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Why does every cafe around me have acidic espresso? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee to c/coffee@lemmy.world

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It's like an epidemic. I've tried like 4-5 cafes now and it's all like drinking battery acid. Do they just not care? Or do you think they believe it's meant to be like this? If that's the case I feel bad for them.

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[–] viking@infosec.pub 22 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Same, all of those third wave specialty hypetrain shops serve unpalatable crap. It's acceptable in a dairy drink as they mellow down the flavors, but that's not what I think "special" should imply.

You know where you get a decent espresso? Some Italian ice cream parlor. And they didn't inflate the prices as much either, since it's not their core product.

[–] tallricefarmer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 8 months ago

lol my favorite espresso spot in my area is a gelato bar

[–] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I did find a good shop in an Italian bakery. That's a good tip. The one I visited today though was all up their own ass about roasting their own beans and doing off the equipment but I'm the end it was terrible

[–] viking@infosec.pub 6 points 8 months ago

Yeah I had the same experience a couple times. The more snobbish they are, the worse it tastes. Bloody hipsters.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

....who didn't? The hypothetical ice cream shop?

[–] viking@infosec.pub 1 points 8 months ago

Yep. Can't speak for all of them of course, but the ones around me increased the price of an ice cream scoop from 50 cents to over 2 bucks, but the espresso didn't even go up 20% in the same time.