[kevkrom]

I’ve always loved the smell of coffee, but as for drinking it... I cannot get past the bitterness, no matter how much cream or sugar I add. Even in coffee ice cream, I react poorly to it.

Oddly enough, however, I like Kahlua. I’m thinking the alcohol neutralizes or offsets whatever’s causing the bitterness I hate so much,

[PJ-Comix]

I’ve always loved the smell of coffee, but as for drinking it... I cannot get past the bitterness, no matter how much cream or sugar I add.

Try Arabica or Cuban Coffee. Just don't drink the Chock Full O' Peas.

[heartwood]

I was the same way. Then I put up with it with lots of cream and sugar to stay awake. Now I take it with no sugar, lots of milk, and a little cream. An acquired taste, like caviar and cilantro.

Much of the coffee sold, whether you buy it as beans, ground, or brewed, is over-roasted and will never taste anything but bitter. Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts are coffee-burners.

Try a medium roast coffee, arabica rather than robusta beans if you can. Wegmans medium roast is good. My husband buys me Tanzanian Peaberry from a local shop sometimes that roasts its own beans - I’m turning into one of THEM.

[rw4site]

To eliminate bitterness place a pinch (or two) of table salt in the pot before brewing. If the coffee has a salty taste, just cut back on the salt. It sure makes the coffee smoother and less bitter.