For many looking to get their day going (or keep it going), coffee is almost a requirement. And iced coffee seems to be an increasingly preferred caffeine-delivery format. In fact, according to a report by Innova Marketing Insights, 19% of U.S. consumers drink iced coffee at least once a day. For their daily fix, many look to Chick-fil-A’s iced coffee, but opinions on its taste and strength are all over the map. Some customers are huge fans, while others seem to hate it. A descending order of appreciation also seems to plague other Chick-fil-A morning menu items, from the lackluster hash brown scramble bowl to the elite chicken, egg, and cheese biscuit.
According to Chick-fil-A, its iced coffee is made from cold brew coffee with beans from Thrive Farmers, a farmer-direct coffee company, and is hand-crafted daily in a custom blend with 2% milk and pure cane sugar. But, the take in the Reddit-verse is clearly polarizing. One customer on Reddit chimed in with a decidedly negative review, commenting, “I’ve tried more than once to like their ice coffee but it’s absolutely disgusting to me.” Chick-fil-A also offers a Vanilla Iced Coffee that skews a bit more creamy and sweet in flavor. Some customers seem to enjoy its bold, robust flavors and overall rounded, sweet profile, which is likely attributed to its high-quality ingredients (although its price tag seems to reflect that). According to another Redditor, “Honestly, the vanilla iced coffee is my favourite coffee period.”
Hvorfor Chick-fil-A iskaffe måske rammer forskelligt
Chick-fil-A iskaffe-monstrere fortsætter i høj grad, med endnu en Reddit-bruger der skriver, “Al kaffen hos Chick fil A suger, det er kendt.” Nogle Reddit-brugere, som angiver at have en fortid som medarbejdere hos Chick-fil-A, hævder at partier af kaffen rystes i hånden, hvilket kunne forklare, hvorfor den nogle gange giver et ekstra spark. Det kunne også forklare, hvorfor den skifter fra at smage robust til brændt.
Chick-fil-A iskaffe har 168 milligram koffein i en 24-ounce portion. Til sammenligning har en 24-ounce Dunkin iskaffe med mælk tilsat 265 milligram koffein. Så det er ikke som om CFA’s standardopskrift er en særligt livlig drik. En Reddit-bruger sagde for nylig: “Jeg må bare vide… laver hver Chick-fil-A deres iskaffe rigtig stærk?” Denne Reddit-bruger rapporterede også, at selv med seks mængder fløde tilsat deres Chick-fil-A iskaffe, ændrede farven sig nærmest ikke — et andet tegn, de foreslog, på dens styrke.
Hvis du prøver Chick-fil-A’s almindelige iskaffe og finder dig på “hader det”-siden, kan du måske nyde Frosted Coffee. På samme måde kan du bruge et insider-ordre-hack fra Chick-fil-A og lave din egen affogato ved at hælde deres iskaffe over en Icedream-kop. Nogle loyale kunder klager også over tabet af Mocha Cream Cold Brew, mens andre med selvudråbte insider-viden antyder, at man stadig kan bestille det off-menu. Uanset hvad, hvis Chick-fil-A’s iskolde, flydende opfrisker ikke er noget for dig, kan der være bedre (og værre) fastfood-kaffer at prøve.
