Moderators: GreenBean, Gouezeri, bruceb, CakeBoy
23 posts
• Page 2 of 2 • 1, 2
by CakeBoy » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:06 pm
Hi Barend and welcome aboard 
www.CakeBoy.co.uk
International muffin blagger
Iberital L'Anna 1 Gp Hand-Fill | Wega Orion 2 Gp | Bezzera 1 Gp | Rancilio Audrey PID | Spidem Trevi
Iberital MC2 Timed | Macap M4 DS & MXA DS | Mazzer SJ | Starbucks Barista Grinder (Dualit E60/Solis 166)
Pinhalense 2x500g Gas Batch/Sample Roaster | Gene Cafe | IMEX CR-100
Aerobie | eSantos | Zassenhaus | Bodum P/Over | Chemex | Hario Woodneck | Timer Filter
International muffin blagger
Iberital L'Anna 1 Gp Hand-Fill | Wega Orion 2 Gp | Bezzera 1 Gp | Rancilio Audrey PID | Spidem Trevi
Iberital MC2 Timed | Macap M4 DS & MXA DS | Mazzer SJ | Starbucks Barista Grinder (Dualit E60/Solis 166)
Pinhalense 2x500g Gas Batch/Sample Roaster | Gene Cafe | IMEX CR-100
Aerobie | eSantos | Zassenhaus | Bodum P/Over | Chemex | Hario Woodneck | Timer Filter
-
CakeBoy - Posts: 10006
- Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:43 pm
- Location: Oxfordshire, England
by Bonensnuiver » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:56 pm
Hi Barend,
Welcome to the forum indeed. Nice of your to share the background info.
Welcome to the forum indeed. Nice of your to share the background info.
Grtz,
Pieter
Izzo Alex MKII
Mazzer mini e
Stovetop pot and
Caffetiere
Pieter
Izzo Alex MKII
Mazzer mini e
Stovetop pot and
Caffetiere
-
Bonensnuiver - Posts: 72
- Joined: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:06 pm
- Location: Eindhoven
by huub » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:22 pm
kay, as an update for my fellow dutch tmc'ers:
I just had some coffee at the espressofabriek here in amsterdam: and, well, everything is right: their kees v d westen mirage lever machine,
perfect microfoam and latte art, golden coffeebox beans, and of course the location in the lovely westergasfabriek/ westerpark area...
But nevertheless, a simple and pure single espresso was not very good i.m.h.o... quite acid (not rancid mind you, but definitely too sour)
a bit too watery, and the machine just was a bit too low temperature.. It's for dutch standards amazingly lovely coffee, but at home I would have trown away this coffee and made a new one.. The capuccino was very o.k., but it would have been so much better with a stronger espresso, a nuttier one for example..
just wanted to share this..
it's still a gooood thing that places like this are available in holland/amsterdam, it's a very popular place too, so it's all good for te future of coffee, as we all know : good coffee makes people pleasant and lovely, and thus will end war and violence!
peace..
I just had some coffee at the espressofabriek here in amsterdam: and, well, everything is right: their kees v d westen mirage lever machine,
perfect microfoam and latte art, golden coffeebox beans, and of course the location in the lovely westergasfabriek/ westerpark area...
But nevertheless, a simple and pure single espresso was not very good i.m.h.o... quite acid (not rancid mind you, but definitely too sour)
a bit too watery, and the machine just was a bit too low temperature.. It's for dutch standards amazingly lovely coffee, but at home I would have trown away this coffee and made a new one.. The capuccino was very o.k., but it would have been so much better with a stronger espresso, a nuttier one for example..
just wanted to share this..
it's still a gooood thing that places like this are available in holland/amsterdam, it's a very popular place too, so it's all good for te future of coffee, as we all know : good coffee makes people pleasant and lovely, and thus will end war and violence!
peace..
excellent, smithers...
Isomac Itala, waterfilter, some shiny grinder that works pretty well, but has no brand I think.
Isomac Itala, waterfilter, some shiny grinder that works pretty well, but has no brand I think.
-
huub - Posts: 66
- Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:09 pm
- Location: amsterdam
by huub » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:52 pm
And to add, just walked past another place with a kees v d westen mirage lever machine, and had to go in and try of course!
It was a place called de koffiesalon in de utrechtsestraat, close to the rembrandplein..
The barista was all happy I recognized the machine, so I was hoping to experience wonderful espresso...
But no..... The coffee looked nice, lovely darkish crema, but it was pretty bitter, a too hot machine I suppose..
So, 2 very promising coffee places here in amsterdam, but still my own home made espresso is just so much nicer..
I'll still go back to de espresso fabriek though, lovely area and latte art.. just nice to meet up with friends there..
It was a place called de koffiesalon in de utrechtsestraat, close to the rembrandplein..
The barista was all happy I recognized the machine, so I was hoping to experience wonderful espresso...
But no..... The coffee looked nice, lovely darkish crema, but it was pretty bitter, a too hot machine I suppose..
So, 2 very promising coffee places here in amsterdam, but still my own home made espresso is just so much nicer..
I'll still go back to de espresso fabriek though, lovely area and latte art.. just nice to meet up with friends there..
excellent, smithers...
Isomac Itala, waterfilter, some shiny grinder that works pretty well, but has no brand I think.
Isomac Itala, waterfilter, some shiny grinder that works pretty well, but has no brand I think.
-
huub - Posts: 66
- Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:09 pm
- Location: amsterdam
by zapty » Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:25 am
Somehow the coffee I roast, grind and prepare at home is always the winner in my opinion, but hey, who am I, just a lover of good coffee whereas the majority of the Dutch are happy to drink a large cup of coloured dishwater and pay a premium for it..
Bezzera B3000A, Giotto Premium, several Cona's, several Balance Brewers, Atomic, Milano etc,
Aristarco, Rancilio MD 40, Ditting and Eureka MCI grinders, several antique roasters, a mini500/800N propane/electric Taiwanese roaster, greens all over the place...and some other unmentionables that have not been mentioned......
Aristarco, Rancilio MD 40, Ditting and Eureka MCI grinders, several antique roasters, a mini500/800N propane/electric Taiwanese roaster, greens all over the place...and some other unmentionables that have not been mentioned......
-
zapty - Posts: 1196
- Joined: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:07 am
- Location: Heerlen, Zuid Limburg, The Netherlands
23 posts
• Page 2 of 2 • 1, 2
Return to Places to drink coffee
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 86 guests