Tea, Coffee or other? - Page 5

STEED · 02-26-17, 10:09 AM

I drink more tea in summer than coffee and in winter its the other way around, wonder why?

Eichhörnchen · 02-01-19, 01:43 PM

I believe that if you guys tried Lapsang Souchong tea then the results of this poll would be very different... the stuff is almost addictive

It doesn't "stew" like other teas if you leave it brewing for too long, and it has the same smoky peaty aroma and flavour as Aerstone Land Cask or Laphroaig malt whiskies

FullMetalADCAP · 02-01-19, 08:40 PM

Sweet tea here. Switched to sweet tea from soda years ago. Less than half the sugar and not carbonated which means less gas and bloating. Stomach flattened out and I lost weight making that switch. Now I'm trying to switch to just plain old water permanently. Or ice cold water with lemon slices in it.

em2nought · 02-02-19, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by FullMetalADCAP

Or ice cold water with lemon slices in it.

Bigelow makes this stuff. It's pretty close to water. I like it, and put about a tablespoon of sugar in an entire pitcher. lol

For good tea I drink PG Tips

Sean C · 02-02-19, 01:20 AM

I love my freshly ground coffee. But a few years ago my wife and I visited Japan. Instead of coffee, the hotel supplied a couple of sencha tea bags and an electric kettle. Now, I like tea as much as the next guy - but I thought "Oh boy. Is this going to be enough to wake me up?"

Well, a couple of cups and about an hour later - I was as wired as you can get. Apparently sencha has quite a lot of caffeine. And thus started my love affair with Japanese green tea.

I buy mine from the same shop that I bought some from in Japan - Ippodo. Although I have developed much more of an affection for matcha than sencha. But I do still enjoy a good cup or three of sencha.

FullMetalADCAP · 02-02-19, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by em2nought

Bigelow makes this stuff. It's pretty close to water. I like it, and put about a tablespoon of sugar in an entire pitcher. lol

For good tea I drink PG Tips

I'm in the U.S. so I'm not sure if the local stores around here carry either of those brands?

I usually just get the Great Value brand sweet tea at Walmart and use a tea maker thingy-ma-bob to brew it in on the counter. Takes like 15-20 minutes to make a gallon.

I use very little sugar. Most store brand pre-made sweet tea has about 25 grams of sugar compared to a soda that has 45 grams. I try to make my sweet tea at the 10 -15 gram level at the most. I don't like it overly sweet and don't like it too watered down either. Some batches turn out better than others even when I try my best to make it the same way every single time. But at least if I keep the sugar down I can always add in a little more. Once it's too sweat, it's compromised and down the drain it goes.

FullMetalADCAP · 02-02-19, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathaniel B.

I love my freshly ground coffee. But a few years ago my wife and I visited Japan. Instead of coffee, the hotel supplied a couple of sencha tea bags and an electric kettle. Now, I like tea as much as the next guy - but I thought "Oh boy. Is this going to be enough to wake me up?"

Well, a couple of cups and about an hour later - I was as wired as you can get. Apparently sencha has quite a lot of caffeine. And thus started my love affair with Japanese green tea.

I buy mine from the same shop that I bought some from in Japan - Ippodo. Although I have developed much more of an affection for matcha than sencha. But I do still enjoy a good cup or three of sencha.

That's funny! Reminds me of when I was stationed in Naples, Italy for several years when I was in the Navy and I ordered a coffee and it was just at tiny little thing but it was the strongest cup of coffee I've ever had in my life. It was so deceptive! Sort of like the movie Men in Black where the one guy had the big pulse rifle and the other got that puny little peashooter but the puny gun was way more powerful.

Dowly · 02-02-19, 03:36 AM

Quit coffee completely 3-4 months ago and switched to tea, rich earl grey mostly.
Still trying to find a tea that has enough taste to it without having to add sugar.

Eichhörnchen · 02-02-19, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by FullMetalADCAP

That's funny! Reminds me of when I was stationed in Naples, Italy for several years when I was in the Navy and I ordered a coffee and it was just at tiny little thing but it was the strongest cup of coffee I've ever had in my life. It was so deceptive! Sort of like the movie Men in Black where the one guy had the big pulse rifle and the other got that puny little peashooter but the puny gun was way more powerful.

I reckon you were given real 'espresso'... I once had some made for me by an Italian guy at the digs where I was staying: it was in a tiny white cup and you could almost stand your spoon up in it, it was so strong

em2nought · 02-02-19, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by FullMetalADCAP

I'm in the U.S. so I'm not sure if the local stores around here carry either of those brands?

Walmart and Target both carry Bigelow and PG Tips.

View Poll Results: Tea, Coffee or other?
Tea	15	31.91%
Coffee	28	59.57%
Other	9	19.15%
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02-26-17, 10:09 AM	#61
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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,787 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I believe that if you guys tried Lapsang Souchong tea then the results of this poll would be very different... the stuff is almost addictive It doesn't "stew" like other teas if you leave it brewing for too long, and it has the same smoky peaty aroma and flavour as Aerstone Land Cask or Laphroaig malt whiskies __________________

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Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 913 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	I love my freshly ground coffee. But a few years ago my wife and I visited Japan. Instead of coffee, the hotel supplied a couple of sencha tea bags and an electric kettle. Now, I like tea as much as the next guy - but I thought "Oh boy. Is this going to be enough to wake me up?" Well, a couple of cups and about an hour later - I was as wired as you can get. Apparently sencha has quite a lot of caffeine. And thus started my love affair with Japanese green tea. I buy mine from the same shop that I bought some from in Japan - Ippodo. Although I have developed much more of an affection for matcha than sencha. But I do still enjoy a good cup or three of sencha. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

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FullMetalADCAP Gunner Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 99 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Sweet tea here. Switched to sweet tea from soda years ago. Less than half the sugar and not carbonated which means less gas and bloating. Stomach flattened out and I lost weight making that switch. Now I'm trying to switch to just plain old water permanently. Or ice cold water with lemon slices in it.

02-02-19, 03:36 AM	#68
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Quit coffee completely 3-4 months ago and switched to tea, rich earl grey mostly. Still trying to find a tea that has enough taste to it without having to add sugar.