People know what the colours mean for chocolate/strawberry milk and toast. Reading you explain that the espresso beans would be noticeably darker, I went “Oh yeah, makes sense”. But I wouldn’t question the colour of coffee beans unprompted, as long as they’re bean-shaped.
Okay that’s fair. Would you notice the flavor difference between strawberry and choc milk though? Because that’s on par with the flavor difference between the two coffees. Dark roasts taste roasty, light roasts taste fruity. My comment on bean color was a minor side note that I ended with, the much bigger difference is in the flavor.
Given then that we have these multiple, fully independent differences that could be noticed (different beans, different flavor, not having caffeine), a bunch of people missing all of them is not likely imo, unless all of them are particularly oblivious. All it takes is one person to notice, after all.
Gotta be honest, I’ve never noticed any particular taste in coffee other than “yep, coffee”. I absolutely believe that there are differences but if I’m not looking for them (especially if I’m drinking it while working), I won’t notice. And even then I wouldn’t assume that it’s decaf.
Yeah, I think that’s most people. Have you tried a light roast coffee though? They’re not common at all, and most people don’t like them in my experience. Those two things are probably related.
People know what the colours mean for chocolate/strawberry milk and toast. Reading you explain that the espresso beans would be noticeably darker, I went “Oh yeah, makes sense”. But I wouldn’t question the colour of coffee beans unprompted, as long as they’re bean-shaped.
Okay that’s fair. Would you notice the flavor difference between strawberry and choc milk though? Because that’s on par with the flavor difference between the two coffees. Dark roasts taste roasty, light roasts taste fruity. My comment on bean color was a minor side note that I ended with, the much bigger difference is in the flavor.
Given then that we have these multiple, fully independent differences that could be noticed (different beans, different flavor, not having caffeine), a bunch of people missing all of them is not likely imo, unless all of them are particularly oblivious. All it takes is one person to notice, after all.
Gotta be honest, I’ve never noticed any particular taste in coffee other than “yep, coffee”. I absolutely believe that there are differences but if I’m not looking for them (especially if I’m drinking it while working), I won’t notice. And even then I wouldn’t assume that it’s decaf.
Yeah, I think that’s most people. Have you tried a light roast coffee though? They’re not common at all, and most people don’t like them in my experience. Those two things are probably related.
I’m here for the caffeine, actively trying different roasts and comparing them is too sophisticated for my tired ass :)