Tim Horton's Coffee

VanIsle

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AnnaG said:
And then there is the fact that different people have different tastes. Some people love Molson Canadian and call that good beer. I prefer something different. Same goes for coffee. Some people think TH's or McDUHnald's coffee is the best. I'll pass, thanks. They can have my share. I haven't tried ditches yet, so I'm withholding my opinion. lol
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I don't recall the last time I was at Mac Donalds. Maybe stopped in to get the kids a treat and dashed back out. However - I have heard from a number of people that the coffee at MacDonald's is very good. My brother goes to Tim Horton's twice a day (different one in the AM then the PM) as has been his habit for years. He doesn't go for the coffee though. He just is a person of habit and it's his thing. I've never heard him say that the coffee is great but he does drink decaf. I know that just before he went to university (long ago because he's now a retired teacher), he used to drink about 14 cups a day while studying. Coffee just tasted different back then. I think anyone around my age has to recall that. I may not have noticed but I spent a number of years not drinking it and now it just doesn't taste as good.
 
SirJosephPorter

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TenPenny said:
Well, they are made with different recipes. It's not just the temperature.

  • Ale - made with a top fermenting yeast, ales are described as "hearty, robust, and fruity."
  • Bitter - a mainstay in English pubs, this golden-brown draft ale is top-fermented, hoppy, dry, and lightly carbonated.
  • Lager - made with a bottom fermenting yeast, lagers are characteristically "smooth, elegant, crisp, and clean." Comparable to pilsener.
  • Stout - typically dark, heavy, and richly flavored, stout is "top-fermented beer made from pale malt, roasted unmalted barley, and often caramel malt."
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No doubt they are made with different recipes. But in the pubs, bitter is usually served warm, at room temperature, while lager is served chilled.

My post was really in response to YJ’s post, where he seemed to be under the impression that they only drink warm beer in UK. They drink both warm (bitter) and cold (lager).

Some of the macho British men frown on lager, to them lager is ‘ladies’ beer’.
 
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VanIsle said:
I don't recall the last time I was at Mac Donalds. Maybe stopped in to get the kids a treat and dashed back out. However - I have heard from a number of people that the coffee at MacDonald's is very good.
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I go into McDonald's only for coffee. I am not really interested in burger and fries.

VanIsle said:
Coffee just tasted different back then. I think anyone around my age has to recall that. I may not have noticed but I spent a number of years not drinking it and now it just doesn't taste as good.
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Coffee is indeed an acquired taste. Not having drunk coffee for so many years you probably lost the taste for it.
 
talloola

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Cliffy said:
It is an expression I use to denote bland, muddy tasting coffee.I have drank from a few ditches when I lived in the bush. Spent a lot of time wandering around, climbing mountains, hunting for game, berries and mushrooms. Sometimes water is few and far between. I don't recall falling down drunk in a ditch but it is possible.:lol:
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Yeah I know, I'm just teasing, but there is also something
in that creek water that can be dangerous isn't there?
Forget what the name is.
 
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talloola said:
Yeah I know, I'm just teasing, but there is also something
in that creek water that can be dangerous isn't there?
Forget what the name is.
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Giardia or Beaver Fever. It has nothing to do with beavers but everything to do with human activity in watersheds. I used to get my water from a beaver pond and I could see beaver scat at the bottom. Never bothered anybody living there or visitors. Actually drinking ground water is good for building your immune system. "If it doesn't kill you, it will make you stronger."
 
rooibos

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I honestly cannot even drink timmies. i find it the worst coffee money can buy.
Probably because i drink my coffee black.

any other black coffee drinkers feel the same?
 
JLM

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I've checked out the price of a can of Tim Horton's Coffee- it's obscene if not criminal, but if you don't mind paying for a name go for it. Coffee is coffee made from a bean from Brazil.
 
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limey said:
Just found this thread and I am glad to see that I am not the only one who is p.o'd with the leaking Tim Horton lids. I now take a competitors cup and fill it to avoid the drips.
Others have voiced the same problem with leaky Tim Horton lids(see People who HATE Tim Horton's Coffee' Lids | Facebook)
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It's easy to fix the leak.... Just shift the lid so the cup seam is opposite your lip. Pity all trainers didn't teach that.
 
eh1eh

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rooibos said:
I honestly cannot even drink timmies. i find it the worst coffee money can buy.
Probably because i drink my coffee black.

any other black coffee drinkers feel the same?
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Timmies is bland coffee. I drink Eight 'o Clock at home. If you're putting cream and sugar in your coffee how can you even taste the actual coffee. I like my coffee like I like my chocolate, rich and dark. Come to think of it I could use a woman like that too. Although rich and red would do quite well too.
 
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