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A lot of coffee these days smells REALLY bad!

Sooner — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:55:56 GMT

In the last few years a lot of the coffee--even the most popular ones--smells really bad to me. Now of course that could be just me, but it has an acrid smell I think it is very unpleasant and strong.

What are some that you think smell good and refreshing?

Or the age-old question: Is it just ME?

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CoffeStinks — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 19:36:53 GMT

All coffee stinks, I mean it smells really bad. (of course it tastes even worse...) I know it's me and I'm a small minority, but still. I've searched for a coffe maker that holds the stink in for my wife, but no luck. Seriously, I'd rather eat breakfast in an outhouse than a StinkBucks...

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KYToby — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:33:48 GMT

I think two thing are happening.

The first is that it may very well be changes in you. Things change over time with each of us, and there are aromas that we once enjoyed that may no longer be pleasant to us (or even become revolting).

The seond, though, is that coffee roasts have changed. Americans are catching up with the rest of the world an consuming darker, richer roasts. To some people -- particularly those who have been familia with traditional American type ssuch as Folgers or Maxwell House -- these other roasts are almost burnt. I remember years ago finding them nasty and distasteful, now, the lighters roasts taste like water to me.

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debic — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 12:10:36 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
In the last few years a lot of the coffee--even the most popular ones--smells really bad to me. Now of course that could be just me, but it has an acrid smell I think it is very unpleasant and strong.
What are some that you think smell good and refreshing?
Or the age-old question: Is it just ME?

Well duh, of course it's you. Coffee smells wonderful! LOL I even have a couple coffee scented candles.

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Sooner — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 03:00:56 GMT

@debic wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
In the last few years a lot of the coffee--even the most popular ones--smells really bad to me. Now of course that could be just me, but it has an acrid smell I think it is very unpleasant and strong.
What are some that you think smell good and refreshing?
Or the age-old question: Is it just ME?
Well duh, of course it's you. Coffee smells wonderful! LOL I even have a couple coffee scented candles.
THERE! I KNEW it! LOL!!!

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Anniecamp — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:04:15 GMT

I think a lot of brands are adding "fillers" to their coffee, to save money.

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house_cat — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:12:30 GMT

Interesting to hear this. I was raised on Maxwell House and other popular brands. I used them myself until several years ago. I can't even open the cans anymore - the smell makes me nauseous. I still drink coffee, but I find myself buying the dark roasts like Starbucks that don't seem to have that smell.

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BabyYoda — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:14:17 GMT

We had Starbucks coffee over the holiday and it was terrible and burnt tasting like wood. I received a gift card from a friend and we used it to get coffee but I doubt we will ever go back.

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italia8140 — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 02:29:19 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
In the last few years a lot of the coffee--even the most popular ones--smells really bad to me. Now of course that could be just me, but it has an acrid smell I think it is very unpleasant and strong.
What are some that you think smell good and refreshing?
Or the age-old question: Is it just ME?

YES. Guess you've NEVER tasted premium coffee.

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ID2 — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:14:49 GMT

I think its you also. One of the joys in my life is the lovely smell of fresh coffee! Mmmmmm!

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debic — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:13:03 GMT

I know people who don't drink coffee but like the smell.

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coldlake — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 01:51:43 GMT

Sooner, it's not just you; to me some coffee has the scent of cat pee!

Now, I love cats AND coffee but I agree with you that there is an off note in some brands of coffee and I don't know what it is. Espresso roasts don't have it. I always buy the decent arabica beans in regular roasts but still notice it in quite a few blends. Maybe we just have sensitive noses. We could charge big bucks for our talents.

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Sooner — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:42:10 GMT

@coldlake wrote:
Sooner, it's not just you; to me some coffee has the scent of cat pee!

Now, I love cats AND coffee but I agree with you that there is an off note in some brands of coffee and I don't know what it is. Espresso roasts don't have it. I always buy the decent arabica beans in regular roasts but still notice it in quite a few blends. Maybe we just have sensitive noses. We could charge big bucks for our talents.

Yes, that is exactly what some of it smells like! Ha ha! My husband buys really good coffee too, whole bean almost always. Come to think of it, I haven't noticed that as much lately, but it was expensive good coffee that sometimes smelled like a cat had gotten into the house!

Maybe we should be in the perfume business! LOL!!! They do pay people for their noses!

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colliegirls — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:47:09 GMT

I love the smell of coffee but Starbucks makes one type that smells like stinky feet to me.

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MarthaStewardess — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 05:33:57 GMT

I just hate the smell of coffee. It's even worse for me if I don't feel great or have a headache. Then the smell makes me want to throw up.....yuck!

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aprilskies — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 05:52:07 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@coldlake wrote:
Sooner, it's not just you; to me some coffee has the scent of cat pee!

Now, I love cats AND coffee but I agree with you that there is an off note in some brands of coffee and I don't know what it is. Espresso roasts don't have it. I always buy the decent arabica beans in regular roasts but still notice it in quite a few blends. Maybe we just have sensitive noses. We could charge big bucks for our talents.
Yes, that is exactly what some of it smells like! Ha ha! My husband buys really good coffee too, whole bean almost always. Come to think of it, I haven't noticed that as much lately, but it was expensive good coffee that sometimes smelled like a cat had gotten into the house!

Maybe we should be in the perfume business! LOL!!! They do pay people for their noses!

Omgoodness. I am so glad I am not crazy. When I make my morning cup of coffee, I sometimes drink it in my bedroom. If I leave for a moment and come back, it smells like cat pee. Then I am sniffing around in case my kitties did something but no. Then I think it is the coffee but I forget about it until it happens again. I wonder why that is. It isn't exactly cheap coffee. Now I am just disturbed.

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NickNack — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 12:56:23 GMT

I think you should try a different brand of coffee. I love the smell of coffee brewing but don't like coffee breath.

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debic — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 13:10:09 GMT

It's all blasphemous I tell you!

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Sooner — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 14:27:09 GMT

I haven't smelled that in a while, but we never did figure out which brand it was or if it was just certain batches. Illy never smells that way, but I have to find it on S A L E! Ha ha!

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sunala — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 21:48:22 GMT

@BabyYoda wrote:
We had Starbucks coffee over the holiday and it was terrible and burnt tasting like wood. I received a gift card from a friend and we used it to get coffee but I doubt we will ever go back.

But that's the way Starbucks ALWAYS tasted to me! Burnt, charred and dirty!

Feh.