Coffee at USNA?

Hebo

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Stupid question but I'll ask it anyway.

Can Mids (including Plebes) bring coffee into classes? I've turned into a big coffee drinker during the day - regular black coffee (not that foamy stuff). How about in their rooms during study periods?
 
Not a stupid question if you are curious! I have no idea. BUT wondered if you are aware of the live segments USNA does? Q&A's live with Mids. They are quite frequent. I've seen them on Facebook and Instagram. These would be great opportunities to ask away anything on your mind and get answers from Mids actually there. I listened to a few last year. They are open to any an all interested in USNA!
 
The coffee flows freely at USNA. Whether mids can bring coffee into classrooms is probably up to individual professors. There’s also coffee in the ward rooms, and yes, mids can drink coffee in their rooms.
 
I can say with 100% confidence that many Mids are so hooked on the Joe, that they don't go anywhere on The Yard without it, hot or cold.
They have a killer cold brew coffee in King Hall that oodles of Mids fill up 32-oz. Nalgene bottles, with.

Here's a link to The Old Salt Grind, recently opened in Nimitz library.
 
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I can say with 100% confidence that many Mids are so hooked on the Joe, that they don't go anywhere on The Yard without it, hot or cold.
They have a killer cold brew coffee in King Hall that oodles of Mids fill up 32-oz. Nalgene bottles, with.

Here's a link to The Old Salt Grind, recently opened in Nimitz library.

Cold coffee that's a crime against nature ...

[Old corpse] Back in the OLD CORPS knobs weren't allowed coffee. A coffee maker in the room was a third class privilege, we had to risk lives to these little hidden electric heater things and instant coffee. As third class-men we could only afford Luzziane Coffee with chicory, it came vacuum sealed about the size of a brick. It looked a lot like cross between burned saw dust and cat litter. It brewed up black like our hearts and tasted a little like cat litter with just a hint of burnt saw dust. [/Old corpse]
 
Cold brew coffee is all the rage right now. I will admit to trying several brands. I find STōK™ to be the best of the ones I have sampled, simply because it is dark, robust, and very smooth.

I normally drink coffee one of four (4) ways;

1. The "JOE": Dark, hot, and black.
2. The "RED EYE" (or the "DEPTH CHARGE") : Black coffee with a shot of espresso, mixed in.
3. The "BLACK EYE" : Black coffee with two (2) shots of espresso, mixed in.
4. The "GREEN EYE" : Black coffee with three (3) shots of espresso, mixed in.

#4 not so much now that I'm older. I am afraid of exploding my heart, you see. ;)


 
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Cold coffee that's a crime against nature ...

[Old corpse] Back in the OLD CORPS knobs weren't allowed coffee. A coffee maker in the room was a third class privilege, we had to risk lives to these little hidden electric heater things and instant coffee. As third class-men we could only afford Luzziane Coffee with chicory, it came vacuum sealed about the size of a brick. It looked a lot like cross between burned saw dust and cat litter. It brewed up black like our hearts and tasted a little like cat litter with just a hint of burnt saw dust. [/Old corpse]


At USNA only 1/C and 2/C rate having a coffee maker in their rooms.

Underclass may keep one hidden in their room, but according to MIDREGs it is an upperclass privilege.
 
Cold brew coffee is all the rage right now.
I owned a coffee roasting company for 15 years. We sold a lot of the Toddy brewers. Google it if interested, they aren't expensive at all. Many people think that cold brew is always served cold. Not the case at all. I keep a jug of my own cold brew in the fridge. Since it is a concentrate, I pour 1/2"-1" of brew in my mug, then top it off with hot water. You can even microwave it. This not reheated coffee, since you are heating it for the first time. The thing I like most is that I drink what I want that day without wasting a pot of coffee. It's delicious.
 
Cold brew coffee is all the rage right now.
I owned a coffee roasting company for 15 years. We sold a lot of the Toddy brewers. Google it if interested, they aren't expensive at all. Many people think that cold brew is always served cold. Not the case at all. I keep a jug of my own cold brew in the fridge. Since it is a concentrate, I pour 1/2"-1" of brew in my mug, then top it off with hot water. You can even microwave it. This not reheated coffee, since you are heating it for the first time. The thing I like most is that I drink what I want that day without wasting a pot of coffee. It's delicious.


interesting ....
 
1. The "JOE": Dark, hot, and black.

Only way to go....although I will admit that I that I like to drink the remnants of my "on the way to work" coffee on the way home. Depending on outside temperature during the day, it can be a nice Iced Coffee.

BTW, the only way to drink JOE is out of a dirty mug. I've got an old stainless steel, double wall mug, bought at LL Bean for $5 when I was stationed at NAS Brunswick. It has been a fixture in my office since my Navy days (30+ years). I bring it home once a year ...over New Years for a thorough cleaning.
 
1. The "JOE": Dark, hot, and black.

Only way to go....although I will admit that I that I like to drink the remnants of my "on the way to work" coffee on the way home. Depending on outside temperature during the day, it can be a nice Iced Coffee.

BTW, the only way to drink JOE is out of a dirty mug. I've got an old stainless steel, double wall mug, bought at LL Bean for $5 when I was stationed at NAS Brunswick. It has been a fixture in my office since my Navy days (30+ years). I bring it home once a year ...over New Years for a thorough cleaning.

Is this dirty enough?

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I spent 26 years 20 days in the USN due mainly to free coffee.

Q: What is the origin of “Cup of Joe”?
Ans: ??????
 
1. The "JOE": Dark, hot, and black.

Only way to go....although I will admit that I that I like to drink the remnants of my "on the way to work" coffee on the way home. Depending on outside temperature during the day, it can be a nice Iced Coffee.

BTW, the only way to drink JOE is out of a dirty mug. I've got an old stainless steel, double wall mug, bought at LL Bean for $5 when I was stationed at NAS Brunswick. It has been a fixture in my office since my Navy days (30+ years). I bring it home once a year ...over New Years for a thorough cleaning.

Is this dirty enough?

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I had a coffee cup with an embossing label that read, Just Add Water. It was totally black and had a fuzz-like substance growing on top of the black. It was so nasty the CMC threw it over the side. I miss that cup.
 
So, this is want I get to look forward to in the Navy?

My grandpop served as an ensign on a troop carrier in the Pacific during WWII (engine room) and he told me (before he past away) that they kept their coffee pot on some steam pipes so it would boil down to sludge before they drank it. Mom would never drink any coffee he made because he always made it so thick.
 
Damn! I was a Gooood caffeine smuggler during PS.

Back before the turn of the century when I was a First Year Law student my body temp dropped a couple of degrees; skin turned a little gray. With my head hurting and overly tired, I visited 'hall health'. MD asked me a bunch of questions, including what my major was. I said I was in my first year of LS ------he stopped and asked me to count off how many cups of coffee I was drinking each day. It came out to right around 2 gallons a day.

Prescription="lay off the coffee"......I got better.
 
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I had a coffee cup with an embossing label that read, Just Add Water. It was totally black and had a fuzz-like substance growing on top of the black. It was so nasty the CMC threw it over the side. I miss that cup.

Many a poor young Seaman has faced the wrath of god when he washed the (Senior :)) Chief's mug. Probably should teach that in boot camp !
 
My DD is a mid from an uber-liberal, crunchy-munchy granola, eco-organic, tie-dyed town. She looks forward to the day when kombucha taps are made available in King Hall.
 
My DD is a mid from an uber-liberal, crunchy-munchy granola, eco-organic, tie-dyed town. She looks forward to the day when kombucha taps are made available in King Hall.
I thought my Marine was the only one to drink that stuff. He makes it at home too. Anything that involves fermentation fascinates him.
 
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