Interesting. I support their right to make that decision and I’m glad that’s an option in the Fediverse. I’m not sure I’d want to see that change happening if I were a member of their instance (I haven’t spent enough time there to have an informed opinion about the alleged problems they cite in the post), but I suppose the strength of federation is that users can choose to move to another instance without necessarily losing access to Beehaw’s content. I wonder how this will play out among their userbase?
What were your shot parameters (coffee in/out) if you recall? I wonder if some of the lemon acidity could be reduced by increasing extraction with higher temp or finer grind? That said, I’m with you on Blue Bottle. I’m in NYC and their coffee seems underwhelming and overpriced even by local standards.