An ode to Coffee a.k.a. "You must respect The Bean" Recently the Hilltop Echo (my school newspaper) sported an article on Coffee, specifically the popularity, brewing, and drinking there of. This article, though well written and well referenced, contained a few errors, and did not quite convey the Passion with which a true coffee aficionado imbibes the, dare I say, sacred beverage known as Coffee. If you drink coffee from a can (horrors) or if you enjoy a bracing cup of hot McDonald's gourmet brand coffee, this treatise is not for you, stop reading now, and stop pretending that you are a Coffee Drinker! Selecting the Bean Coffee starts with The Bean. This must be meticulously grown, picked and carefully roasted to perfection. There are many sources of quality roasted Coffee beans, I prefer Baltimore Coffee and Tea (www. baltcoffee.com) or Peets (www.peets.com). Flavored Coffees are anathema and do not respect the bean. Spare me your vanilla, hazelnut, amaretto flavor...