Does anyone south of Washington, DC drink iced coffee?
 

Just returned from driving son RT Boston to Savannah. Was unable to find anyplace that sold iced coffee along the route south of DC - and several times really could have used that caffeine boost to keep me awake. Spoke with several parents at his college who live in the south - they seem to drink only iced tea, not coffee. I found this an unexpected cultural difference.

Funny. I grew up in Ohio and never heard of iced coffee until I went to the south, so I guess it's just where you happen to be.
Obviously you didn't stop at Starbucks or any other major coffee chain where iced coffee is sold readily all through the south.
If you're talking about roadside restaurants -- Denny's, etc. for example, I don't think you'll find a difference between north and south -- will you?

Never saw iced coffee out on the west coast until Starbucks made it chic.

Ditto what Patrick said..... We have Starbucks, Caribou Coffee and other coffee places all over that sell iced coffee. But if you stop at a small, local restaurant, no, you won't find it! Then you'll have to settle for that 'sweet tea.' ;;)

Huh - I've been drinking iced coffee on the west coast long before Starbucks made it big. We used to go to coffee houses all the time to hang out and study when I was in high school and college.

Places I was searching for my iced coffee were all either at highway service areas or at places right off highway. Never looked within a town or city of any size - tried to avoid large regional chains there and eat/drink local.

As far as "sweet tea" is concerned, I had forgotten about that. Made the mistake of assuming I would get unsweetened iced tea in restaurants, so when I added my one pack of sugar, it was "even sweeter tea".

These small regional variations are fascinating - probably all have some historic and/or ethnic roots that would tell us a lot about earlier settlers of each region.

We drank it when I was growing up in Minnesota, way up in the north and it is popular here in California. I really got hooked on it in Japan, they serve it with a syrup to sweeten it.

I've had it at Starbucks and other coffee houses. I think convenient stores sell frappacinos too. I live in Texas.

Gail, couldn't you just have a glass of ice with your coffee and mix your own?

Even what Starbucks uses for iced coffee is a much stronger blend -- almost syrup. Pour hot coffee over a tall glass of ice and you have watery disaster!

I usually use Cuban coffee.

I've bought espressos and mixed them into ice with pretty good success.

We do in Jacksonville Florida..but that is the North of Florida so maybe we are not south enough LOL

My mother would always drink iced coffee and that was looong before the days of Starbucks. Gee, when did Starbucks first come into existance? 1980's or later?

Patrick, I recently had a 6 hour delay in Cleveland and was in dire need of a decaf iced coffee (can't drink regular)which Starbucks couldn't serve me. So, I did the next best thing and had them give me a tall cup of ice with hot decaf coffee. It was okay. BTW, that airport is rather nice - you get to know it well when you are there for 6 long hours!

Drink related:
What's the deal with Boston and decaf tea? I have yet been able to find a decaf tea bag in Boston eateries (I bring my own).

I think all Red Rose tea is naturally decaf.
Seems like Starbucks has been around forever~ Wish we had invested when someone said they were going to open a store just to sell coffee :)

Scarlett, I've been drinking Red Rose tea for twenty-some years, and what I've been drinking is not de-caf. They may have such a version, but I have a ton of friends who all drink the same one that I do. :-) I'm thinking that my daughter-in-law might have brought home a small box of de-caf by Red Rose in Boston, but I wouldn't swear to it.......

I just checked Red Rose Tea's website and they make regular, decaf, decaf green tea, etc. So unfortunately not all of their tea is decaf - too bad! I thought you solved my 'problem' Scarlett :)

Posted too quickly. Bonniebroad, they probably do sell it in the supermarket but I haven't found a restaurant that offers it. It's not a big deal because I bring my own. It's just a joke...for all the tea in Boston, I can't find decaf!

Gotcha, seetheworld! :-)

Never seen brewed decaf tea in Boston - only tea bags in markets. I think places imagine that herbal tea suffices - but I won't drink that since it usually tastes like swamp water.