"ScratchMonkey"
> > _The_ worst coffee I've ever had was a "fresh" pot (I watched the
> > server make it) at Lyon's in Tracy. Even after I added sugar and
> > cream to cut the foul taste it was still undrinkable.
>
> Lyons, IHOP, and Denny's all have execrable coffee. It's one thing to make
> bad coffee, but what could they be doing to make it *that* bad?
>

bean type, roast, time since roast, grind, volume of coffee, water
impurities, water temperature, preparation method (including machine type -
most produce naff coffee) could all be wrong.

my guess it was the beans - probably stale and strip picked brazils.

> [Added alt.coffee to newsgroup list.]

that was a mistake - few alt.coffees even bother to order coffee when we are
out - we find it undrinkable after going for the max at home.

ken
england