04 06:32:00 UTC Reply

I do drink some whenever dad offers me a cup.
I don't like the smell though...
The Turkish Wine? by darklordaakmal on 2013-04-04 05:49:00 UTC Reply

Oh yes indeed! Although I wouldn't dare drink no-sugar, all black coffee. Too stimulating to the nerves and bowels.
Personally loving this! by Pauline07 on 2013-04-04 04:16:00 UTC Reply

So fun to hear everyone's opinion!
Personally, I can't stand the stuff. I drink a lot of tea and water.
I actually hate soda, too. Go figure. Although I like Shirley Temples to a certain extent.

Hey, I'm not completely crazy! by hermione of vulcan on 2013-04-04 14:12:00 UTC Reply

I'm not the only person who doesn't like soda! The cloying, oversweetened taste - yuck.
Also, tea. Tea, Earl Grey, hot, to be precise. /bricked for Star Trek reference

Depends on the soda. I hate it all, but... by Pauline07 on 2013-04-04 22:04:00 UTC Reply

The taste doesn't bother me unless it's Pepsi. I can drink a bit of Coke or Sprite. My problem is I react really strongly to carbonation. I can't even stand fizzy water.
Oh, yes, I love Earl Grey.
Nobody is going to brick you for that. by Outhra on 2013-04-04 19:34:00 UTC Reply

If somebody wants to throw building materials at somebody else just because they happen to enjoy a beverage that is also enjoyed by Jean-Luc Picard, I would hate to see what happens when they're cut off in traffic or on an airplane with a colicky baby.

To answer the first post's question, I've never liked coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's more due to a taste aversion from my childhood days when I was sleeping over at my grandparents' house and thought it would be a good idea to try and make some myself. I think I was nine. You can probably imagine how that turned out. If you can't, the reveal that this was the same day I learned that colby jack cheese is not a good topping for oatmeal should help you along.

I've sort of acquired a taste for soda after my first few months as a DM. In DnD, if you don't like the Mountain Dew and Generic Dollar General Grape the guy who was picked to be the host that week left in his mini-fridge for washing down your snack cookies and cheese-cracker squares, there's not really a lot of other options as far as beverages are concerned.
I agree with you about how oversweetened it is, though. That's why I tend not to drink a lot of it outside the meetings.

Tea is the master beverage. by SeaTurtle on 2013-04-04 03:43:00 UTC Reply

Drink it.

Lots of it.

Mostly the green varieties.

You are a lovely person. (nm) by Karen on 2013-04-08 02:54:00 UTC Reply
Totally this. by Kaitlyn on 2013-04-05 13:48:00 UTC Reply

I do like coffee, but tea is just . . . I mean . . . it's tea. How can you argue with tea?

-- Kaitlyn, who has been handily assimilated into British culture
All hail Tea. by Lily Winterwood on 2013-04-05 05:24:00 UTC Reply

In my case, I worship the great Earl Grey in all of its bergamot and citrus scented goodness.
Seconded by Sevenswans on 2013-04-04 19:15:00 UTC Reply

Green or Red tea, usually. With Honey. I love the smell of coffee, but the smell is a lie, much like the cake.
^ This. by Neshomeh on 2013-04-04 16:14:00 UTC Reply

I don't have a preference between green and black; it just depends on the day. I also like oolong, and I've met good and boring white teas. In addition to a straight black and straight green tea (or possibly several), I think every tea stash should include jasmine green tea and Earl Grey. Also chai.

As for non-Camellia sinensis infusions, I'm not a big fan of rooibos, but it can be okay when blended with other stuff. Mate is good if you need the extra energy boost. Don't drink it late at night if you plan on sleeping. Herbal teas vary so much it just depends, but I don't usually like fruit-based ones, since they tend to be too acidic for my taste. I don't like most bottled iced teas for the same reason: they add citric acid as a preservative, and it's just too harsh. Bigelow has a seasonal herbal tea called Ginger Snappish that I really love, though. It's smooth and sweet while also being suitably gingery and lemony, and I'm actually drinking my last cup of it from this winter right now. {= )

~Neshomeh

No, yes and yes again by Myrddin on 2013-04-04 02:34:00 UTC Reply

I don't like the taste of black coffee, but I love the smell of it. However if you're talking a coffee with enough cream and sugar in it that it hardly deserves to be called coffee anymore, then yes, I love it! XD

Honestly though I'm a tea girl myself if the choice is given.
Coffeecoffeecoffee by Nue Houjuu on 2013-04-04 02:28:00 UTC Reply

Thing is, if I don't down at least a bottle of coffee every morning I think I'd collapse in class.

Guess that's what hostel life does for you.

Cheers then, mate! (Offering to clink coffee mug) (nm) by darklordaakmal on 2013-04-04 05:50:00 UTC Reply

Cheers~! *clink* (nm) by Nue Houjuu on 2013-04-04 09:46:00 UTC Reply

No. (nm) by MAXinsanity on 2013-04-04 01:03:00 UTC Reply
Well... by Karen on 2013-04-04 00:58:00 UTC Reply

I will drink coffee if it is offered, but I will not seek it out. My preferences are tea or soda, and I'm trying to move more towards tea.
I've never liked the smell. by doctorlit on 2013-04-04 00:27:00 UTC Reply

So I haven't tried it. Caffeine makes me sick, anyway. (It's also one of the words I frequently misspell. Expect "caffiene" to show up in my spin-off someday as penance.)
Caffeine GOOD by Bausiren on 2013-04-04 00:18:00 UTC Reply

Yes. Caffeine, as I stated in my title, is good.