Coffee snobs, what's different about German coffee?

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I've been running a molding press all week long with a German gal, and she was telling me how much better German coffee is compared to our 'regular' coffee we have here (Folgers, etc.)

I never knew there was such a thing as 'German coffee'. What makes it different? Do they add chicory or some such, like during WWII?

I see that amazon and other sellers have German coffee...I wonder if I can find any at my local supermarket international section, or perhaps at World Market.
 
I don't know much about German coffee. I didn't even know that was a type. But I can tell you that people usually just like the stuff they grew up with, even if it sucks.

When I met one of my wife's South African cousins for the first time, she went on this rant about how shitty coffee in America was. After asking some questions, I figured out she only likes instant coffee. INSTANT COFFEE. My mother-in-law is also addicted to that shit. I'll drink any type of coffee but that.
 
I never head that Germany was noted for coffee. Surely they don't grow it there.
I have to agree with her that Folgers ain't good coffee.

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I drank a lot of coffee over there and as far as I can remember it was the same as our coffee. :shrug:
 
We have a number of Germans come over to work at our site. It is funny how some will go to a place like applebees when they first get here then come back to the office and make funny comments about "American" food vs German.....as if applebees is a comprehensive example of American cuisine
 
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We have a number of Germans come over to work at our site. It is funny how some will go to a place like applebees when they first get here then come back to the office and make funny comments about "American" food vs German.....as if applebees is a comprehensive example of American cuisine
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True, German food is killer though.
 
If you like sauerkraut, blood sausage, headcheese and wurst.

If not, you're in trouble........

I worked in a German deli as a kid for awhile.....some of it was pretty good. Some of it, however, was just straight up gross.

"Blood" anything is pretty nasty stuff. Really iron-ey and strong. Now if that's what you grew up eating, sure. If not, well, it sure doesn't taste "good"......
 
Well, my local supermarket had some German coffee, so I bought a pack of it yesterday, and am sipping my first cup of it as I type.

I generally buy the light roast coffee, like a breakfast blend or such. This German coffee I bought is Jacobs Kronung (a division of Kraft Foods) ground coffee, and brewed in my Black & Decker single-cup (12oz.) coffee maker.

To my taste buds it has a taste similar to a darker 'medium roast' bean, but yet at the same time does not have that heavier aftertaste that the darker roasted coffee has. Like they were able to take that part out somehow. The package doesnt say anything about additives like chicory or such.

Overall, a nice smooth cup of medium roast coffee. Nothing to get excited about though.
 
I spent years hearing how awful British food and coffee was. I was very pleasantly surprised at how good the food was in all the (admittedly) touristy spots where I ate. The coffee was uniformly good, if a little darker roasted than I prefer. Then again, I am pretty adaptable and love espresso too. Danish coffee also has a kind of mystique, and I am not talking about Gavalia.
 
Jbird said:
Well, my local supermarket had some German coffee, so I bought a pack of it yesterday, and am sipping my first cup of it as I type.

I generally buy the light roast coffee, like a breakfast blend or such. This German coffee I bought is Jacobs Kronung (a division of Kraft Foods) ground coffee, and brewed in my Black & Decker single-cup (12oz.) coffee maker.

To my taste buds it has a taste similar to a darker 'medium roast' bean, but yet at the same time does not have that heavier aftertaste that the darker roasted coffee has. Like they were able to take that part out somehow. The package doesnt say anything about additives like chicory or such.

Overall, a nice smooth cup of medium roast coffee. Nothing to get excited about though.
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A dark roast is supposed to be dark, not burnt. But Starbucks burns their coffee and because of their popularity, that's what dark roasts tend to be now. Which sucks. So when I want a dark roast, I buy French roast. It's medium-dark, bit not burnt.

Never had German, but will investigate.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
A dark roast is supposed to be dark, not burnt. But Starbucks burns their coffee and because of their popularity, that's what dark roasts tend to be now. Which sucks. So when I want a dark roast, I buy French roast. It's medium-dark, bit not burnt.

Never had German, but will investigate.
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...cant go wrong with french roast...
 
Jbird said:
Well, my local supermarket had some German coffee, so I bought a pack of it yesterday, and am sipping my first cup of it as I type.

I generally buy the light roast coffee, like a breakfast blend or such. This German coffee I bought is Jacobs Kronung (a division of Kraft Foods) ground coffee, and brewed in my Black & Decker single-cup (12oz.) coffee maker.

To my taste buds it has a taste similar to a darker 'medium roast' bean, but yet at the same time does not have that heavier aftertaste that the darker roasted coffee has. Like they were able to take that part out somehow. The package doesnt say anything about additives like chicory or such.

Overall, a nice smooth cup of medium roast coffee. Nothing to get excited about though.
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That kind of sums it up. Somehow they manage to smooth the aftertaste. Jacobs Kronung is roasted in Bremen (northern Germany near Hamburg). I've been to Germany several times. My parents are from Bremen. Some people swear that they can tell the difference between northern German coffee and southern German coffee. If there is a difference, it's very subtle.

Bremen is the same place that Beck's and St. Pauli Girl beer come from (both are brewed by Becks). SPG is sold as Hakke Beck in Germany. St. Pauli is the largest red light district in Germany and the second largest in Europe (Amsterdam has the largest). So a St. Pauli Girl is another name for a prostitute. Hamburg owns the rights to the St. Pauli name so Becks can't sell beer as SPG in Germany. But if you go to northern Germany, spend a few days in Hamburg. It's a great city. And St. Pauli is really an interesting place.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
A dark roast is supposed to be dark, not burnt. But Starbucks burns their coffee and because of their popularity, that's what dark roasts tend to be now. Which sucks. So when I want a dark roast, I buy French roast. It's medium-dark, bit not burnt.

Never had German, but will investigate.
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I've always thought that Starbucks coffee tasted burned. I'm not a fan of it.
I recently stopped into this Japanese franchise (can't remember the name at the moment) that advertises how great their coffee is. I was expecting a decent cup of coffee but it was the same thing. Burned!
 
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I was working in my neighbour country Norway for a while, and heard that Norwegians often spoke about "Swedish" coffe. They said Swedish coffee was so much stronger than Norwegian. But one day some Norwegians visited my flat and I served some coffee, which I had bought from their local shop. "Ouch", they said, "this is Swedish coffee". The difference was probably that Swedes normally use more coffee powder when they make it, so it becomes stronger?
 
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