How does this community feel about decaf? And are there any really good decaf options at your local roaster or roaster of choice? I’m personally a big fan of decaf for a dessert latte in the evening. Unfortunately I’m still trying to find a really good decaf bean, but this one is good for a really dark roast, which is my preference for espresso.
I like Hoffmann’s stance on decaf personally. His thought is the “death before decaf” folks aren’t really into coffee as much, because they’re admitting they’re just into it for the caffeine, and those who drink decaf are willing to drink often times bad coffee (since most places don’t treat decaf with the same respect as regular) just to have a cup of coffee since they love it so much.
My roaster of choice unfortunately doesn't offer any decaf options 😞 I've had to start spacing my caffeinated coffee mornings since my adhd meds don't really mesh well with caffeine. I started exploring decaf a couple months ago, mainly from whatever was on the grocery store shelf; everything I had tried was very uninteresting. I recently looked into specialty roasters that offered beans around the level I was used to and am currently going through a bag from Luminous Coffee. It's definitely much more flavorful and far more interesting than any mass produced beans I've picked up from the grocery store, but also very different. It has a particular taste that I'm thinking is part of the decaffeination process they use. I have my eyes on a few decaf options from Black & White Coffee Roasters that I'm going to try next.