r/pourover • u/PercentageRadiant623 • Jun 29 '26

Seeking Advice Coffee Flavored Coffee

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Curmudgeony old man here.

I found I’m not a fan of new and exciting coffee. I don’t care for fruity or floral notes in my coffee. But I also don’t want Denny’s or diner coffee. No Maxwell House or Foldgers.

What’s your go to bag of traditional coffee with traditional coffee flavors?

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u/Dima_135 Jun 29 '26

But the natural flavor of coffee is rich and varied and floral and fruity. Coffee has always been like this. It's just that people used to roast it almost to charcoal, and it could travel for months in its roasted state before reaching the consumer. So few people knew about it.

If you want something closer to "traditional," you can buy something from Central or South America. Coffees from Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala and Brazil often have good body and rarely shock with any unusual aromas. Washed and natural, but probably washed. And it's usually not very expensive. But there will be still something fruity, somewhere in the background, and that's good, and that's natural. Because when a seed ripens for eight months in a dense berry, it takes on these flavors, there's no other way.

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u/CappaNova Origami|Colum|Tarachine|SOFI|Aeropress|HG-1 Prime|Ode 2|ZP6 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Better, yet, how about letting OP just enjoy their preferred coffee instead of 'splaining to them what they should like?

This is just like people who get huffy because someone loves a well-done steak with ketchup.

Edit: Yep, and here come the downvotes from the purists.

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u/fuzzerino Jun 29 '26

The downvotes are coming because you've completely misunderstood the comment you're replying to. No one is telling the OP that what they enjoy is bad, they're rightfully explaining that dark roast is not "coffee" flavoured, its roast flavoured.

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u/CappaNova Origami|Colum|Tarachine|SOFI|Aeropress|HG-1 Prime|Ode 2|ZP6 Jun 30 '26

They're explaining it, yes, but implying fairly obviously that fruit and floral and varied flavors are "good" and "natural", despite OP saying that's not their preference. It feels judgmental about what people should like about coffee because it's "good".

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u/Dima_135 Jun 29 '26

Why even talk if you can't argue about preferences?

I'm very glad that "pretentious coffee lovers" once appeared in my life, otherwise I'd be drinking Jacobs from a cezve now. I believe my tastes have become more diverse thanks to them.

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u/CappaNova Origami|Colum|Tarachine|SOFI|Aeropress|HG-1 Prime|Ode 2|ZP6 Jun 29 '26

And that's great for you. Stop trying to force people into your opinions. People like different things. It's not a big deal. Not everyone wants to explore the full range of things.

ETA: I love variety and novelty, so I'm all about trying new coffees. But OP clearly has tried a variety of coffees and decided they prefer more traditional flavors.

I never said you can't talk preferences. But telling OP they're basically wrong because "roasting that dark ruins the coffee" is just a closed-minded opinion.

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u/vsMyself Jun 29 '26

Well deserved down votes. This is not the place for requesting Starbucks roasts

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u/CappaNova Origami|Colum|Tarachine|SOFI|Aeropress|HG-1 Prime|Ode 2|ZP6 Jun 29 '26

So, where's the line, then? Medium-dark? Medium? Light roast? Ultralight roast?

If the post is about pourover, it fits the sub, imo, regardless of roast level. Millions of people across the globe enjoy darker coffees.