I was trying to go to the Passion House Coffee roastery, but their hours online are inaccurate. So I decided to get back on the Green Line. Between California and Damen there’s a really long gap and I was thinking, man, I should just stop at Damen and go get some coffee at Metric.
So I decided to get off and get some coffee. I was disappointed that I wouldn’t get to try a new roaster, but it’s OK. I also was shocked that a cup of drip coffee was $5, but it is high quality coffee, so I shouldn’t complain. But if drip is $5, how much is a pourover?
They had a Honduras on drip today. It advertised notes of grapefruit, butterscotch, and Assam tea. Grapefruit sold me. I’ve had two cups of coffee today, which is almost certainly too much, so I’ll take my “Decaffeinate” pills to truly test them. I do think the “Decaffeinate” pills work, by the way.
This was also a honey process, which was me going out on a limb. I almost always order a washed coffee, but today I let myself go and try a honey process. This is the first non-washed single origin I have had since July.
The grapefruit is obvious at first sip and the flavor also lingers. Grapefruit is probably the most basic of the third wave notes, since it just denotes a bitter acidity, which is just the flavor of coffee. But this one had a tiny bit of juiciness to it, which is admirable. I think tea notes are a cop out and I have never been able to differentiate them. The butterscotch came out as the coffee cooled. It was very tasty and I remember the coffee fondly. I always feel like the best sign of a good coffee is if you remember it positively, no matter how the experience was when the cup was in your hand. This one passed the test.
I really like Metric, because they serve quality coffee, but also because they have nice aesthetics. I am always tempted by their merch, especially the hats, hoodies, and mugs, and I would have bought one by now if not for the fact that their new cafe in Avondale serves alcohol. I’m glad that Milli by Metric has a different name to differentiate the brand, but they still serve alcohol, or at least are planning to, and to me that is a disappointment. I understand that programming a cafe at night in the United States usually means "just serve alcohol," but that does not mean that I have to like or support it. At least it is better than Cairo Coffee, which turns into a nightclub. And because of this disappointing aspect, Metric's status in my mind falls every time I remember it.
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